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@Sequoia
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
Truly raising the Barr for all of us in venture! So incredibly proud and excited for you and everyone who will be lucky enough to work with you,
@barrnanas
!!
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Barr Yaron
@barrnanas
Day one @AmplifyPartners✅! I've known this team for the past few years, and have always admired them, 1) because of their deep technical expertise, judgment, and approach to early-stage investing, and 2) because they are really good humans. Excited for this new chapter! twitter.com/AmplifyPartner…
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
Having grown up in Hsinchu with most of my family in the semiconductor industry, I found this to be a fascinating read on TSMC and its importance in shaping the geopolitical landscape.
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Mike Dauber
@dauber
This is an outstanding article on Taiwan’s supremacy in in manufacturing semiconductors and the impact on US v China. This is the most comprehensive (and accurate) discussion of a very complex topic that few have even bothered to cover. reuters.com/investigates/s
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
The incredible
@jesskah
describing our Arc program - if you're an early stage founder, we're excited for you to apply!
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Bloomberg Technology
@technology
$1 million plus a 7-week course on how to build a category-defining company. Sequoia Capital partner Jess Lee talks to @emilychangtv about the firm's new seed-stage catalyst. trib.al/zcL2bRY
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
We're so excited for the launch of Arc in the US today as a new way to partner with founders from the idea phase! Arc is a 7-week seed-stage catalyst for outlier founders where we share the Sequoia way to start, build and scale enduring companies. sequoiacap.com/article/arc-am
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Sequoia Capital
@sequoia
This year we unveiled Arc, Sequoia’s seed-stage catalyst that helps outlier founders build enduring, category-defining companies. Today, we’re thrilled to open applications for the first Arc Americas cohort. Apply here through July 13 sequoiacap.com/article/arc-am
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
What an incredible story
@sidazhang
- from living on a boat after a failed crypto startup in 2015 to building
@MagicEden
today
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Sidney🪄MagicEden
@sidazhang
1/ Seven years ago, my first crypto start-up failed during the 2015 crypto bear market. I was broke, living on a sailboat. Yesterday, my second crypto startup, Magic Eden closed its $130 million Series B funding at a valuation of $1.6 billion. bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
Congratulations to
@0xLeoInRio
,
@ZhuoxunYin
,
@sidazhang
, and the entire
@MagicEden
team - so incredibly proud of all of you and the company and community you have built!! 🚀🥳
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Magic Eden 🪄
@MagicEden
gm, dropped a Series B and we’re now a $1.6B company after 9 months. We don’t take any of this growth for granted. YOU, the creators and communities, have made our wildest dreams possible. @GreylockVC @electriccapital @lightspeedvp @paradigm @sequoia bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
We believe having delightful user experiences in web3 - safely and privately - will be powered with infrastructure like Privy.
@shaunmmaguire
and I feel incredibly lucky to work with
@henri_stern
,
@asta_li
, and the entire
@privy_io
team as take on this massive opportunity!
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Privy
@privy_io
We’re excited to announce we’ve raised an $8.3m seed round led by @sequoia and @blueyard. We are building the next generation of data tooling to keep users in the loop and in control of their data across the web. 👇
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
So excited for Arc, a new way to partner with
@sequoia
from the idea phase - starting in Europe and coming to the US soon!
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Sequoia Capital
@sequoia
Introducing Arc, a seed-stage catalyst for outlier founders. 🌱15 companies 🗓8 weeks 💰$1M up-front investment Apply now for our European cohort (US coming soon) 👉 seq.vc/arc
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
Congrats,
@MagicEden
team!! It's been absolutely incredible to watch you achieve 95% market share in 6 months!🚀🚀
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Zhuoxun Yin
@ZhuoxunYin
Excited to share our $27M raise led by @paradigm, with support from @ElectricCapital @sequoia @KindredVentures @GreylockVC @variantfund @SolanaVentures to become the #1 place for NFT creators and collectors 🧵 twitter.com/MagicEden/stat…
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
Sales tax is an incredibly complicated space - but SaaS companies are in luck!
@_vltn
and the amazing team
@Anrok
have built a delightful solution for your sales tax needs. We
@sequoia
are thrilled to double down on our partnership with the Anrok team, along with
@IndexVentures
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Michelle Valentine
@_vltn
Excited to get the funding news out! A few reflections on the past year anrok.com/resources/blog
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Josephine Chen Retweeted
Shaun Maguire (smc.eth)
@shaunmmaguire
Hey Crypto Twitter, we're excited to announce another tool in
@sequoia
's toolkit: We're launching a new crypto fund that will primarily focus on liquid tokens This forces us to level-up our infrastructure so that we can move faster and go even deeper.
sequoiacap.com
A Block Step Forward
The Sequoia Crypto Fund is focused primarily on liquid tokens and digital assets as a complement to our ongoing crypto investments.
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
Congrats to
@laurenmyrick
and the entire team @bankonfound! It's been so incredible working with them from the A, and
@Alfred_Lin
and I are excited to welcome and work with
@rabois
@foundersfund
,
@ataussig
@lightspeedvp
, and
@gokulr
as new investors.
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Found
@foundforbiz
We’re incredibly excited to announce that Found has raised $60M in equity financing led by @foundersfund with participation from new investors, @lightspeedvp, and our existing investor, @sequoia. Read more at found.com/series-b. ✅
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
We would love for you to join
@derek_t_lo
, Lucia Huang
@OsmindHQ
,
@EricTLiu
, and I in discussing all things digital health infrastructure. If you're building in this space, please RSVP here: forms.gle/Ty8gXXFtMZH1AZ
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Eric Liu
@EricTLiu
Hosting a dinner for early builders interested in digital health infrastructure on 2/23 in SF! My co-hosts are @derek_t_lo (@medallion), Lucia Huang (@OsmindHQ), and @josephinekchen (@sequoia). RSVP here: forms.gle/Ty8gXXFtMZH1AZ More on groundwork: groundwork.so
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
So excited for
@carolinedclark
and
@arcade_demo
! Use Arcade to showcase your products :)
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Arcade 🕹️
@arcade_demo
gm! We're announcing our 2.5m round led by @upfrontvc with participation by @sequoia, and some awesome angels including @JarenGlover, @collinmathilde, @LauraBehrensWu, @lennysan, @jaysimons, @ewittman, and others. Read more about our vision here: arcade.software/post/announcin
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
We're turning the traditional fund structure on its head, and we couldn't be more excited for this structure to allow us to deepen our commitment to founders across their entire journey, from seed to long past IPO
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Sequoia Capital
@sequoia
Patience is a virtue. We believe it’s also smart business. The traditional 10-year VC fund cycle no longer makes sense for today’s world, or tomorrow’s founders. Introducing The Sequoia Fund. seq.vc/sequoia_fund (1/2)
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
We're so excited to launch Groundwork today!
@EricTLiu
,
@shawnxu
, and I have taken the learnings from our Ramen Mafia cohorts to build the best community for -1 to 0 founders looking to explore ideas by building together Check us out and apply at groundwork.so
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Eric Liu
@EricTLiu
Exploring startup ideas alone is hard. But the search cost is high to find co-explorers. That's why I'm excited to launch Groundwork, an invite-only community for -1 to 0 founders to explore ideas by building together. groundwork.so What and why 👇
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Josephine Chen Retweeted
Eric Stoltz
@ezstoltz
Some headline metrics from
@Amplitude_HQ
S-1: - $102M (+50%) 2020 revenue - $145M run-rate revenue as of June 31, 2021 - Gross margin improving YoY, now at 70% - Still unprofitable, but FCF margin up from -24% to -12% and non-GAAP operating margin up from -39% to -6% 1/2
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Eric Stoltz
@ezstoltz
Hot off the presses, @Amplitude_HQ S-1 just dropped. Will dive in for an early issue of IPO Roadshow for a full teardown! sec.report/Document/00011
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Josephine Chen
@josephinekchen
Proud of @bankonfound and
@laurenmyrick
for being featured as one of the most promising consumer fintech startups! If you're interested in building tools for the self-employed, please message us - we are hiring for roles across the board.
businessinsider.com
13 up-and-coming fintechs investors are betting will change how consumers invest, borrow, and bank
From digital banking for the LGBTQ+ community to wine investing, here are 13 consumer fintechs that are on the rise.
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