Sequoia Capital India

About Sequoia Capital India

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.

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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

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2. News Roundup: Daimler To Sell Tata Motors Stake

   Explore Article VCCircle (22 hours, 49 min ago)

   ...er in a price-band of Rs 737.40-761.30. Citigroup is the investment banker handling the sale. (DNA) Sequoia To Buy 9.4% in CARE - Private equity firm Sequoia Capital may pick up 9.4% stake in rating agency Credit Analysis and Research Ltd for Rs 73.5 crore. CARE is... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Economic Times   Kaku Nakhate   Kevan Watts

3. Rpt-update 1-SKS Microfinance to file for IPO in 3-4 weeks

   Explore Article Yahoo! Asia News (Mar 8 2010)

   ...mpany is India's largest microfinance institution and is backed by private-equity firms such as Sequoia Capital, Kismet Capital and Sandstone Capital. Citigroup <C.N>, Kotak Mahindra <KTKM.BO> and Cr... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sandstone Capital   Time Magazine   Kotak Mahindra

4. Sequoia may pick up 9.4% in CARE

   Explore Article The Economic Times (Mar 8 2010) Acquisition

   Sequoia may pick up 9.4% in CAREEconomic TimesSome of Sequoia Capital's recent investments in India include microfinance corporations like Equitas and Ujjivan, trave... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   ING VYSYA Bank   Equitas   Credit Analysis and Research Ltd

5. (afx Uk Focus) 2010-03-08 17:00 Update 1-SKS Microfinance to file for IPO in 3-4 weeks

   Explore Article iii.co.uk (Mar 8 2010)

   ...mpany is India's largest microfinance institution and is backed by private-equity firms such as Sequoia Capital, Kismet Capital and Sandstone Capital. Citigroup, Kotak Mahindra and Credit Suisse are arrangers fo... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sandstone Capital   Thomson Reuters   Time Magazine

6. SKS Microfinance to file for IPO in 3-4 weeks

   Explore Article reuters.com (Mar 8 2010)

   ...mpany is India's largest microfinance institution and is backed by private-equity firms such as Sequoia Capital, Kismet Capital and ...and more » UPDATE 1-SKS Microfinance to file for IPO in 3-4 weeks Mon Mar 8,... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sandstone Capital   Time Magazine   Kotak Mahindra

7. Janalakshmi Financial Gets $10 Mn From Treeline Asia

   Explore Article VCCircle (Mar 8 2010) Funding

   ...aar and Lok Capital to sovereign wealth funds like Temasek and blue chip venture capital firms like Sequoia. This would be the second direct equity investment by a hedge fund in an MFI - the first coming in ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Sandstone Capital   MFI   Narayan Ramachandran

8. Rajesh Reddy founded July systems raises $7 Million

   Explore Article SiliconIndia (Mar 8 2010) Funding

   ...ses $7 MillionSiliconindia.comThe investment round was led by Intel Capital, with existing investor Sequoia Capital and Footprint Ventures participating. ... Rajesh Reddy founded July systems raises $7 Million By ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   July Systems   Univision   Discovery Networks

9. Comparing MingleBox & PagalGuy's Online MBA College Application Services

   Explore Article MediaNama.com (Mar 7 2010)

   ...lGuy's Online MBA College Application ServicesMediaNama.com (blog)Old favorite PagalGuy.com and Sequoia Capital funded born-again-as-an-education-portal Minglebox have launched platforms that allows students to ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Minglebox   Sequoia Capital India

10. Comparing MingleBox & PagalGuy’s Online MBA College Application Services

    Explore Article MediaNama.com (Mar 7 2010)

    ...ably the “killer application” for online education websites in India. Old favorite PagalGuy.com and Sequoia Capital funded born-again-as-an-education-portal Minglebox have launched platforms that allows students to ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Minglebox   Sequoia Capital India

11. Janalakshmi Financial raises $10 million

    Explore Article livemint.com (Mar 7 2010)

    ...kaar Goodwell India Microfinance Development Co. Ltd, and venture capital and private firms such as Sequoia Capital. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   MFI   Narayan Ramachandran   Pte Ltd

12. July Systems raises $ 7 million

    Explore Article TopNews United States (Mar 5 2010) Funding

    ...millionTopNews United StatesThe investors were led by Intel Capital and existing investors included Sequoia Capital and Footprint Ventures. The company has posed highly positive ...and more » July Systems raises $ 7... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   July Systems   Sequoia Capital India   Surendra Jain

13. July systems raises $7 mln in Intel capital-ded round

    Explore Article Reuters India (Mar 5 2010) Funding

    ...s IndiaBy Team VCC (VCCircle.com) The Series C round also saw participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital and Footprint Ventures. ...and more » July systems raises $7 mln in Intel capital-ded round Fri Mar... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   July Systems   Univision   Sequoia Capital India

14. Aavishkaar Goodwell Hits Road To Raise $100M Fund

    Explore Article VCCircle (Mar 5 2010) Acquisition

    ...used players like Aavsihkaar to soveriegn wealth funds like Temasek and venture capital majors like Sequoia. Indian MFIs have attracted the strongest investor interest with 30% of all microfinance equity tra... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Madhav A. Chanchani   Aavishkaar Goodwell   World Bank

15. July Systems Raises $7 M To Fund Mobile Publishing; Advertising Future?

    Explore Article MediaNama.com (Mar 4 2010) Funding

    ...galore based July Systems has raised $7 million in Series C funding led by Intel Capital, alongwith Sequoia Capital and Footprint Ventures. The details of the investment were not disclosed, but this probably isn’t y......anged its business model in 2005, much after its $8 million investment from Westbridge Capital (now Sequoia Capital India) and Acer Technology Ventures. Not Your Typical Third Round This Forbes India article has details o... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   July Systems   Acer Technology Ventures   Sequoia Capital India

16. July Systems Raises $7M In Intel Capital-Led Round

    Explore Article VCCircle (Mar 4 2010) Funding

    ...sed $7 million Series C investment in a round led by Intel Capital. Existing investors in the firm, Sequoia Capital and Footprint Ventures too participated in the round. The company has also announced that it has tu... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   July Systems   Intel Capital India   Univision

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