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Sequoia Capital

Venture firm founded by a Fairchild and National Semiconductor alumnus.

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Venture firm founded by a Fairchild and National Semiconductor alumnus.

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    1. Don Valentine→Sequoia Capital

      Co-founded

      foundedFrom 1972 · end not recordedCurated evidence
    2. Sequoia Capital→Anthropic

      Participated in Series G

      invested inAnnounced 2026-02-12Curated evidence
      Stage
      Series G
      Investor role
      Participating investor
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Announced
      Closing status
      Announced
      Round total
      USD 30,000,000,000
      Post-money valuation
      USD 380,000,000,000

      Source context: The round total is shared across investor records, not the contribution of each firm. The announcement explicitly names this investor; its individual check size is undisclosed.

      The round total covers all investors. Individual contributions are recorded separately when disclosed.

      Event reference: funding:anthropic:series-g-2026

    3. Sequoia Capital→Anthropic

      Co-led Series H

      invested inAnnounced 2026-05-28Curated evidence
      Stage
      Series H
      Investor role
      Co-lead investor
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Announced
      Closing status
      Announced
      Round total
      USD 65,000,000,000
      Post-money valuation
      USD 965,000,000,000

      Source context: Round total is counted once by eventId, not once per investor. The announcement explicitly names this investor. No personal lead is inferred from a quoted partner.

      The round total covers all investors. Individual contributions are recorded separately when disclosed.

      Event reference: funding:anthropic:series-h-2026

    4. Sequoia Capital→OpenAI

      Participated in the financing

      invested inAnnounced 2026-03-31Curated evidence
      Investor role
      Participating investor
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Announced
      Closing status
      Closed
      Round total
      USD 122,000,000,000
      Post-money valuation
      USD 852,000,000,000

      Source context: The $122 billion is the closed round’s committed capital, not a claim that all cash was paid on the announcement date. It supersedes the initial $110 billion announced in February, within the same financing event.

      The round total covers all investors. Individual contributions are recorded separately when disclosed.

      Event reference: funding:openai:financing-2026

    5. Roelof Botha→Sequoia Capital

      Joined

      joinedFrom 2003 · end not recordedCurated evidence
    6. Sequoia Capital→Airbnb

      Backed the 2009 seed financing

      invested in2009Curated evidence
      Stage
      Seed
      Investor role
      Investor role not specified
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Closing status
      Closed

      Source context: Sequoia’s first-person transcript says the seed financing closed in 2009. It does not explicitly designate a lead investor; the earlier lead label is narrowed.

      No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

      Event reference: funding:airbnb:seed-2009

    7. Sequoia Capital→Dropbox

      First partnership

      invested in2007Curated evidence
      Investor role
      Investor role not specified
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Closing status
      Not specified

      Source context: The portfolio page dates the first partnership; it does not identify a financing stage, amount, exact announcement date, or syndicate lead.

      No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

      Event reference: funding:dropbox:sequoia-first-partnership-2007

    8. Sequoia Capital→Instagram

      First partnership

      invested in2012Curated evidence
      Investor role
      Investor role not specified
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Closing status
      Not specified

      Source context: The portfolio page dates the first partnership; it does not identify a financing stage, amount, exact announcement date, or syndicate lead.

      No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

      Event reference: funding:instagram:sequoia-first-partnership-2012

    9. Sequoia Capital→Stripe

      First partnership

      invested in2010Curated evidence
      Investor role
      Investor role not specified
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Closing status
      Not specified

      Source context: The portfolio page dates the first partnership; it does not identify a financing stage, amount, exact announcement date, or syndicate lead.

      No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

      Event reference: funding:stripe:sequoia-first-partnership-2010

    10. Sequoia Capital→WhatsApp

      First partnership

      invested in2011Curated evidence
      Investor role
      Investor role not specified
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Closing status
      Not specified

      Source context: The portfolio page dates the first partnership; it does not identify a financing stage, amount, exact announcement date, or syndicate lead.

      No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

      Event reference: funding:whatsapp:sequoia-first-partnership-2011

    11. Sequoia Capital→YouTube

      First investment

      invested in2005Curated evidence
      Investor role
      Investor role not specified
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Closing status
      Not specified

      Source context: The portfolio page dates the first partnership; it does not identify a financing stage, amount, exact announcement date, or syndicate lead.

      No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

      Event reference: funding:youtube:sequoia-first-partnership-2005

    12. Shaun Maguire→Sequoia Capital

      Works or worked for

      employed byDates not recordedWikidata statement
    13. Michael Moritz→Sequoia Capital

      Works or worked for

      employed byFrom 1986 · end not recordedWikidata statement
    14. Don Valentine→Sequoia Capital

      Founded

      foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
    15. Douglas Leone→Sequoia Capital

      Works or worked for

      employed byDates not recordedWikidata statement