Venture capital fund · 3 deals
Every published round Sequoia took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Sequoia has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
Fund closes reported for Sequoia, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Sequoia has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Sequoia did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Mickey Arabelovic | Investor (former) | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Sequoia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Analysis of Sierra's $950 million raise at a $15 billion valuation with Tiger Global and GV at the lead, weighing its revenue multiple, Fortune 50 customer lock-in, and competition from OpenAI and Anthropic's ventures.
Startmate brought its 2026 intake to San Francisco for investor meetings and a Demo Day hosted by Stripe; Melbourne alumnus Fluency's Accel-led US$6 million seed round is recalled.
Sierra, the enterprise AI agent firm started by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, has banked a $950 million Series E with Tiger Global and Google Ventures at the helm, plus Benchmark, Sequoia and Greenoaks.
Also TechCrunch Australia·aivy.com.au·cmswire.com·theaiworld.org·faq.com.tw·groundy.com
Airwallex co-founder Jack Zhang recounts turning down Stripe's billion-dollar buyout, describes building a licensed global payments network, and argues the Melbourne fintech can now challenge Stripe directly.
Linktree has bought Melbourne rival Fingertip and will shut it down in 2026, with its cofounders joining; the piece also recaps Linktree's earlier acquisitions and the Leibovich brothers' failed ventures.
Also Dealroom·Forbes Australia
Sydney robotics startup Puralink has raised $2.3m in seed capital, with Peak XV leading and several local funds and angels joining, to commercialise its leak-detecting robot for pipes.
Sierra has announced a $350 million Greenoaks-led round at a $10 billion valuation. The enterprise AI agent company previously took money from Sequoia, Benchmark and Greenoaks.
Sydney venture firm Airtree has completed the close of its fifth fund at $650 million, drawing backing from US institutional investors and Australian superannuation funds, with allocations set for early and growth stages.
Weekly roundup covering several startup acquisitions, a clutch of venture rounds across AI and other sectors, a Clay employee share sale, and Marathon Venture Capital's new fund close.
Galileo Ventures argues Australia risks missing the AI revolution, proposes a five-pillar national investment strategy, and announces Fund II to back AI founders, citing its Fund I portfolio and Airtrunk's sale as evidence.
Wesfarmers is closing Catch, the online retailer it bought for $230 million in 2019, citing local ecommerce competition; the story also recalls Catch's venture backers and Little Birdie's $30m stake, pause and rescue.
Also Startup Daily
Dealroom, citing the Financial Review, reports Airtree Ventures has raised $650m across two fresh funds, within a global venture-fundraising tally approaching $241b in which Sequoia's $17b is the largest.
Antler's Australian arm announced $225,000 pre-seed investments in seven startups at its Portfolio Spotlight event, alongside a new Google Cloud partnership, with residency applications open.
Also SmartCompany
Linktree adds scheduling and archiving tools plus video fetching. The Australian firm also hired a chief product officer and two AI leads, and last year bought Koji and Bento.
Linktree has bought and will shut down rival Koji, acquiring it from parent GoMeta for an undisclosed sum. The article also recaps Linktree's earlier Bento purchase and its past funding rounds.
Linktree has bought rival link-in-bio service Koji from owner GoMeta for an undisclosed sum, its second such purchase of 2023 after acquiring Sequoia-backed Bento in June; Koji's product sunsets in January.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·TechCrunch Australia·TechCrunch Australia
Atlassian is buying video messaging company Loom for US$975 million, giving its venture backers an exit, in a week when a Confluence security flaw was exploited by a nation-state actor.
Cut Through Ventures' quarterly analysis shows Australian startup funding down 42% year-on-year at A$739 million over 77 deals, with Pet Circle's $75 million Series D from Prysm Capital the period's largest round.
Payments platform Airwallex has teamed up with venture investing platform OurCrowd, letting investors back global startups in local currencies; since February over a third of OurCrowd's FX flow has run through Airwallex.
Ignition Lane's year-end review of 2022 tech news: shifting VC sentiment, record Australian fund raises, grocery delivery failures and shutdowns, local M&A, crypto fallout, awards, and global stories from Twitter to ChatGPT.
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Advanced Navigation, with Malcolm Turnbull on its board, is seeking $80-135 million; the piece recalls its 2019 $20 million Series A and Minderoo's strategic investment.
Also @AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
Cascade has landed a $40 million Series A led by Telescope Partners, with Five V and Carthona joining; proceeds follow a $5 million seed and target product and global growth.
Cascade, a Sydney strategy-execution software company, has closed a $40 million Series A led by Telescope Partners with Five V and Carthona Capital, to fund product development and expansion into North America and Europe.
Also SmartCompany·Techboard
Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup: AirTree raises $700m across three new funds, dozens of Australian startups announce rounds, a wave of acquisitions including Block completing its Afterpay buy, plus Web3 commentary and US market moves.
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