The question is phrased incorrectly. The capital that Sequoia has deployed via their different funds is coming from investors (HNWI, Institutional, etc). On the management side they are probably charging a 2% to 2.5% and a carry of 30%. read more
The question is phrased incorrectly. The capital that Sequoia has deployed via their different funds is coming from investors (HNWI, Institutional, etc). On the management side they are probably charging a 2% to 2.5% and a carry of 30%. The current value of the funds is paper money till the companies in the fund make an exit (IPO, M&A, etc). 1. read more
And when Sequoia finds a winner, they try to own as much of the company as possible through follow-on investments (they famously provided all of the institutional capital to WhatsApp, a company that was bought by Facebook for $19BN). read more
Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm. The firm is located in Menlo Park, California and mainly focuses on the technology industry. It has backed companies that now control $1.4 trillion of the combined stock market value. read more