New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets

New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised B to expand its AI bets

New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets

Admin2 months ago03 mins

Few venture firms have bet more aggressively on AI than Sequoia Capital, and it isn’t slowing down. The Silicon Valley stalwart has raised roughly $7 billion for a new fund, according to Bloomberg. Sequoia declined TechCrunch’s request for comment. The money will go toward what the firm calls its “expansion strategy” — essentially its late-stage…

Former Sequoia partner’s new startup uses AI to negotiate your calendar for you

Admin5 months ago07 mins

Kais Khimji has spent most of his professional career as a venture investor, including six years as a partner at the prominent VC firm Sequoia Capital. But just like several other former Sequoia partners — including David Vélez, who founded the Brazilian digital bank Nubank — Khimji (pictured left) has always wanted to be a…