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Sequoia Capital

  • Saturday, 31 May, 2025
    Sequoia bets on indie films with $100mn Mubi fundraising

    Capital infusion led by Silicon Valley firm comes after box office success of ‘The Substance’

    A scene from ‘Die My Love’ starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson
  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    Revolut Ltd
    Revolut backers offload almost $1bn of stock

    Secondary share sales allow early investors and staff to crystallise paper gains at $45bn valuation

    Revolut logo
  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
    23andMe
    US biotech 23andMe hits new lows as Sequoia Capital sells down stake

    Former investors and board members reduce holdings in the once much-hyped genetics-testing group

    A 23andMe DNA kit is displayed, including a saliva collection tube and branded packaging
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    New titans of Wall Street — an FT series
    ‘King of the geeks’: how Alex Gerko built a British trading titan

    XTX Markets conquered foreign exchange trading and made its Russian-born founder a multibillion-pound fortune

    XTX logo, chart and Alex Gerko
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    FT Film29 min
    Sequoia Capital and the evolution of the VC industry | FT Film

    Why Sequoia and the venture capital industry are up against challenging times

    The evolution of venture capital
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    Venture capital investment
    Venture capitalists in line for windfalls from Google’s $23bn Wiz deal

    Deal would be rare bright spot for investors who have struggled to return money to backers in recent years

    Wiz logo
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    HongShan
    Sequoia Capital’s former China unit raises new $2.5bn start-up fund

    Neil Shen’s HongShan creates renminbi vehicle with more scope to invest in sensitive technologies than previous $9bn fund

    Neil Shen speaking at an investment conference
  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
    Technology
    China’s army tests gun-toting version of robot dog

    Investors in Chinese robotmaker Unitree include Neil Shen’s HongShan, Matrix Partners China and Shunwei Capital

    An adapted Unitree robot dog model with an assault rifle mounted on its back
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    xAI
    Sequoia commits to backing Musk’s xAI start-up

    Venture capital firm is among investors that entrepreneur is wooing as he seeks to gain ground on rivals

    Sequoia and xAI logos
  • Monday, 1 April, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    Sequoia’s former Indian arm reaps benefits of investors moving money from China

    Peak XV’s Shailendra Singh plans to ‘double the dollars’ deployed this year

    Shailendra Singh
  • Thursday, 28 March, 2024
    Tech start-ups
    Fate of Byju’s founder rests with Indian court as investors try to oust edtech chief

    Once country’s most valuable start-up, the company is beset with allegations of mismanagement and governance failings

    Byju Raveendran
  • Saturday, 24 February, 2024
    News in-depth
    How Klarna’s boardroom spat exposed a schism at Sequoia Capital

    Tension between past and present leaders of Silicon Valley’s premier venture group have spilled into the open

    A montage of Michael Moritz and Roelof Botha with the Sequoia Capital logo in the background
  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    Sequoia abandons effort to oust Michael Moritz from Klarna board

    Silicon Valley VC firm says it fully supports its former partner ‘upon a fuller assessment’

    Michael Moritz
  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    Due Diligence
    Friends now, foes later: Sequoia’s drama at Klarna Premium content

    Plus, a UK electronics retailer sparks a cross-border bidding war and meet the auditors that signed off on China Evergrande

  • Saturday, 17 February, 2024
    Sequoia looks to oust Moritz from Klarna in boardroom dispute

    Discontent over governance puts pressure on CEO of buy now, pay later pioneer as it prepares for IPO

  • Thursday, 8 February, 2024
    US-China relations
    US House panel accuses VC firms of aiding Chinese military and genocide

    Sequoia, Qualcomm and GGV among investment groups cited in congressional China committee report

    A hearing before the  House of Representatives China committee
  • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
    US-China relations
    US House panel probes Sequoia’s Chinese tech investments

    Scrutiny of California VC firm comes amid mounting tension between Washington and Beijing

    A montage of the Sequoia logo and US and China bank notes
  • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
    HongShan
    Neil Shen plots global expansion for Sequoia’s China spin-off

    Venture capital firm plots future outside China after split with Silicon Valley giant

    Neil Shen speaking into two microphones
  • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
    Due Diligence
    Can Sequoia get its spark back? Premium content

    Plus, CVC bets on infrastructure and Arm’s target IPO valuation faces sceptical investors

    The Due Diligence logo
  • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
    News in-depth
    Investors raise questions after Sequoia Capital’s turbulent year

    Silicon Valley’s premier venture firm undergoes ‘profound change’ after China splits and soured bets on FTX and Twitter

    Montage of Roelof Botha and various corporate logos
  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    Brookfield Corporation
    Brookfield and Sequoia offshoot launch fund to target cut-priced start-ups

    Pinegrove Capital hopes to take advantage of plunging valuations of venture-backed groups

    Bruce Flatt
  • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
    Sequoia Capital cuts back fund for crypto investments

    Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm has been retrenching amid sharp reversal in private markets

  • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
    Due Diligence
    Microsoft takes merger arbs for a ride Premium content

    Plus, Michael Moritz moves on from Sequoia, and Blackstone’s trillion-dollar milestone

    The Due Diligence logo
  • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
    Michael Moritz
    Michael Moritz leaves Sequoia Capital after almost 40 years

    Departure from start-up dealmaking follows venture capital group announcing plan to split off its China and India units

    Michael Moritz
  • Sunday, 9 July, 2023
    Sequoia China’s push into Singapore sets up fight against Indian arm

    Plans to expand into south-east Asia dealmaking from city-state puts it in direct competition with India-based Peak XV

    Neil Shen
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