Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital, founded in 1972 and headquartered in Menlo Park, has backed Apple, Google, NVIDIA, Stripe, and OpenAI across more than five decades. The firm's reported AUM stands at around $56B, with a 2023 reorganisation separating the US/Europe entity from China and India arms. Stage focus runs seed through Series A with follow-on at scale. Industrial-relevant positions include SpaceX, NVIDIA, Anduril, Zipline, and xAI. Recent vintages prioritise AI, hardware, cybersecurity, and physical AI.