
Investments
2003Portfolio Exits
428Funds
153Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
2About Sequoia Capital
Sequoia is a venture capital firm with offices in the US, China, India, and Israel. The firm partners with companies across all sectors and stages of growth. Sequoia was founded by Don Valentine in 1972.

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Latest Sequoia Capital News
Feb 2, 2023
February 02, 2023, Updated on : Thu Feb 02 2023 07:51:08 GMT+0000 The startup will use the funding to strengthen product offerings, add new functionalities, expand sales presence globally, build channel partnerships, and strengthen marketing. +0 Share on Freight rate management SaaS platform, Freightify, has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from TMV and Alteria Capital as well as existing investors Nordic Eye Venture Capital and Motion Ventures. The round involves a mixture of equity and debt. It will use the funding to strengthen product offerings and add new functionalities, expand sales presence globally, build channel partnerships, strengthen marketing to drive growth, and increase brand awareness globally as it expands into new geographies and segments. The firm will also be actively hiring across geographies, especially Chennai. “The freight forwarding industry is a cornerstone of the global trade economy and despite the massive size, much of the industry remains constrained by manual processes and runs on paper, Excel sheets, and phone calls," said Mayank Porwal, VP, Sequoia India. "Freightify, a vertical SaaS platform, is solving this problem by helping freight forwarders automate rate management and make everyday operational workflows fast and efficient so that they can focus on serving customers and growing their business," he added. The company has previously raised $2.5 million in funding, bringing the total to $14.5 million raised so far. Freightify’s SaaS platform allows freight forwarders to procure, manage, and quote freight prices (including all possible ancillary charges) in less than two minutes. Forwarders can create a digital storefront to serve customers better. It includes track and trace solutions that help freight forwarders in getting live locations of vessels and automated milestones within seconds. At present, more than 200 freight forwarding companies providing global logistics services—across 45 countries—use Freightify to digitise their business. Headquartered in Singapore with a development team in Chennai, Freightify was founded in 2016 by Raghavendran Viswanathan, who has worked in logistics, supply chain, and freight management with companies such as DHL and Panalpina. Raghavendran said his mission is to democratise technology for freight forwarders. "We solve their challenges through our comprehensive SaaS platform, giving them and their customers a live pricing platform like the ones used by travellers to compare airfares, showing real-time rates on a single screen.” Freightify has been expanding rapidly across Europe, Australia and key regions in Asia Pacific, and is currently expanding in North America. Edited by Teja Lele
Sequoia Capital Investments
2,003 Investments
Sequoia Capital has made 2,003 investments. Their latest investment was in Freightify as part of their Series A on February 2, 2023.

Sequoia Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/2/2023 | Series A | Freightify | Yes | 18 | ||
1/25/2023 | Series B | Rigi | $12.5M | Yes | Accel, Amit Kumar Agarwal, Chakradhar Gade, Elevation Capital, Kunal Shah, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sequoia Capital, Sharan Hegde, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 10 |
1/17/2023 | Series A | CloseFactor | $15M | No | 9 | |
1/12/2023 | Series B | |||||
1/5/2023 | Series A - II |
Date | 2/2/2023 | 1/25/2023 | 1/17/2023 | 1/12/2023 | 1/5/2023 |
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Round | Series A | Series B | Series A | Series B | Series A - II |
Company | Freightify | Rigi | CloseFactor | ||
Amount | $12.5M | $15M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Accel, Amit Kumar Agarwal, Chakradhar Gade, Elevation Capital, Kunal Shah, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sequoia Capital, Sharan Hegde, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 18 | 10 | 9 |
Sequoia Capital Portfolio Exits
428 Portfolio Exits
Sequoia Capital has 428 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Evernote on November 16, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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11/16/2022 | Acquired | 14 | |||
9/15/2022 | Acquired | 178 | |||
9/6/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Sequoia Capital Acquisitions
5 Acquisitions
Sequoia Capital acquired 5 companies. Their latest acquisition was First Republic Bank on July 01, 2010.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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7/1/2010 | Management Buyout | 2 | ||||
9/12/2006 | Private Equity | |||||
12/15/1994 | Growth Equity | |||||
10/1/1988 | ||||||
3/6/1986 | Series B |
Date | 7/1/2010 | 9/12/2006 | 12/15/1994 | 10/1/1988 | 3/6/1986 |
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Investment Stage | Private Equity | Growth Equity | Series B | ||
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Note | Management Buyout | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Sequoia Capital Fund History
153 Fund Histories
Sequoia Capital has 153 funds, including Sequoia SEA Fund I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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6/14/2022 | Sequoia SEA Fund I | $850M | 2 | ||
2/27/2021 | Sequoia Capital Seed Fund IV | $195M | 1 | ||
12/24/2020 | Sequoia Capital China GGF Affiliate I | $10M | 1 | ||
2/18/2020 | Sequoia Capital China Venture Partners Fund VII | ||||
2/18/2020 | Sequoia Capital U.S. Growth VIII Principals Fund |
Closing Date | 6/14/2022 | 2/27/2021 | 12/24/2020 | 2/18/2020 | 2/18/2020 |
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Fund | Sequoia SEA Fund I | Sequoia Capital Seed Fund IV | Sequoia Capital China GGF Affiliate I | Sequoia Capital China Venture Partners Fund VII | Sequoia Capital U.S. Growth VIII Principals Fund |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $850M | $195M | $10M | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Sequoia Capital Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Sequoia Capital has 10 strategic partners and customers. Sequoia Capital recently partnered with Virtu Financial on June 6, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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6/7/2022 | Partner | United States | Citadel Securities , Virtu Financial , and Sequoia Capital join forces to build crypto trading ecosystem for retail brokerages . | 1 | |
11/1/2021 | Partner | Brazil | Nubank and Sequoia reportedly to invest in Latin American startups In the prospectus for its initial public offering of shares released on Monday , Nubank said it is eyeing investments in sectors such as healthcare , e-commerce , and telecommunications , but did not disclose the partnership with Sequoia Capital . | 2 | |
4/28/2020 | Partner | Starbucks partners with Sequoia Capital to make investments in mainland China Starbucks Corp. has struck up a partnership with Sequoia Capital 's China investment arm to make strategic investments in mainland China . | 2 | ||
4/28/2020 | Partner | ||||
4/1/2018 | Partner |
Date | 6/7/2022 | 11/1/2021 | 4/28/2020 | 4/28/2020 | 4/1/2018 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | Brazil | |||
News Snippet | Citadel Securities , Virtu Financial , and Sequoia Capital join forces to build crypto trading ecosystem for retail brokerages . | Nubank and Sequoia reportedly to invest in Latin American startups In the prospectus for its initial public offering of shares released on Monday , Nubank said it is eyeing investments in sectors such as healthcare , e-commerce , and telecommunications , but did not disclose the partnership with Sequoia Capital . | Starbucks partners with Sequoia Capital to make investments in mainland China Starbucks Corp. has struck up a partnership with Sequoia Capital 's China investment arm to make strategic investments in mainland China . | ||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Sequoia Capital Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Sequoia Capital has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Sequoia Capital Team
35 Team Members
Sequoia Capital has 35 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Christopher Lyle | Google, Bain Capital, Walt Disney Enterprises, and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | Founder | Current |
Name | Christopher Lyle | ||||
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Work History | Google, Bain Capital, Walt Disney Enterprises, and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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