Sequoia Capital

Sequoia to rake in more than US$100 million from crypto acquisition

VENTURE capital (VC) firms are set to make hundreds of millions of US dollars from Stripe’s acquisition of crypto platform Bridge for US$1.1 billion in cash and stock, according to sources familiar wi...

The fallout from Beam Mobility's alleged fraud will span more than just terminated contracts with town councils in Australia and New Zealand. It could also have an impact on its investors.

Beam Mobility’s ongoing fraud case a reminder that investors face reputational, fiduciary duty risks

Funds that had taken seats on the startup’s board will face more than just scrutiny from investors

Shen’s shift in residency comes before the split of VC firm Sequoia Capital, which was announced in June 2023.

HongShan boss joins Chinese elite moving residency to Singapore

Neil Shen, the head of Chinese venture capital (VC) firm HongShan (previously Sequoia China), reportedly became a permanent resident of Singapore prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, sources told the Finan...

Sequoia has long defended its Chinese investments both in public and – increasingly – in private.

Sequoia’s split sends warning to every company doing US-China business

SEQUOIA Capital’s plan to split itself into three separate regional firms represents a major shift at one of the world’s foremost venture capital firms. It also shows the impact of rising political te...

Shailendra Singh, managing director, Peak XV Partners, says that the existing leadership from Sequoia South-east Asia and India will continue on in the new firm.

Sequoia Capital to split into 3 groups, covering China, Asean and India, US and Europe

VENTURE capital firm Sequoia Capital is splitting into three, with the South-east Asia and India business now known as Peak XV Partners.

Squarex is headed by Vivek Ramachandran, a cybersecurity specialist and researcher.

Cybersecurity outfit SquareX raises US$6 million in seed capital from Sequoia

SQUAREX has raised US$6 million in a seed round led by Sequoia Capital South-east Asia, the cybersecurity software and solutions company announced on Wednesday (May 10).

Founded by Dr Joe Fitzsimons, Horizon is developing tools that will make it easier to construct complex quantum algorithms.

Tencent, Sequoia join US$18.1 million fundraise of Horizon Quantum Computing

SINGAPORE-BASED Horizon Quantum Computing has raised US$18.1 million in a Series A funding round with investors including China’s Tencent and Sequoia Capital India.

WeLab, founded in 2013, operates consumer-credit platforms WeLend in Hong Kong and WeLab Digital in the Chinese mainland, said its website. It also runs WeLab Bank, a virtual lender in Hong Kong. Simon Loong (above) is its founder and chief executive.

Sequoia-backed WeLab seeks funds at US$2b value: sources

WELAB, backed by investors including Sequoia Capital and billionaire Li Ka-shing, is weighing a new funding round that could value the Hong Kong-based fintech firm at about US$2 billion, said sources....

(from left) Beam's co-founders Nattapat Chaimanowong, Mike Chinakrit Piamchon and Win Vareekasem. The funds will be used to expand Beam’s services in Thailand and across South-east Asia

Thai startup Beam raises US$2.5m for one-click payments

BEAM, which provides a one-click checkout feature for e-commerce and social commerce, has raised US$2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Surge, the rapid scale-up programme by Sequoia Capital In...