{"id":57196,"date":"2025-10-29T13:40:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/sequoia-launches-usd-950-million-early-stage-fund-target-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T13:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:40:27","slug":"sequoia-launches-usd-950-million-early-stage-fund-target-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fyb.de\/en\/sequoia-launches-usd-950-million-early-stage-fund-target-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Sequoia launches USD 950 million early-stage fund \u2014 target Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Menlo Park, Cali\u00adfor\u00adnia \u2014 Sequoia, the US VC firm that backed Klarna and Stripe, has laun\u00adched two early-stage funds and expres\u00adsed its confi\u00addence in Euro\u00adpean foun\u00adders: \u201cEuro\u00adpe\u2019s startup pool has never been stron\u00adger\u201d. 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In a post about the funds on its website, the US VC firm said it will target foun\u00adders from \u201call back\u00adgrounds from around the&nbsp;world\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post conti\u00adnues to look at emer\u00adging themes obser\u00adved by Sequoia\u2019s early stage inves\u00adtors. <strong>Luciana Lixan\u00addru, Part\u00adner<\/strong>, said: \u201cI look forward to meeting foun\u00adders who use Europe as their product and engi\u00adnee\u00adring center but want to conquer the world. <strong>Euro\u00adpe\u2019s foun\u00adder pool has never been so large<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA new wave of repeat inves\u00adtors and gradua\u00adtes of brea\u00adkout scaleups bring hard-won judgment, top-notch product taste and the muscle memory to go from zero to global.\u201d Sequoia\u2019s Euro\u00adpean invest\u00adments include Swedish <strong>fintech Klarna<\/strong>, German fintech <strong>Trade Repu\u00adblic<\/strong> and German <strong>drone startup Stark<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Sequoia part\u00adner Roelof Botha<\/strong> said: \u201cI am drawn to dynamo foun\u00adders \u2014 poly\u00admaths with an insa\u00adtia\u00adble appe\u00adtite for lear\u00adning who combine inter\u00addi\u00adsci\u00adpli\u00adnary insights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Sequoia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sequoia Capi\u00adtal Opera\u00adti\u00adons, LLC (commonly known simply as Sequoia) is an Ameri\u00adcan venture capi\u00adtal firm head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Menlo Park, Cali\u00adfor\u00adnia, specia\u00adli\u00adzing in seed stage, early stage, and growth stage invest\u00adments in private compa\u00adnies across tech\u00adno\u00adlogy sectors. As of Janu\u00adary 2025, the firm had appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately <g id=\"gid_0\">$56 billion USD<\/g> in assets under manage\u00adment. \u2014 www.sequoia.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menlo Park, Cali\u00adfor\u00adnia \u2014 Sequoia, the US VC firm that backed Klarna and Stripe, has laun\u00adched two early-stage funds and expres\u00adsed its confi\u00addence in Euro\u00adpean foun\u00adders: \u201cEuro\u00adpe\u2019s startup pool has never been stron\u00adger\u201d. 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