Sequoia Capital

About Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. Jason Calacanis has had, as of 5 December, 2005, a position as an EIA (Entrepreneur in Action) at Sequoia.

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Sequoia provided venture capital for AMCC, Aricent, Aruba, Asia Media, Atom Entertainment, Documentum, Electronic Arts, eLoan, FirstSource, Flextronics, Idea Cellular, Isilon, Google, Meebo, Paypal, LinkedIn, LSI Logic, Mellanox, Microchip, Netezza, NetScreen, Network Appliance, nVidia, PixelWorks, PMC Sierra, Royal Orchid Hotels, SourceFire, Yahoo!, YouTube, and was one of the first investors in Cisco Systems, Oracle and Apple. Around 10% of the value of NASDAQ is made up of firms funded by Sequoia.[1]Sequoia invests in the U.S., China, India, Israel.

Sequoia profited well when Google agreed to buy YouTube for $1.65B. It is believed that Sequoia's $11M investment translated to 30% of the ownership.

Quotes about Sequoia Capital

1. “ The raise of Sequoia Capital India Growth Fund II demonstrates our belief in the strong growth story in India, and builds on the performance of our first growth fund. ”

   Sumir Chadha in Sequoia Capital closes Indian growth fund on $725m

1. Mentioned In 434 Articles

2. Three New Kayak.com Tools Make Finding and Sharing Travel Deals ...

   MarketWatch.com (Nov 18 2008) Explore Article

   ...unders of Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia, Kayak.com's investors include General Catalyst Partners, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners ... NORWALK, Conn., Nov 18, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Industry's First Search... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   General Catalyst Partners   PC World   Google

3. Vodafone Launches Kirusa’s Voice SMS; Some Thoughts On Voice SMS

   MediaNama.com (Nov 18 2008) Mobile Explore Article

   .... Funding status: Bubble Motion raised $14 million in a second round of funding in March 2008, from Sequoia Capital, Comcast Interactive Capital and NCD Investors. Kirusa raised $13.3 million from Qualcomm, Accel In... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sequoia Capital   Qualcomm   Vodafone

4. Infibeam Acquires Photo Printing Portal Picsquare

   contentSutra.com (Nov 18 2008) Funding Explore Article

   ...Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers and Sherpalo Ventures. Printo is another one to receive funding from Sequoia Capital and Seed Fund. Banglore-based Canvera raised Series A funding in May this year from Footprint Ventu... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Kartik Jain   Sanjay Swami   Myntra

5. Confirmed: Infibeam Acquires Picsquare.com

   MediaNama.com (Nov 17 2008) Acquisition Explore Article

   ...). Other companies in the online photo and personalised products space include Printo (funding from Sequoia Capital and Seed Fund), iTasveer (has a deal with Windows Vista), KPCB and Sherpalo funded ZoomIn, Canvera ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sequoia Capital   Sanjay Swami   Canvera

6. Matrimonial Portals: Tradition and Technology Are a Perfect Match ...

   Home - Knowledge@Wharton (Nov 13 2008) Explore Article

   Sandeep Singhal, managing director at Sequoia Capital India, which has invested US$8 million in Shaadi.com, adds: "So far in India, the Internet has pann... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Cannan Partners   Times of India Group   Murugavel Janakiraman

7. Companies told to stick to basics during slowdowns

   news.smashits.com (Nov 13 2008) Explore Article

   ... spending, they should not lose focus on delivering quality to customers,' said R. Ramraj, advisor, Sequoia Capital, ... Chennai, Nov 13 (IANS) During an economic slowdown, companies should stick to basics, quickly ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sequoia Capital   E. Ranganathan   Saint Gobain

8. Companies told to stick to basics during slowdowns

   Indians in Thailand (Nov 13 2008) Explore Article

   ...pending, they should not lose focus on delivering quality to customers,” said R. Ramraj, advisor, Sequoia Capital, ... Companies told to stick to basics during slowdowns November 13th, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS -... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sequoia Capital   Saint Gobain

9. Ideacts Partners with Faronics to Launch DeepFreeze for Cyber Café ...

   Press Releases (Nov 12 2008) Explore Article

   ...ada, Chennai, Cyber Cafes, Faronics, Glaxton Premnath, Ideacts Innovations, Mumbai, Nachu Nagappan, Sequoia Capital India, Vancouver Ideacts aims to create a virus-free environment for public terminals with DeepFree... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Clinck   Sequoia Capital   Mohit Bhatnagar

10. SKS Microfinance raises Rs. 366 Crore

    India News (Nov 10 2008) Explore Article

    ...ontinue to hold a significant stake in the company and benefit from profits that the company earns. Sequoia Capital, Vinod Khosla, SIDBI, Unitus and Columbia Ventures Corporation are among the existing equity partne... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sandstone Capital   Sequoia Capital   Bharti

11. SKS Microfinance mops up Rs 366 cr

    The Economic Times (Nov 10 2008) Explore Article

    ...aised Rs 124 crore from UNITUS, Vinod Khosla, Infocom Ventures, SKS Capital, Sidbi, Tejas Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Yatish Trading, SVB India and Columbia Pacific. Prior to that, it had collected Rs 53 crore in Mar... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sandstone Capital   SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd   Vinod Khosla

12. SKS Microfinance raises $75 Million (Rs. 366 Crore)

    PunjabNewsline.com (Nov 10 2008) Explore Article

    Sequoia Capital, Vinod Khosla, SIDBI, Unitus and Columbia Ventures Corporation are among the existing equity partne... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sandstone Capital   SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd   Vinod Khosla

13. SKS Microfinance Raises $75 Million (Rs. 366 Crore)

    businesswireindia.com (Nov 10 2008) Explore Article

    Sequoia Capital, Vinod Khosla, SIDBI, Unitus and Columbia Ventures Corporation are among the existing equity partne... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sandstone Capital   SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd   Vinod Khosla

14. SKS Micro-finance raises Rs 366 crore

    The Economic Times (Nov 10 2008) Explore Article

    ...ised Rs 124 crore from UNITUS, Vinod Khosla, Infocom Ventures, SKS Capital, SIDBI, Tejas Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Yatish Trading, ... SKS Micro-finance raises Rs 366 crore 10 Nov 2008, 1527 hrs IST, Mithun Roy, E... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd   Vinod Khosla   Pvt Ltd

15. Nazara To Develop Mobile Content On Sameera Reddy

    efytimes.com (Nov 10 2008) Mobile Explore Article

    Nazara, in which VC firm Sequoia Capital has invested, exclusively licences many brands such as Sanjay B Jummani, Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag, ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bollywood   Nitish Mittersain   Tata Teleservices

16. Chipmaker WiQuest presumed shut down

    bizjournals (Nov 10 2008) Explore Article

    ...e and had raised about $54 million from prominent venture capital backers, including California’s Sequoia Capital, Menlo Ventures and Palomar Ventures. WiQuest’s chips have been used in equipment from the likes ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sequoia Capital   Toshiba

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