Overview
Sequoia Capital is a US venture capital firm — one of the most successful VC firms in Silicon Valley history. Investments include Apple, Google, Nvidia, Tesla, Airbnb, and numerous robotics/AI companies. Three separate entities: Sequoia Capital US, Sequoia China (now HongShan), Sequoia India/SE Asia (now Peak XV).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Founded
Notable investments
Spin-offs
Data & sources
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Partnerships
Every company Sequoia Capital has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Amazon1× joint16 total
- 2Bezos Expeditions1× joint2 total
- 3Carnegie Mellon University1× joint1 total
- 4Coatue1× joint1 total
- 5Lightspeed Venture Partners1× joint1 total
- 6Skild AI1× joint3 total
Most recent
- Skild AI Series A (2024)2024-07-09with Skild AIoperating
Relationships
Current leadership (6)
- Shaun Maguire Partner (Seed/Early)IR-verified
- Jim Goetz Partner (led U.S. business 2012–2017)IR-verified
- Alfred Lin Co-Managing Partner / Co-Steward (since Nov 2025)secondary-verified
- Doug Leone Managing Partner / Senior Steward (1996–2022)IR-verified
- Roelof Botha Senior Steward / Managing Partner (2022–2025)secondary-verified
- Pat Grady Co-Managing Partner / Co-Steward (since Nov 2025)secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Don Valentinesoleno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Don Valentine FounderIR-verified
- Michael Moritz Former Partner (1986–2023)secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Sequoia Capital.
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Recent coverage
Sequoia Capital in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Sequoia Capital has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Skild AI Series A (2024)2024-07-09with Skild AIoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Amazon1× joint16 total
- 2Bezos Expeditions1× joint2 total
- 3Carnegie Mellon University1× joint1 total
- 4Coatue1× joint1 total
- 5Lightspeed Venture Partners1× joint1 total
- 6Skild AI1× joint3 total
Timeline
Every recorded move in Sequoia Capital’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipSkild AI Series A (2024)
2024-07-09Skild AI raised a $300 million Series A (announced July 9, 2024) at about a $1.5B valuation to build a scalable AI foundation model for robotics; led by Lightspeed, Coatue, SoftBank Group and Jeff Bezos, with participation from Amazon, Sequoia, Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
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Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Sequoia Capital.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Sequoia Capital from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Instinct Announces $1B in Series C Funding from Sequoia, Benchmark and Coatue at $10B Valuation
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Instinct, the company building a personal agent for everyday life, announced that it has raised an additional $1 billion in its latest round from…
Enterprise browser developer Island raises $400M at $6.4B valuation
Island Inc., a startup with a browser optimized for the enterprise market, today announced that it has raised $400 million in late-stage funding. Evolution Equity Partners led the…
The 'ChatGPT for doctors,' OpenEvidence, was valued at $15 billion in a new funding round
The startup has raised nearly $800 million over the past year, from investors including Nvidia, Thrive Capital, Kleiner Perkins, a16z, and Sequoia Capital.
Instinct Seeks $1 Billion at $10 Billion Valuation as 100,000-User AI Assistant Faces Capacity Constraints
Ascendants Instinct Seeks $1 Billion at $10 Billion Valuation as 100,000-User AI Assistant Faces Capacity Constraints AI startup Instinct is in talks for a major new funding round…
Factory raises $200M for its self-improving software development platform
Factory, a startup using artificial intelligence agents to speed up software projects, today announced that it has raised $200 million in funding. The round was backed by…
Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 15, 2026: Alumni Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital & More
A quick programming note: We missed yesterday’s funding roundup, so today’s edition is an expanded catch-up. Along with today’s latest funding deals, we’re including several…
Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 10, 2026: Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital & More
Venture capital did not spread evenly across the startup market today. It piled into a small number of companies near physical constraints: tunnels, weapons manufacturing, AI…
Cymphony Raises $30M in Funding
Cymphony raises $30M in funding co-led by Sequoia Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund to secure enterprise AI agents and data governance.
Sequoia Leads $30M Round for Cymphony to Secure Enterprise AI Agents
Cymphony, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based startup, has raised $30 million to help enterprises manage security risks posed by AI agents operating alongside human employees. The…
Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 1, 2026: Andreessen Horowitz; General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital & More
Venture investors spent the past 12 hours buying control points rather than another layer of generic AI applications. The largest deal in this edition, Tripo AI’s roughly RMB 3…
Sequoia's Doug Leone says he got a root canal without Novocaine to attend a meeting
Doug Leone, Sequoia Capital's longtime partner, said he needed to attend a meeting after a tooth removal. So he said he skipped the local anesthetic.
Corma, the First Frontier Defensive Cybersecurity AI Lab, Raises $60M as AI Supercharges Attackers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Corma, the first frontier AI lab for defensive cybersecurity, announced $60 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital, alongside Khosla Ventures…
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Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Sequoia Capital against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Oct 2, 2026