What is Sequoia Capital? Review of Sequoia Capital

introduce

Since 1972, Sequoia Capital has invested in more than 500 companies, including Apple, Cisco, Google, Oracle, PayPal, Stripe, YouTube, Instagram, Yahoo, WhatsApp, etc. Domestic companies include: JD.com, Jumei, Ele.me, Noah Wealth, Dianping.com, Meituan.com and many other well-known domestic enterprises. Investments cover technology, media, healthcare, services, new energy and other fields.

Sequoia Capital invests in seed-stage rounds between $100,000 and $1 million, early-stage rounds between $1 million and $10 million, and growth-stage rounds between $10 million and $100 million.

history

In 1999, Sequoia expanded its operations to Israel.

In September 2005, Zhang Fan, former director of DFJ Global Funds, and Shen Nanpeng, former president and CFO of Ctrip.com, founded Sequoia Capital China together with Sequoia Capital.

In 2006, Sequoia Capital acquired Indian venture capital firm Westbridge Capital Partners. It was later renamed Sequoia Capital India.

In June 2018, the Financial Times reported that Sequoia Capital recently completed its first round of fundraising of $6 billion as part of an $8 billion global fund.

In China

As the first institutional investor, Sequoia Capital China Fund has invested in many innovative companies. Its investment portfolio includes JD.com, Alibaba, Ant Financial, JD Finance, Toutiao, Mobike, Ele.me, Didi Chuxing, iQiyi, Weilai, Sina, 360, Vipshop, Pinduoduo, Kuaishou, Guazi, Jiuxian.com, ByteDance, BGI, Meituan Dianping, Noah Wealth, ZTO Express, Zai Lab, WuXi AppTec, Country Style, Zhongman Petroleum, DJI, etc. Sequoia Capital has invested in more than 500 companies. Among them, more than 200 companies have been successfully listed, and more than 100 have been successfully exited through mergers and acquisitions. For more than 40 years since its establishment, Sequoia has been enduring and leading the venture capital trend.

References

• 1. The development history of Sequoia Capital, the world's largest VC: Yunshang.com [reference date 2010-02-27T16:00:00.000Z]
• 2. Sequoia Capital raises $4 billion for global fund - riding the China-India express: Sohu [cited on 2017-06-10T16:00:00.000Z]