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Cris Prystay
@cris_prystay
Indiscriminate reader; wannabe runnner; journalist at heart. Works
@SequoiaIndiaSEA
SingaporeJoined August 2017
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When #entrepreneurship is part of your DNA! In the final episode of S2 of #SheBuilds, Irene Ursula talks about her journey - from working in her Aunt’s shop & selling clothes on Friendster as a teen to launching a wildly successful #beauty brand. #SparkTheChange #FemaleFounders
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“I wanted to do what teenagers normally do…but my family couldn’t afford it at the time.” – The story of how financial hardship and curiosity led Irene Ursula to launch #Indonesian skin care retailer, @beautyhaulindo. Catch EP5 of #SheBuilds S2 now. #SequoiaSpark @NatGeoIndia
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This episode of #SheBuilds is super inspiring!
@WingreensF
founder Anju Srivastava’s journey shows why mission & purpose really matter - and how startups can impact lives & elevate communities as they grow!
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Anju Srivastava’s lifelong desire to help #people came true when she started @WingreensF, a better-for-you #food and beverage company that helps rural communities. Watch EP3 of #SheBuilds S2, a series we created with @NatGeoIndia now, to learn how she’s doing it. #SequoiaSpark
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We’re so excited to share this story on what
@pallavi_s
is building - and how she’s building it. So much thought & intent has gone into
@progcap
’s culture. Share this with the women & girls in your life! Help us #SparkTheFlame! #IfSheCanSeeItSheCanBeIt #SheBuilds
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"If something goes well I say ‘great’, but if something doesn’t go well, I say, ‘how fascinating’, let’s figure a way out here." Watch #SheBuilds S2 EP2 on how @progcap’s @pallavi_s’s approach to embracing problems is helping businesses access capital. #SequoiaSpark @NatGeoIndia
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I'm just so excited about Season 2 of "She Builds", which profiles five inspiring #femalefounders in India and Indonesia. Check out our trailer here - and tune every Friday for the next 5 weeks for episode drops! Or check out our blog at sequoiacap.com!
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We’re thrilled to launch S2 of She Builds, a series on #femalefounders created in partnership with @natgeoindia to inspire every woman – and every girl – to discover her spark & know that she, too, can start and scale an enduring company. Ep1 drops tmrw! Catch a sneak peak👇📽️
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Harshjit Sethi
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1/ Today we are excited to announce the launch of Pathfinders, @Sequoia_India's platform to connect portfolio companies who have ambitions to compete in global markets with the very best operators to give these companies a leg up
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Pathfinders: Opening Doors For Global Startups from India & SEA
Pathfinders connects founders with global ambitions with investors who can help develop their international GTM strategy, make key hires, etc.
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Please share this with any aspiring #FemaleFounders (from India or ASEAN) in your network! Let’s #sparktheflame!!
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Last year, we launched the Sequoia Spark fellowship program with a $100K equity-free grant & immersive mentorship to support aspiring female founders in India & Southeast Asia! Today, we’re thrilled to open applications for #Spark02. Read more, apply👇1/ sequoiacap.com/india/article/
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“In a world of ‘swipe to book/buy/date’, the usability of #crypto is barely a 1/10.”
@shaileshlakhani
distils the opportunity for #Blockchain apps that make #web3 tech accessible to a wide swathe of consumers.
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There's a lot of debate over the future of blockchain tech & the best use cases. @shaileshlakhani & our crypto team share our take on which #blockchain applications are most likely to drive mass adoption & categories that may not be the best fit - for now. bit.ly/3BoATAa
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In a world of ‘swipe to book/buy/date’, the usability of crypto is barely a 1/10. We believe companies that focus on usability while bringing blockchain technology to the masses will be wonderful investments in the years to come.
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There's a lot of debate over the future of blockchain tech & the best use cases. @shaileshlakhani & our crypto team share our take on which #blockchain applications are most likely to drive mass adoption & categories that may not be the best fit - for now. bit.ly/3BoATAa
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Ashish Singhal
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Where I recall my mom buying her first #Bitcoin, and reflect on startup life,
@CoinSwitchKuber
and #Web3 A fun and engaging conversation with
@DewiFabbri
and
@shaileshlakhani
. Tune in to
@SequoiaIndiaSEA
's #Moonshot podcast:
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A peek into how crypto trading app @CoinSwitchKuber grew to become a market leader in just over 2 years. Tune in to this ep of #Moonshot with CoinSwitch’s @ashish343 & @SequoiaIndiaSEA's @shaileshlakhani to learn how the app is taking crypto to the masses. bit.ly/3oI11yw
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Surge
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The Surge team got on an onboarding call yesterday w/ a #Surge07 co that starts in Aug. 1st thing we heard was they had no idea how many ppl frm the team are dedicated to only 1 thing: helping them succeed. Here are a few things beyond our program that you may not know about 👇
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Sequoia India & Southeast Asia
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10 yrs ago, we signed a lease for a small room in a quiet building in Singapore. Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of our 1st SEA fund, an $850M corpus to partner with the next gen of founders on a mission to build enduring cos from the region.
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Doubling Down on Southeast Asia
We are pleased to announce our first dedicated Southeast Asia fund, an $850 million pool of capital that we will use to partner with the next generation of founders on a mission to build enduring...
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1/ Today, we are announcing that Sequoia India & Sequoia Southeast Asia have collectively raised $2.85B across a new set of funds, including India venture, growth funds and an $850M SEA fund - our first dedicated fund for the region.
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Building for the Long Term
Today, we’re pleased to announce that Sequoia India & Sequoia SEA have collectively raised $2.85 billion across a set of funds, including India venture and growth funds & a $850 million Southeast...
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Surge
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Here’s a sneak peek of #Surge06 in Bangkok, where many #founders met in person for the first time after months on Zoom together! They had an absolute blast connecting with and learning from each other. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have shared this experience with them.
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