Sequoia Capital
Organization
Key facts about this entity
Entity type: Organization
Schema.org type: Corporation
Country: United States
Headquarters: Menlo Park, United States
Founded: 1972
Founder: Don Valentine
Sector: Venture capital — technology (early to growth stage)
Notable DACH portfolio: Trade Republic (led $900M Series C May 2021 at $5.3B valuation; increased stake in Dec 2025 secondary)
Official website: https://www.sequoiacap.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sequoia-capital
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_Capital
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1306695
Entity Profile
Overview
Sequoia Capital is a US venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Don Valentine, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, that invests across early- and growth-stage technology companies globally.
What it is
Sequoia Capital was founded in 1972 by Don Valentine and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm invests across early- and growth-stage technology companies and has historically backed a broad set of US technology firms across consumer, enterprise software, financial services and infrastructure.
DACH relevance and Startuprad.io coverage
Sequoia Capital is one of the longest-established venture capital firms in the technology industry and a defining reference brand for growth-stage technology investment. Its participation in Trade Republic — leading the $900 million Series C in May 2021 at a $5.3 billion valuation — marked one of the largest single US venture rounds into a German FinTech company at that date and remains a reference case for European neobroker financing.
Public source context
Public information on Sequoia Capital used for this record is drawn from its official https://www.sequoiacap.com , its https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_Capital and https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1306695 , and public reporting on the Trade Republic secondary transaction of 17 December 2025.
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