Sequoia Capital

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Sequoia Capital
Type Private
Industry Venture capital
Founded 1972
Founder(s) Don Valentine
Headquarters Menlo Park, California, USA
Number of locations 6
Employees ~ 130 worldwide
Website www.sequoiacap.com

Sequoia Capital is a Californian venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California. The Wall Street Journal has called Sequoia Capital "one of the highest-caliber venture firms",[1] and noted that it is "one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture-capital firms".[2]The New York Times has called Sequoia "one of the top venture firms in the Valley"[3] and has said that it is "among the most successful venture firms in Silicon Valley."[4]The Washington Post has called Sequoia Capital "one of the pre-eminent venture capital firms in Silicon Valley."[5] The firm is known for the companies it has funded, and it estimates that 19% of the NASDAQ’s value is made up of firms Sequoia has funded.[6]

Sequoia has funded companies including Apple, Aruba Networks, Google, YouTube, PayPal, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Electronic Arts, Yahoo!, NVIDIA, Navigenics, Cotendo, Atari, Ameritox, Kayak, Meebo, Admob, Zappos, Green Dot and LinkedIn.[7] The firm has offices in the U.S., China, India and Israel. Sequoia invests in companies all over the world.[8][9][10]

Sequoia was founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Jake Anderson, Mickey Arabelovic, Roelof Botha, Scott Carter, Randy Ditzler, Michael Dixon, Jim Goetz, Michael Goguen, Gaurav Garg, Patrick Grady, Warren Hogarth, Mark Kvamme, Timothy Lee, Doug Leone, Alfred Lin, Greg McAdoo, Andrew Dryga, Michael Moritz, Chris Olsen, Luis Robles, Bryan Schreier, David Spector, Mark Stevens and David Velez.[11]

The firm

Sequoia Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed stage, start-up stage, early stage, and growth stage investments in private companies. It also invests in public companies. The firm seeks to invest in all sectors with a focus on services including financial services, healthcare, Internet, outsourcing, retail, and wireless; mobile; technology; software including application, infrastructure, data management, and wireless; systems including networking, infrastructure, security, and wireless; components including semiconductors with a focus on analog and mixed signal, networking, multimedia, and programmable and wireless components; and energy including alternative energy, conventional energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and energy services.

The firm seeks to invest in companies based in the United States for early and seed stage investments. However, for growth stage investments, it does not limit its investments to any country. It invests between $100,000 and $1 million in seed stage, between $1 million and $10 million in early stage, and between $10 million and $100 million in growth stage. The firm prefers to invest in companies with an established revenue stream of $100,000 per month or greater. Sequoia Capital was founded in 1972 and is based in Menlo Park, California.[12]

Within financial services, it invests in banking, brokerage, payments, and enabling technology.

Within healthcare, the firm invests across diagnostic services, genetics services, lab services, patient services, product development services, and enabling technology companies.

Within Internet, it invests in advertising, communications, ecommerce, games, media, search, social networking, and enabling technology companies.

Within the mobile sector, the firm invests in advertising, applications, devices and enabling technology companies.

Within outsourcing, it invests across business process outsourcing, hosting services, managed services, professional services and software development services.

Within technology, the firm invests in semiconductor, sub-systems, systems, software, and services companies.

It also invests in optical components; computer, subsystems, and communication systems; and consumer and professional services.

Portfolio

Sequoia Capital provided venture capital for the following companies:

Name First Invested Description Status
10gen 02010-12-011 December 2010 Creators of MongoDB, open source NoSQL database software. Private
A123 Systems 02001-12-1818 December 2001 Lithium-ion battery systems. IPO
Achates Power 02007-08-066 August 2007 Diesel engine systems. Private
Achievers 02011-09-2828 September 2011 Results-driven employee rewards and recognition solutions. Private
AcousticEye 02009-12-2929 December 2009 Industrial tubes monitoring systems. Private
AdBrite 02004-07-2626 July 2004 Sell advertising on their websites and blogs Private
Acton Pharmaceuticals 02009-12-1818 December 2009 Drug development services. Private
AdMob 02006-05-1919 May 2006 Mobile Advertising Marketplace. Acquired by Google
Advanced Power Projects 02008-03-1717 March 2008 Power generation systems. Private
Airbnb 02009-04-2020 April 2009 Peer-to-peer travel network. Private
Airstrip Technologies 02010-08-066 August 2010 Mobile medical software. Private
Allston Trading High Frequency trading. Private
AMCC 01987-09-1515 September 1987 Provides storage, embedded hardware and software solutions. IPO
Amobee Media Systems 02005-01-077 January 2005 Mobile Advertising Systems for Mobile Operators. Private
Aobi 02010-03-3131 March 2010 Children's social networking services. Private
Aotian 02010-12-099 December 2010 Mobile travel management services. Private
Appirio 02008-06-2020 June 2008 SaaS systems integration services. Private
Applabs Pvt Ltd 01999-01-011 January 1999 Software Testing Company. Private
Apple Inc. 01978-01-011 January 1978 Designs and manufactures consumer electronics. IPO
Aricent 02006-09-011 September 2006 Independent communications software company. Private
Aruba Networks 02002-04-1919 April 2002 Delivers enterprise network access to users IPO
AssureRx Health 02011-03-2525 March 2011 Personalized medicine company specializing in pharmacogenetics. Private
Atari 01975-01-011975 Coin-operated video games, coin-operated pinball machines and home game consoles.
Atom Entertainment 02000-01-1414 January 2000 Distributes casual games, short films, and animations on the web. Acquired by Viacom/MTV
Attenti 02009-03-2626 March 2009 Provider of remote people monitoring technologies. Acquired by 3M
Axtria 02009-12-1414 December 2009 Data analytics services. Private
Barracuda Networks 02006-01-099 January 2006 Network security appliance vendor. Private
BestStudy 02011-01-2121 January 2011 K–12 tutoring services. Private
Bihu.com 02007-12-1414 December 2007 In-game instant messaging services. Private
Birst 02012-01-01 SaaS Business Intelligence Private
Blippy 02009-12-088 December 2009 Social messaging service for goods and products purchases. Private
Boyaa 02011-01-077 January 2011 Social network gaming. Private
C12 Energy 02008-09-1212 September 2008 CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery. Private
Café Coffee Day 02006-07-1414 July 2006 Coffee distribution and retail services. Private
Cafepress 02005-01-2121 January 2005 Print-on-demand ecommerce site. Private
Celon Labs 02010-10-055 October 2010 Oncology pharmaceutical products. Private
CERNET-Koncept 02008-07-1717 July 2008 College social networking services. Private
Challenge Games 02007-09-2424 September 2007 Online casual gaming services. Acquired by Zynga
Churn Labs 02011-02-1010 February 2011 The startup builder Private
Clickatell (Pty) Ltd 02007-01-012007 Global mobile messaging company Private
Clustrix 02006-06-1515 June 2006 Enterprise infrastructure software. Private
Clean Cell International 02008-10-011 October 2008 Renewable energy technology Private
Cisco 01987-12-1414 December 1987 Networking hardware, software, and services. IPO
Cloudshare 02008-04-033 April 2008 Virtual sales engagement software. Private
Cotendo 02008-01-2525 January 2008 Software-focused CDN technologies. Private
Color 02011-03-2424 March 2011 Mobile proximity-based data mining. Private
Comviva 02006-01-1010 January 2006 Leading Integrated VAS Solutions Provider. Private
Correlix 02008-08-2222 August 2008 Latency Intelligence systems. Private
DataStax 02010-07-011 July 2010 Cassandra software and services. Private
Dadida 02011-02-1818 February 2011 Children's apparel. Private
Documentum 01993-10-1818 October 1993 Enterprise content management. IPO and later acquired by EMC Corporation
Dongpeng 02010-08-1313 August 2010 Cermamic tile manufacturing and distribution. Private
Dropbox 02007-09-2424 September 2007 File sharing and storage. Private
Druva 02010-03-2323 March 2010 Data protection software. Private
eCardio 02009-06-066 June 2009 Provider of products and services that improve the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias. Private
Eddingpharm 02010-08-044 August 2010 Consumer pharmaceutical products. Private
eMeter 02009-07-1515 July 2009 Provider of comprehensive, enterprise-scale, energy information management solutions for utility mass market and C&I deployment. Private
Electronic Arts 01982-12-066 December 1982 Distributor of computer and video games. IPO
Eloan 01998-09-022 September 1998 Financial services company that offering home mortgage, home equity, and auto loans. IPO
Equitas 02009-12-2323 December 2009 Microfinance services. Private
Eventbrite 02009-10-3030 October 2009 Online event management and ticketing services. Private
Evernote 02009-10-3030 October 2009 Multi-platform Note Syncing Service Private
Faaso's 02011-10-1212 October 2011 Fast food chain in India Private
FireEye, Inc. 02004-03-011 March 2004 Provider of network security and malware protection systems. Private
First Republic Bank 02010-06-1818 June 2010 Private banking services. Private
FirstSource 02001-06-1313 June 2001 Provider of business process management services. IPO
Flextronics 01993-06-2929 June 1993 Worldwide electronics design, fabrication, assembly, and test company. IPO
Followap 02005-06-022 June 2005 Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Acquired by NeuStar
Fundant 02010-04-2626 April 2010 Industrial wire products. Private
Funny or Die 02007-04-1717 April 2007 Large media company with multiple vertical websites, including funnyordie.com started with comedian Will Ferrell. Private
GameGround 02009-05-1212 May 2009 Web-based gaming console that allows gamers to manage, maximize, and broadcast their gaming activities. Private
Ganji 02010-12-088 December 2010 Online classified services. Private
Gene Security Network 02007-06-088 June 2007 Bioinformatics technology services. Private
GeoAPI 02008-07-2525 July 2008 Geo-location web services (note: this .com company is unrelated to the .org project of the same name). Acquired by Twitter
GlobalLogic 02008-01-3131 January 2008 Outsourced software development services. Private
Glocal 02011-01-2828 January 2011 Rural hospital services. Private
Goldsquare 02010-12-022 December 2010 Invitation-based online shopping services. Private
Google 01999-05-2626 May 1999 Search Engine. IPO
Gracenote 02002-06-2626 June 2002 Digital media data management software. Private
Green Dot Corporation 02003-02-2727 February 2003 Prepaid credit cards. IPO
Greplin 02010-11-033 November 2010 Cloud search services. Private
Guruji.com 02012-01-01 Local search services. Private
Happigo 02010-02-011 February 2010 TV shopping services. Private
Hayneedle 02006-05-1212 May 2006 Niche retailer services. Private
Hearsay 02010-02-2323 February 2010 Corporate to local social media management. Private
HubSpot 02011-03-088 March 2011 Small business web-based marketing and sales tools. Private
Humble Bundle 02011-04-066 April 2011 Digital content distribution services. Private
Idea Cellular 02006-11-2727 November 2006 Cellular services, SMS services and mobile communication devices. IPO
ImageShack 02008-05-2020 May 2008 Media hosting. Private
IMI Mobile 02009-11-044 November 2009 Mobile value added services. Private
Ind-Barath 02009-10-2727 October 2009 Power generation services. Private
Inkling 02010-06-1111 June 2010 iPad textbook publishing software. Private
Infoblox 02003-04-011 April 2003 Core network services. IPO
Interlude 02011-02-1717 February 2011 Interactive video systems. Private
Implantable Provider Group 02010-02-1717 February 2010 Implanted devices management services. Private
Isilon 02002-07-033 July 2002 Modular network storage solutions designed for large digital files. IPO and later acquired by EMC Corporation
ITA Software 02006-01-066 January 2006 Airfare pricing and shopping software. Acquired by Google
Jajah 02005-11-044 November 2005 Consumer VoIP services. Acquired by Telefonica
Jawbone (headset) 02007-08-3131 August 2007 Bluetooth headsets. Private
Jigsee 02011-03-1616 March 2011 Enterprise VOD services. Private
Jive Software 02007-08-099 August 2007 Enterprise 2.0 collaboration software. Private
JustDial 02009-06-1919 June 2009 Local search engine in India. Private
K12 Techno 02010-05-2424 May 2010 Education system services. Private
Kayak.com 02004-12-1717 December 2004 Travel search services. Private
Kenshoo 02007-12-1111 December 2007 Search Engine Marketing Platform. Private
Klarna 02010-05-055 May 2010 E-commerce payment solutions. Private
Knowlarity Communications 02011-11-011 November 2011 Cloud Telephony Private
Lakoo 02010-06-077 June 2010 Mobile gaming software. Private
Le Gaga 02006-04-2727 April 2006 Produce distribution services. IPO
LinkedIn 02003-11-077 November 2003 Online network that helps you find and be found by former colleagues. IPO
LogLogic 02003-10-2727 October 2003 Log data systems. Private
Loopt 02005-11-022 November 2005 Mobile social networking services. Private
Lovable 02011-11-022 November 2011 Women's intimate apparel. IPO
Luxim 02003-08-033 August 2003 Solid state high intensity light source technology. Private
LSI Logic 01981-01-2020 January 1981 Provider of silicon, systems and software technologies. IPO
Mahalo.com 02006-12-1414 December 2006 Human powered search services. Private
MarkLogic 02003-02-2525 February 2003 Database software for unstructured information. Private
Masa Maso 02009-11-2020 November 2009 Online clothing retailer. Private
Mecox Lane 02007-12-2828 December 2007 Mail order services. IPO
MedExpress 02010-09-2121 September 2010 Urgent medical care services. Private
Meebo 02005-12-1515 December 2005 Instant messaging services. Private
Mellanox Technologies 01999-06-011 June 1999 Provider of InfiniBand technology. IPO
MeLLmo 02011-09-1515 September 2011 Mobile business intelligence data visualization app provider. Private
The Melt 02010-07-2020 July 2010 Quick service restaurants. Private
Meraki 02006-12-2727 December 2006 Mesh wireless networking. Private
Merlin Securities 02007-12-1212 December 2007 Prime brokerage services, trading and reporting technology for hedge funds. Private
Metaswitch 02008-01-077 January 2008 Telephony hardware and networking protocols. Private
Microchip Technology 01989-04-066 April 1989 Manufacturer of microcontroller, memory and analog semiconductors. IPO
Micromax 02010-09-1717 September 2010 Mobile handset devices. Private
Mintigo 02010-02-022 February 2010 Market research services. Private
Mixpanel 02011-04-2828 April 2011 Real-time web app analytics services. Private
Netezza 02003-07-1010 July 2003 Provider of enterprise data warehouse appliances. IPO and acquired by IBM in 2010
Netscreen 01998-05-2121 May 1998 Networking and security solutions. IPO and later acquired by Juniper Networks, Inc.
NetApp 01994-09-2323 September 1994 Provides an integrated solution that enables storage, delivery, and management of network data. IPO
Nimble Storage 02010-12-011 December 2010 Integrated Primary/Backup storage solution, optimized with SSDs. Private
Nimbula 02010-10-2929 October 2010 Cloud Infrastructure Software. Private
NVIDIA 01993-07-022 July 1993 Technologies for video cards, graphics cards, notebooks, workstations, and desktop PCs. IPO
OkayBuy 02009-10-2323 October 2009 Online shoe retailer. Private
Onavo 02011-04-011 April 2011 Mobile data management services. Private
OpenDNS 02009-06-3030 June 2009 Provides free security and infrastructure services that make the internet safer through integrated web content filtering, anti-phishing and DNS. Private
Outright 02009-11-022 November 2009 Small business bookkeeping services. Private
Paypal 01999-08-022 August 1999 Internet payment services. IPO and later acquired by eBay
Peak Sport 02007-07-1313 July 2007 Sports foot wear, apparel & equipment. IPO
Personetics 02011-04-1414 April 2011 Financial services customer care solutions. Private
Plaxo 02002-03-011 March 2002 Address book services. Acquired by Comcast in 2008.
Pixelworks 01998-04-2929 April 1998 Designs, develops and markets highly integrated system-on-a-chip solutions for broadband communications. IPO
PMC-Sierra 01984-01-1111 January 1984 Broadband communications and storage chips. IPO
Pocket Gems 02010-07-1616 July 2010 Touch based gaming services. Private
Pontis 02006-12-1414 December 2006 Carrier integrated marketing software. Private
Prudent Energy 02010-02-1111 February 2010 Energy storage systems. Private
Pure Digital Technologies 02005-03-033 March 2005 Digital imaging systems, including the Flip Video family of digital camcorders. Acquired by Cisco.
Qihoo 02006-01-2525 January 2006 Mobile & internet search software. IPO
Qualtrics 02012-05-1515 May 2012 Online survey software and data collection Private
Quick Heal Technologies 02010-08-1010 August 2010 Computer security software. Private
Rackspace 02000-03-2828 March 2000 Managed hosting service provider. IPO
Rayspan 02007-06-1515 June 2007 Metamaterial air interface systems. Private
Renhe 02007-12-2828 December 2007 Commercial property development services. IPO
RingCentral 02006-12-088 December 2006 Small business telecommunications services. Private
RockYou 02007-01-099 January 2007 Slideshow widgets. Private
Ruckus 02002-11-044 November 2002 Smart Wi-Fi systems. Private
Satellier 02000-01-012000 Outsourced AEC design services. Private
Satnav Technologies 02008-05-2828 May 2008 Mobile mapping and navigation services. Private
SCIOinspire 02007-12-1717 December 2007 Healthcare accounting services. Private
Sencha 02009-10-1616 October 2009 Web application development software. Private
Service-now.com 02009-11-2525 November 2009 On-demand IT service management solutions. Private
Shenghui 02010-09-2727 September 2010 Lighting and electronics products. Private
Silent Communication 02007-11-01November 2007 Call completion services for mobile operators. Private
SINA 02010-11-2424 November 2010 Online media and MVAS services. IPO
Snaptu 02009-12-01December 2009 Consumer applications for mass-market mobile phones. Private
Sourcebits 02011-05-01May 2011 Mobile Application Development Services. Private
Sourcefire 02004-01-1616 January 2004 Network security. IPO
Sparkle Roll 02009-12-099 December 2009 Multi-brand luxury goods services. IPO
Square 02011-01-1010 January 2011 Mobile payment software. Private
Stardoll 02006-06-1515 June 2006 Girls social networking. Private
Star Health 02010-12-3131 December 2010 Health insurance services. Private
Stella & Dot 02010-11-2424 November 2010 Boutique jewelry and accessories. Private
Storwize 02007-06-011 June 2007 Storage compression systems. Acquired by IBM
StoveKraft 02010-01-232010 Kitchen appliances. Private
Sugar Inc. 02006-09-1212 September 2006 Women's publishing. Private
SunRun 02010-06-2525 June 2010 Residential home solar services. Private
SupplierMarket.com 01999-06-2525 June 1999 Strategic Sourcing. Acquired by Ariba
Taykey 02010-05-1717 May 2010 Advertising targeting services. Private
Tokbox 02007-08-033 August 2007 Video communications services. Private
Tong Meng 02010-06-1616 June 2010 Children's entertainment services. Private
Tula Technology Inc. 02011-05-044 May 2011 Engine efficiency. Private
Trulia 02007-05-077 May 2007 Real estate search services. Private
Tumblr 02010-12-033 December 2010 Microblogging internet platform. Private
Tuniu 02011-03-2222 March 2011 Travel tour booking services. Private
Ujjivan 02008-12-011 December 2008 Microfinance services. Private
Unity Technologies 02009-10-2020 October 2009 Game development software. Private
Virident Systems 02010-11-1212 November 2010 Enterprise flash-based storage systems. Private
Visual Tao 02009-05-1212 May 2009 SaaS technologies that enable users to edit 2D and 3D CAD and geospatial data from every internet enabled machine. Private
Widgetbox 02007-05-011 May 2007 Widget marketplace services. Private
Xoom Corporation 02003-12-1919 December 2003 Global money transfer services. Private
Yahoo! 01995-04-055 April 1995 Web Portal. IPO
YouTube 02005-10-2121 October 2005 Hosts user-generated videos. Acquired by Google
Yodlee 01999-10-01October 1999 Online data aggregation and online Bill Pay service provider. Private
Zappos.com 02004-10-1515 October 2004 Online Retailer Acquired by Amazon.com
Zirmed 02009-12-022 December 2009 Healthcare billing services. Private
Zhongchi 02011-02-099 February 2011 Water treatment plants. Private

See also

References

  1. ^ Geron, Tomio (October 25, 2009) http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/10/25/sequoia-capital-charges-hard-through-recession/
  2. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120874359166230199.html
  3. ^ Miller, Clarie Cain (October 10, 2008) http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/rip-good-times-sequoia-capital-warns/
  4. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/10/technology/10payday.html
  5. ^ Maher, Rory (March 16, 2009) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/16/AR2009031602602.html
  6. ^ Crunchbase profile
  7. ^ Sequoia Capital website http://www.sequoiacap.com/us/public
  8. ^ http://www.sequoiacap.com
  9. ^ http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/sequoia-capital
  10. ^ Schmidt, Eric (May 3, 2007) http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1616199,00.html
  11. ^ Sequoia Captial website
  12. ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=22903

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