Sequoia Capital

High Global Public Record

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Global Venture Capital Firm

Data Confidence: 78% · Sources: 3 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: Undisclosed — estimated significant wealth
Reach ▲: 3.5B people
Power ▲: Sequoia Capital manages over $80 billion in assets under management, deploying capital through vehicles like its open-ended Sequoia Capital Fund with check sizes reaching up to $150 million for growth-stage technology enterprises.
Influence ▲: By providing early-stage capital to technology titans including Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc., Airbnb, Inc., and Nvidia Corporation, Sequoia's investment choices have reshaped consumer software, hardware, and artificial intelligence markets.
Network ▲: Under senior managing partner Roelof Botha, Sequoia maintains a deeply connected venture network linking Silicon Valley founders, university endowments, institutional limited partners, and tech executives worldwide.
Legacy ▲: Since its creation in 1972 by Don Valentine, Sequoia pioneered early Silicon Valley venture investing and pioneered modern evergreen fund structures while driving historic tech exits.
Trajectory ▲: Stable — first assessment on record.

Power Trajectory

Tracked on ApexHierarchy since first profiled — not the entity's full real-world history.

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About

Founded in 1972 by Don Valentine in Menlo Park, California, Sequoia Capital is a premier venture capital firm specializing in seed, early-stage, and growth-stage investments in technology enterprises. Over five decades, the firm has provided early venture backing to category-defining companies including Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Stripe, Inc., and Nvidia Corporation. Managing partner Roelof Botha leads the firm, which manages over $80 billion in assets under management across its global investment operations.