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Sequoia India names 17 early-stage startups for Surge accelerator programme

Surge has invested US$1.5m into each startup. Other seed funds and co-investors are also chipping in

Claudia Chong

Claudia Chong

Published Fri, Apr 19, 2019 · 12:30 AM

    Singapore

    SEQUOIA India, a branch of the technology-focused American venture capital (VC) firm, has announced the 17 participants in its new accelerator programme called Surge.

    The programme is targeted at pre-Series A startups in India and South-east Asia. Four of the startups are based in Singapore, and the rest in India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.

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