Sequoia Capital

Founded in 1972 by Don Valentine, a former Fairchild Semiconductor sales executive often called the "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital," Sequoia was there for the first wave of the personal computer era, providing early funding to Apple and Atari. Over five decades it has repeated that pattern again and again - Google, PayPal, and Nvidia among them - building a reputation as the industry's steadiest and most consistent winner across multiple technology cycles.

$56B+ AUM 82/100 Power Score™ 1972 Founded Menlo Park, CA
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Signature Exit

Nvidia - an early investor that rode the company to become one of the most valuable in the world

Key Partners & Leadership

Founder (1972)
Senior Steward, Global Managing Partner
Managing Partner

Firm Timeline

1972
Don Valentine, a former Fairchild Semiconductor sales executive, founds the firm in Menlo Park.
1978
Becomes an early backer of Apple, one of the defining investments of Silicon Valley's first tech boom.
2005
Makes an early bet on Nvidia, decades before the chipmaker became one of the world's most valuable companies.
2023
Splits into three independent firms - Sequoia Capital, Peak XV Partners (India/Southeast Asia), and HongShan (China).

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