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  • Saturday, 24 February, 2024
    News in-depth
    How Klarna’s boardroom spat exposed a schism at Sequoia Capital

    Tension between past and present leaders of Silicon Valley’s premier venture group have spilled into the open

    A montage of Michael Moritz and Roelof Botha with the Sequoia Capital logo in the background
  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    Sequoia abandons effort to oust Michael Moritz from Klarna board

    Silicon Valley VC firm says it fully supports its former partner ‘upon a fuller assessment’

    Michael Moritz
  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    Due Diligence
    Friends now, foes later: Sequoia’s drama at Klarna Premium content

    Plus, a UK electronics retailer sparks a cross-border bidding war and meet the auditors that signed off on China Evergrande

  • Saturday, 17 February, 2024
    Sequoia looks to oust Moritz from Klarna in boardroom dispute

    Discontent over governance puts pressure on CEO of buy now, pay later pioneer as it prepares for IPO

  • Thursday, 8 February, 2024
    US-China relations
    US House panel accuses VC firms of aiding Chinese military and genocide

    Sequoia, Qualcomm and GGV among investment groups cited in congressional China committee report

    A hearing before the  House of Representatives China committee
  • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
    US-China relations
    US House panel probes Sequoia’s Chinese tech investments

    Scrutiny of California VC firm comes amid mounting tension between Washington and Beijing

    A montage of the Sequoia logo and US and China bank notes
  • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
    HongShan
    Neil Shen plots global expansion for Sequoia’s China spin-off

    Venture capital firm plots future outside China after split with Silicon Valley giant

    Neil Shen speaking into two microphones
  • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
    Due Diligence
    Can Sequoia get its spark back? Premium content

    Plus, CVC bets on infrastructure and Arm’s target IPO valuation faces sceptical investors

    The Due Diligence logo
  • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
    News in-depth
    Investors raise questions after Sequoia Capital’s turbulent year

    Silicon Valley’s premier venture firm undergoes ‘profound change’ after China splits and soured bets on FTX and Twitter

    Montage of Roelof Botha and various corporate logos
  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    Brookfield Asset Management Inc
    Brookfield and Sequoia offshoot launch fund to target cut-priced start-ups

    Pinegrove Capital hopes to take advantage of plunging valuations of venture-backed groups

    Bruce Flatt
  • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
    Sequoia Capital cuts back fund for crypto investments

    Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm has been retrenching amid sharp reversal in private markets

  • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
    Due Diligence
    Microsoft takes merger arbs for a ride Premium content

    Plus, Michael Moritz moves on from Sequoia, and Blackstone’s trillion-dollar milestone

    The Due Diligence logo
  • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
    Michael Moritz
    Michael Moritz leaves Sequoia Capital after almost 40 years

    Departure from start-up dealmaking follows venture capital group announcing plan to split off its China and India units

    Michael Moritz
  • Sunday, 9 July, 2023
    Sequoia China’s push into Singapore sets up fight against Indian arm

    Plans to expand into south-east Asia dealmaking from city-state puts it in direct competition with India-based Peak XV

    Neil Shen
  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    News in-depth
    How US-China tensions shattered Sequoia’s venture capital empire

    Silicon Valley VC group’s lucrative foray into rival nation ends as geopolitical tensions flare up

    Montage of US/Chinese bills
  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    US venture capital giant Sequoia to split off China business

    Group plans to break up into three entities following Beijing’s campaign to rein in country’s largest tech companies

    Neil Shen, founding and managing partner of Sequoia Capital China
  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
    Sequoia Capital to spin off its China business

    Dam break gives Russia a new weapon in Ukraine war

  • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
    Sequoia walks away from crime app Citizen amid funding crunch

    Investor abandons start-up over fundraising that has massively diluted its shareholding, as Silicon Valley VCs re-evaluate deals

    coomposite image of Citizen app and Sequoia logo
  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    Sam Bankman-Fried
    FTX boss invested in Paradigm fund that backed his crypto exchange

    Court documents shed light on Sam Bankman-Fried’s circular transactions

    Sam Bankman-Fried
  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    Sam Bankman-Fried is not very good at League of Legends

    Wasting your time and ours on video games for the sake of historical completeness

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    Bankman-Fried invested in venture capital backers of his FTX exchange

    Founder of struggling crypto businesses placed hundreds of millions with Sequoia and other firms

    Sam Bankman-Fried
  • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
    News in-depthNeil Shen
    Neil Shen’s Sequoia China seeks ‘politically correct’ investment strategy

    Billionaire founder of powerful VC firm raises $9bn tech fund with a plan aligned to Beijing’s policy goals

    Neil Shen
  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    Sequoia targets $9bn China fundraising despite tech crackdown

    Funding round comes as global investors retreat over country’s zero-Covid policy and regulatory onslaught

    Neil Shen, founder and managing partner of Sequoia Capital China
  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
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    Bowie bonds; techpocalypse; Calderwood musings; etc

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
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    The wages of Masayoshi Son as tech falls Premium content

    Tether’s Bahamas bank, Top Gun’s top takings, Xiaomi’s new TVs

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