Sequoia Capital
The most consequential VC firm in history — backers of Apple, Google, NVIDIA, Stripe
VC
Multi-stage
📍 Menlo Park, CA
Founded 1972
AUM
$85B
as of 2026-Q1
LARGE
Sequoia Capital was founded in 1972 by Don Valentine and has backed companies that today represent over 20% of the Nasdaq's market cap. In 2021 it broke the traditional 10-year fund structure with an open-ended Sequoia Capital Fund. Now operates separately as Sequoia Capital (US/Europe), Sequoia China (Hong Shan), and Peak XV (India/SEA).
Firm Profile
Active Fund
Sequoia Capital Fund · 2021
Notable Partners
Roelof BothaAlfred LinPat GradyDoug Leone
Notable Portfolio
openaistripedatabricksklarna
Investment Focus
Stages
Seed · Series A · Series B · Growth
Sectors
AI · Software · Fintech · Healthcare · Consumer
VCTier-1 VCHall of FameOpen-Ended Fund
Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed periodically.