Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early and growth-stage technology companies. Recent coverage highlights Sequoia-led or co-led AI deals: co-leading Profound’s $180M Series D at a $1.8B valuation, nearing a financing for Mecka AI at about a $500M valuation, and leading a $30M round (including a $25M Series A) for Cymphony.
Profound Raises $180M at $1.8B ValuationAI marketing startup Profound raised $180 million in a Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, co-led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins. The funding will support product and market expansion for AI-driven brand search and marketing.
Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led dealTwo-year-old Mecka AI is nearing a Sequoia-led financing at about a $500M valuation. The startup collects egocentric human motion data to train humanoid robots; it raised $60M three months earlier in a Framework Ventures-led round. Deal terms are not final.
Sequoia leads Cymphony in $30M funding roundSequoia and partners backed Cymphony with $30M (including a $25M Series A) valuing it above $100M; Cymphony builds a 'workforce graph' to show employee and AI-agent access to systems and data, and found about 85,000 files exposed to AI at one client.
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