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Sequoia Capital, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine in Menlo Park, California, partners with visionary entrepreneurs to create transformative companies across technology, healthcare, and consumer ser…

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On the #xAI purchase of #X (#Twitter)

Because both companies are privately held & controlled by #Musk, the transaction likely amounts to a #stock swap, with X investors getting paid out in xAI shares. The companies have a number of mutual investors, including venture firms #AndreessenHorowitz & #SequoiaCapital, as well as #Fidelity Management, #VyCapital & #SaudiArabia’s Kingdom Holding Co.

#law #securities #SEC
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/elon-musk-says-xai-has-acquired-x-in-deal-that-values-social-media-site-at-33-billion.html

Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion

In a social media post on Friday, Elon Musk said his startup xAI has acquired his social media company X.

CNBC
$6M Wiz Investment Yields 200x Return for Early Backer – How?

Wiz's early-stage investors stand to gain greatly from the $32 billion all-cash purchase of the cybersecurity company by Alphabet, the parent company of

TECHi

🚀 The Silent Architect of the Digital World—Meet Sequoia Capital.

Founded in 1972 by Don Valentine, Sequoia Capital is more than just a venture capital firm—it’s the fairy godmother of innovation.
They’ve funded Apple, Google, Oracle, PayPal, Stripe, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, and more.

💡 With $65 billion in assets, Sequoia’s Midas touch is behind almost every app you use.

#NomadFoundr #SequoiaCapital #VentureCapital #TechGiants #DigitalWorldArchitects

Elon Musks X strebt neue Finanzierung bei 44-Milliarden-Dollar-Bewertung an
X, das ehemalige Twitter, plant eine neue Finanzierungsrunde und will dabei eine Bewertung von 44 Milliarden Dollarerzielen – genau
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/elon-musks-x-strebt-neue-finanzierung-bei-44-milliarden-dollar-bewertung-an/
#News #Tellerrand #AndreessenHorowitz #ElonMusk #Investoren #MorganStanley #SequoiaCapital #SocialMedia #SpaceX #TrumpAdministration #Twitterbernahme #XFinanzierung #xAI
Elon Musks X strebt neue Finanzierung bei 44-Milliarden-Dollar-Bewertung an

X plant eine neue Finanzierung von 44 Milliarden Dollar. Erfahren Sie mehr über die möglichen Auswirkungen auf das Unternehmen.

Apfeltalk Magazin
Crypto-Wallet Startup Gets $3 Billion Valuation in Sequoia, Paradigm Deal

Phantom raised $150 million from big-name investors.

Bloomberg
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/20/software-firm-odoo-hits-5point3-billion-valuation-in-secondary-share-sale.html
They rock it.. Odoo /has the potential to/ be one of the biggest software company in a few years.
Too bad we can't buy shares
#odoo #google #sequoiacapital
Alphabet's VC arm backs little-known SAP rival Odoo, boosting valuation to $5.3 billion

Odoo, an enterprise software startup rivalling SAP, boosted its valuation to $5.3 billion in a secondary share round led by Alphabet's VC fund and Sequoia.

CNBC

nothing to see here, just a couple of the Nerd Reich's "free speech absolutists" threatening to use state violence to compel speech.

(ICYMI what's happening here is that one of the guys from #a16z who bought #Twitter with #ElonMusk is threatening advertisers with criminal prosecution if they don't spend enough money advertising on #X. #ShaunMaguire is a crypto bro at #SequoiaCapital.)

#Election2024 #2024Election #Trump #DonaldTrump #JDVance #uspol #uspolitics #politics #Kamala2024 #KamalaHarris #GOP #MAGA #MAGAts #Vote #Republicans #RVAT #Democrats #HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisForPresident #HarrisWalz #VoteHarris #Sequoia #SequoiaCapital #FreeSpeech #NerdReich #TheNerdReich #crypto #cryptocurrency

One week earlier, #Trump was #convicted of 34 #felony counts of falsifying business records to suppress a sex scandal. The day the verdict came down, #ShaunMaguire, a #SiliconValley #VC from #SequoiaCapital, announced…that he was giving $300k to Trump. But the real money was about to flow. The cheapest ticket to the fundraiser was $50k, & it was $300k to attend a smaller dinner w/Trump after the reception. The money would go directly to the campaign via Trump’s joint fund-raising cmte w/the #RNC