Venture capital
Sequoia Capital
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Outlier founders building the next defining companies. Largest, most concentrated network in venture.
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Check size
$500,000 to $50,000,000
Founder segments
Ideal fit
Founder we back
Pattern-matched outlier with a non-consensus insight and the ability to recruit world-class talent.
Company we back
Venture-scale market, defensible moat, $100M+ revenue trajectory within 5-7 years.
Portfolio anchors
How to reach them
Warm intro from a Sequoia portfolio founder is the strongest signal. Cold pitches via Arc are read but rarely funded.
Known weaknesses
- Bias toward repeat or pattern-matched founders
- Extremely competitive
- Best fit at hyper-growth, not early traction
Outreach starter
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Subject: {{idea name}}: {{one-line description}}
Hi Sequoia Capital,
I'm {{founder name}}, building {{idea name}}.
In one line: {{one-line description}}
Where we are today: {{1-2 sentences of traction}}
We are raising {{ask amount}}. Saw your work with Stripe — that's the closest analog to what we're building, which is why I'm reaching out to you specifically.
Deck and demo: {{website url}}
Worth a 20-minute conversation?
{{founder name}}Fill in: idea name, one-line description, founder name, 1-2 sentences of traction, ask amount, website url
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