Jasdeep Cheema, @AntilVaibhav & @prashantmahajan are ushering in a new era of #privacybydesign. @abhishek_mohan & @Sid_1_0 write about why we're excited to partner with @PrivadoHQ! sequoiacap.com/india/article/

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Ghazal Alagh

@GhazalAlagh

Jul 29

Hello #Mumbaikars! We’re bringing the

@mamaearthindia

experience for the first time to you with our exclusive Store Launch today🥳. Looking forward to seeing your cheery faces and spreading a little goodness around Mumbai ✨ See you at the Infiniti Malad Mall from 5-6 PM!

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Gaurav

@gaurav_irma

Apr 18

Last 15 years, being a part of 4 start up and having seen over 3000 Companies very closely, first as their lender and now as their platform partner, this is by far the single biggest risk. You can get through execution Issues and credit risk but goverance risk is fatal.

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Governance, processes and transparency are bedrocks of a sustainable business. Indian public markets attach high premiums for strong corporate governance so it’s actually in favor of founders, CEOs and companies to focus on it.

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Ghazal Alagh

@GhazalAlagh

Mar 27

Nice guys finish last : Well not anymore. Doing well by doing good, that’s our mantra as a company. We strongly believe that everyone cares for making a difference to the society. We have ensured that as part of

@mamaearthindia

core, 2.03 lac trees planted millions more to go.

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@Toplynehq

Dec 13, 2021

Everybody asks where's Waldo but nobody ever asks how's Waldo

Toplyne

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Amrut Rajkarne

@746watt

Dec 8, 2021

#SequoiaSpark Cohort 01 reveal. Super excited to closely work with these incredible women founders building rocket-ships 🚀 🚀 for India, SEA, MENA and the world! #SparkTheFlame #ChangeTheGame @Sequoia_India

@prachipawaar

@i_sakshichopra

@kriti_kg

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@SequoiaIndiaSEA

Dec 8, 2021

“These women are defying gravity, refusing to let anyone define who they are. They are all incredibly focused, hungry, ambitious, and resilient.” Presenting, #Spark01. #SparkTheFlame #SequoiaSpark india.sequoiacap.com/build/meet-the

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Ruchin ツ

@Ruchin_Kulkarni

Sep 28, 2021

Building a product isn't easy. Earlier this yr, building one remotely felt impossible! We were struggling to collaborate async, share ideas, iterate... That's when

@loom

changed the game for us! We've been fans ever since 🚀🙏🏻

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@Ruchin_Kulkarni

Sep 21, 2021

We spend 33% of our lives sleeping, 20% working, 10% watching TV, 6% driving, and 5% eating, leaving us with 18-20 yrs to "live our lives"! For $30/mo what

@Superhuman

truly sells is the gift of more time 😌... today's

@Toplynehq

blog!👇🏻 #plg

@rahulvohra

topofthelyne.co

How Superhuman monetized time! The world's rarest resource

A deep dive into the three-pronged strategy that raised Superhuman to product-market fit!

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Tejeshwi Sharma

@tejeshwi_sharma

Sep 21, 2021

Small is the new big ! In future, small businesses will have access to same resources / technology as large companies.

@FloBizOfficial

is accelerating that future. Amen! @Sequoia_India sequoiacap.com/india/build/fl

Super excited for the journey ahead with

@FloBizOfficial

team. #BuildingForBharat #SMEs

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We are extremely glad to announce our $31M Series B round led by @Sequoia_India and Think Investments with participation from existing investors @ElevCap and @beenextVC #funding #fundingalert #VentureCapital #startups

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@Ruchin_Kulkarni

Sep 14, 2021

Every time a new tech role is born so is a Salesforce-like behemoth!🚀 Inbound marketers led to

, Designers to

, API devs to

... &

and

are building just that for product managers! Here's how...🧵👇🏻 #plg buff.ly/3AoFWO1

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It's insane that

scaled to $70M ARR with just ~7 salespeople! Here's how

@TopeAwotona

and his team of #PLG ninjas 🥷🏻 got 50k+ customers, scaled to $100M+ ARR, and plan to get to a billion dollars of revenue!! 🚀

toplyne.io

How Calendly will scale to $1B ARR

A deep dive on the 'feature' that brings home $100M in ARR and the strategies that will get them to $1B!

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has promoted five of its executives to the position of managing director, as the marquee VC fund bulks up its leadership team amid unprecedented dealmaking in India's startup ecosystem.

economictimes.indiatimes.com

Sequoia elevates five execs to managing director position

Ashish Agarwal and Harshjit Sethi from Sequoia Capitals venture team, and Tejeshwi Sharma, Ishaan Mittal and Sakshi Chopra from the growth team will be elevated to managing-director rank.

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Ishaan Mittal

@Ishaanmittal2

Jul 26, 2021

Delighted to further our partnership with

@GhazalAlagh

@VarunAlagh

as they disrupt the massive FMCG market and continue to build

@mamaearthindia

and

@thedermaco

into market leading personal care brands. @Sequoia_India

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Mamaearth raises $50 million in a funding round led by Sofina Ventures, valuing it at $730 million. This is more than double the $300 million it was valued at nine months ago. by @payas_08 | #startup #funding @mamaearthindia moneycontrol.com/news/business/

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Ruchin ツ

@Ruchin_Kulkarni

Jul 27, 2021

In a world desperately in the need of more developers,

@getpostman

's mission to create net new developers for the world is absolutely inspiring! Here's a story of how Postman built a growing community of 15M+ users! buff.ly/3zGlk2N

@a85

@sobtiankit

@abhijit_kane

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Ruchin ツ

@Ruchin_Kulkarni

Jul 20, 2021

Super interesting read on the art, science, and engineering that went into building

@figmadesign

's $10B GTM engine ... by our very own

@ArjunRakeshKO

! 🚀 #plg

@Toplynehq

blog.toplyne.io/how-figma-buil

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Ishaan Mittal

@Ishaanmittal2

Jul 2, 2021

Delighted to partner with Kamesh & team ⁦

@heydigit

⁩ as they build an enduring insurance business by using tech to launch innovative products, simply processes & deliver excellent customer exp ⁦@Sequoia_India⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦

@Surajtweeet

⁩

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Digit Insurance raises new funds from Sequoia, others at $3.5 billion valuation

The Digit Insurance funding comes at a time when rival insurtech startup Acko is said to be in advanced talks to raise $200 million to become a unicorn, thus underscoring the heightened investor...

Suraj Agarwalla

@Surajtweeet

Jul 6, 2021

If you are building kick-ass products for the world but still wondering why its not converting to Sales?

@Ruchin_Kulkarni

and

@rishenkapoor

@Toplynehq

have something interesting for you.

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Toplyne

@Toplynehq

Jul 6, 2021

Our journey from leaving Sequoia to building for the product-led world. buff.ly/3dMmeCx

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@Toplynehq

Jul 6, 2021

Our journey from leaving Sequoia to building for the product-led world. buff.ly/3dMmeCx

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⁩ is one of the fastest Indian FMCG brand ever to reach Rs500 Cr revenue run rate milestone - in just 4 years! Come join this awesome team!!⁩ ⁦

⁩ ⁦

⁩ ⁦@Sequoia_India⁩ ⁦

⁩

Mamaearth to hire 200 people this year, crosses Rs 500 Cr revenue run rate

Mamaearth Co-founder and CEO Varun Alagh said the company is looking to have around 500 team members by the end of this year.

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Thrilled to announce

’s Series D to further our mission to make world-class manufacturing more accessible and catalyze digital transformation for the world’s leading innovators, industrial companies and consumer brands! 🚀⚙️

techcrunch.com

India's Zetwerk raises $120 million to scale its B2B marketplace for manufacturing parts

When you want to buy a refrigerator or a television, you can walk to the nearby electronics store or visit an e-commerce website like Amazon. But where do you go when you’re looking for parts of a...

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Sequoia India & Southeast Asia

@SequoiaIndiaSEA

Feb 2, 2021

The first #IPO of 2021! 21 years of grit & passion behind that 10-second countdown. An incredible moment not just for @hjalan_indigo,

@indigopaints

& the @sequoia_india family but also for India’s thriving #startup ecosystem. 🤩

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Sakshi Chopra

@i_sakshichopra

Feb 2, 2021

Today's IPO marks a milestone in

@indigopaints

journey that tells a tale of courage, conviction, and outstanding performance. We @Sequoia_India feel privileged to have partnered with @hjalan_indigo in this dream run

@gvravishankar

May the next few decades be even more glorious!

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@SequoiaIndiaSEA

Feb 2, 2021

Hemant Jalan, who has spent 21 yrs building @indigopaints, always describes the company’s journey as a marathon, not a sprint, writes @i_sakshichopra. Congratulations to @hjalan_indigo & the entire Indigo team on today’s #IPO! sequoiacap.com/india/build/in

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sushant sareen

@sushantsareen

Jan 26, 2021

Time to say it. This romanticisation of farmers is utterly brainless. They do no favour to anyone by farming. No one owes them anything. They farm because thats what they do. Others are tailors, barbers, industrialists, doctors, engineers, shopkeepers, labourers, builders etc

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Tejeshwi Sharma

@tejeshwi_sharma

Sep 24, 2020

One of our associates pulled out an astounding piece of data on start up employment. 1.5M direct jobs. Along with contracted workers, 2M+ find a livelihood in the ecosystem. And we are still getting started. For calibration, IT services employs ~4M people in India.

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Sequoia India & Southeast Asia

@SequoiaIndiaSEA

Aug 6, 2020

Thank you Minister

@nsitharaman

for giving us the opportunity to share @Sequoia_India’s growth story & commitment to India. We look forward to partnering with the govt. in serving the startup ecosystem & accelerating India's journey towards becoming a hub for world-class startups

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NSitharamanOffice

@nsitharamanoffc

Aug 6, 2020

Smt @nsitharaman interacts with the senior officials of Sequoia Capital India via video conferencing.

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Mamaearth

@mamaearthindia

Aug 4, 2020

The rich goodness of Onions makes them an excellent choice for our hair care range, and makes up the #GoodnessInsideME Have you tried the Mamaearth Onion range yet? Shop our products here- bit.ly/39SNfB3 #mamaearth #GoodnessInside #onion #natural #haircare

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Bira 91

@bira91

Jul 29, 2020

#Jharkhand we've arrived in your state! Stay tuned to know where you can find us near you. 🍻 #Bira91 #Bira91Beers #NowAvailable

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ruchi kokcha

@ruchikokcha

Jul 13, 2020

There’s no other beer like

@bira91

White. 💕

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Fallen in love with

- what a smooth, smooth product. Anybody else here using it?

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LBB

@FromLBB

Jun 22, 2020

We've got another #LBBOpenHouse in store. This time

@suchitasalwan

talks to

@i_sakshichopra

of @Sequoia_India. Anything you want to learn about running a business? Register & join us:

go.lbb.in

LBB Open House: Sign Up For A Fireside Chat With Sakshi Chopra, Principal at Sequoia India | LBB

This is a webinar-based (god bless you, Zoom & Microsoft Teams!) interview format where our host, Suchita Salwan, co-founder of LBB talks to co-founders, CXOs and experts behind India's most-loved...

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Rachit Gupta

@_Rachit_Gupta_

Jun 7, 2020

Fighting failure and depression - a very personal account I’m scared of sharing this. However, if it helps anyone with similar struggles find even a bit of optimism, it’s worth it. Me being open and vulnerable in private conversations has led others to open up and heal together.

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Ruchin ツ

@Ruchin_Kulkarni

May 23, 2020

As a runner, I spend a decent chunk of interactions answering the question "why do you run?". Although ‘it’s a fun way to get fit’ is my usual response, there’s so much more. Here are my reflections on how running has changed my perspective on work & life.

link.medium.com

Lessons from marathons that have nothing to do with running

Every idea needs a Medium

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Ishaan Mittal

@Ishaanmittal2

May 10, 2020

100cr in 4yrs! That’s real product market pull. Thnx for bringing safe chemical free products in our lives ⁦

@VarunAlagh

⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦

@GhazalAlagh

⁩ Gr8 tribute to Mother Earth on Mother’s Day ⁦@Sequoia_India⁩ ⁦

@Surajtweeet

⁩

yourstory.com

Rs 100 Cr in 4 years: What made Mamaearth India's fastest-growing company

This Mother’s Day, we explore Gurugram-based Mamaearth, the only Indian company to cross the Rs 100 crore mark in just four years.

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Gaurav agarwal

@agarwal_gaurav

Mar 30, 2020

I cannot hold back. This is such a bunch of horse shit. Everyone in our condominium who came back has been visited by medical teams and we have massive quarantine notices outside our community. 1/

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Vidya

@VidyaKrishnan

Mar 30, 2020

Health Minister is tweeting photos of him playing snakes & ladders. Health Secretary Preeti Sudan- highest ranking bureaucrat in the ministry hasnt been seen. Another day of Lav Agarwal, joint secy, stonewalling & gaslighting... Here's what happened in today's briefing

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Vivekananda Hallekere

@vivekanandahr

Mar 20, 2020

Looking for designers to support work being done a bunch of volunteers (Founders v. covid)in the dissemination of information. DM

@adityakothari

. Retweet for good karma.

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Deepak Venkatesh

@deepakvenkatesh

Mar 20, 2020

1/n HDFC Bank: Story of 2 analyst reports received today morning. One from Bernstein with a sell rating & the other from UBS with a buy rating. Target Price 750 & 1480 respectively. Just some personal thoughts now.

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Tejeshwi Sharma

@tejeshwi_sharma

Mar 18, 2020

Super initiative by Gaurav and team to help the essential keep going even in tough times like this. Lets help spread the word so that even the most remote institutes can keep the lights on. #educationshallnotstop #LetsCrackIT

@Sequoia_India

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We are opening up our platform to educational institutions across the country to conduct their classes online, via Unacademy. Till the situation improves, they will be able to use our platform, for free, without any limitations on the hours or number of classes. twitter.com/unacademy/stat…