Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies from idea to IPO and beyond. Founded in 1972 by Don Valentine in what became Silicon Valley, the firm made its first investments from a $3 million fund, including early stakes in Apple and Atari (per firm Our History page). It focuses on seed, early-stage, and growth investments primarily in technology sectors. In 2021, for its U.S./Europe business, Sequoia restructured around The Sequoia Capital Fund, an open-ended vehicle holding public positions that allocates to closed-end sub-funds across stages from inception to IPO, enabling longer-term partnerships without traditional 10-year fund cycles (per firm article dated October 26, 2021). The firm invests primarily on behalf of nonprofits and endowments such as the Ford Foundation and Boston Children’s Hospital (per firm Our History page). It is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC (CRD #157373). Headquarters are at 2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 101, Menlo Park, California (per Form ADV). As of December 31, 2025, it reported approximately $82.2 billion in regulatory assets under management, all discretionary (per Form ADV of Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC).