Financial Times | Sequoia Capital and the evolution of the VC industry | FT Film @FinancialTimes | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
Sequoia Capital is one of the most successful and influential venture capital companies in Silicon Valley history, but it has come under pressure from global economic uncertainty, geopolitics and boardroom battles. Can Sequoia adapt in a fast-changing world?

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00:00 Introduction
00:50 Why Sequoia Capital is important
01:59 ‘The bumpy road’
02:54 FTX investment
03:54 China and India split from Sequoia
05:33 Bytedance/TikTok investment
06:37 The unicorn makers
12:21 Sequoia leaderships and funded startups
13:27 Klarna boardroom fight
15:15 Twitter/X investment
17:02 VC mixer event
19:23 Fear of missing out
20:02 The end of easy money
21:02 More competition

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