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Peak XV’s Piyush Gupta is leaving firm to start own secondary-focused VC fund
Piyush Gupta, one of the operating leaders at Peak XV Partners, is leaving the firm at the end of this month to start his own fund, four people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Gupta joined Peak XV, formerly known as Sequoia Capital India & SEA, in 2017, leading the influential venture firm’s strategic development…
Sequoia splits China and India arms from US mothership to avoid ‘portfolio conflict’ and ‘market confusion’
Sequoia plans to split into three entities — Sequoia Capital in the U.S. and Europe, Peak XV Partners in India and Southeast Asia, and HongShan in China — as the…
Sequoia-backed Zamp Finance makes it easier for businesses to invest in US Treasury Bills
Sequoia-backed Zamp Finance simplifies the process for businesses to invest their excess capital in US Treasury bills.
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Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia
On a recent winter morning in New Delhi, Rajan Anandan and Pieter Kemps were pacing the floor of a five-star hotel, quizzing a group of over two dozen young startup founders about their goals. One founder set eyes on getting the most downloads in the mobile gaming category. Another pledged to reach an annual recurring…
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Dispatch from Bangalore, end of 2022 edition
In 2014, Prayank Swaroop made a pitch to the storied venture firm Accel, where he worked as an associate, about future marketplaces in India. At the time, Flipkart and Snapdeal were the only two e-commerce startups in India that had shown a semblance of scale. Swaroop made a case that as more Indians come online,…
Sequoia India and SEA taps international operators to help startups launch and expand overseas
Sequoia India and Southeast Asia has launched a new program to help its portfolio’s early-stage founders connect with international operators who can help the startups expand to new markets, the…
MoHash raises $6M seed funding to bring sustainable, stable yields to DeFi
The recent collapse of UST has once again demonstrated that many of the so-called stablecoins in the web3 world today are tied to high-risk and often unsustainable assets. As decentralized…
Sequoia India and Southeast Asia broadens check range for early-stage Surge program
Sequoia India and Southeast Asia is broadening the range of its check size for the Surge program as the storied venture firm attempts to make its seed investments more “relevant…
Millions of Indians each year assemble virtual sports teams, placing their hopes on the players they pick to perform exceedingly well in real-world matches. If the predictions are right, users…