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Partner (seed/A/B). Chef

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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, !!
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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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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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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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The incredible describing our Arc program - if you're an early stage founder, we're excited for you to apply!
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$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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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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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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What an incredible story - from living on a boat after a failed crypto startup in 2015 to building today
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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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Congratulations to , , , and the entire team - so incredibly proud of all of you and the company and community you have built!! 🚀🥳
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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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We believe having delightful user experiences in web3 - safely and privately - will be powered with infrastructure like Privy. and I feel incredibly lucky to work with , , and the entire team as take on this massive opportunity!
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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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So excited for Arc, a new way to partner with from the idea phase - starting in Europe and coming to the US soon!
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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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Congrats, team!! It's been absolutely incredible to watch you achieve 95% market share in 6 months!🚀🚀
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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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Sales tax is an incredibly complicated space - but SaaS companies are in luck! and the amazing team have built a delightful solution for your sales tax needs. We are thrilled to double down on our partnership with the Anrok team, along with
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Excited to get the funding news out! A few reflections on the past year anrok.com/resources/blog
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Hey Crypto Twitter, we're excited to announce another tool in '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.
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Congrats to and the entire team @bankonfound! It's been so incredible working with them from the A, and and I are excited to welcome and work with , , and as new investors.
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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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We would love for you to join , Lucia Huang , , 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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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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So excited for and ! Use Arcade to showcase your products :)
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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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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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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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We're so excited to launch Groundwork today! , , 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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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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Some headline metrics from 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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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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Proud of @bankonfound and 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.
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