Sequoia Capital names veteran Doug Leone as chairmanFounded by Don Valentine in 1972, Sequoia was an early investor in many top tech names, including Alphabet's Google and YouTube, Apple, an...
01 Apr, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
Tech's top venture firm tried to stay above politics, then a partner created a furorRoelof Botha, the managing partner of Sequoia Capital, a storied Silicon Valley venture capital firm, was repeatedly asked at the event abo...
20 Jul, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
Alphabet's $32 billion Wiz deal promises windfall for VC backersThe $32 billion all-cash Wiz deal on Tuesday marked a major win for about 25 firms on Wiz's cap table, according to PitchBook, a rarity in ...
19 Mar, 2025, 08.22 AM IST
Which candidate is better for tech innovation? VCs divided on Harris or TrumpSilicon Valley venture capitalists are divided over support for presidential candidates, with some backing Trump and others endorsing Kamal...
16 Sep, 2024, 09.33 AM IST
Enterprise browser Island receives capital at $3 billion valueThe $175 million funding was led by existing investor Sequoia Capital and new investor Coatue. It doubles the $1.5 billion valuation the co...
30 Apr, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
Indian founders engage with Nvidia in Silicon ValleyThis was part of an immersion trip organized by Peak XV as part of the closing of the ninth cohort of Surge, which is Peak XV's scale up pr...
18 Feb, 2024, 04.21 PM IST
Sequoia’s split sends warning to every company doing US-China businessSequoia on Tuesday announced that its India, China and US units — which share investors and some returns — would officially become separate...
07 Jun, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
Kennedy Center Honors 2022: George Clooney among others honoredGeorge Clooney, Gladys Knight, U2, Tania León, and Amy Grant received awards at the 2022 Kennedy Center Honors.
29 Dec, 2022, 10.46 PM IST
Gladys Knight and George Clooney are two of Kennedy Centre honoreesGladys Knight, U2, Tania Leon, Amy Grant, and George Clooney are the honorees for 2022's Kennedy Centre Honors Performing Arts. The attende...
05 Dec, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
Making of ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’: The story of Coolio’s biggest hit songThe 1995 song changed the rapper’s life, bringing a rush of stardom — along with a new level of success that he was unable to match again.
06 Nov, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
Meesho rebrands Farmiso to Superstore in grocery push; Musk appointed to Twitter boardWith only 0.5% of grocery sales in India being online, Meesho has a huge market to tap into even as it fights well-entrenched rivals like A...
05 Apr, 2022, 08.08 PM IST
VC giant Sequoia Capital names Roelof Botha as new global leaderAs part of the announcement, Sequoia said that Neil Shen will continue to lead the firm’s China business as the founding and managing partn...
05 Apr, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
Hit hard by market crash, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son to slow tech betsSon’s remark is also an indication of the broader correction in valuation of technology companies–both in private and public markets.
01 Apr, 2022, 08.32 AM IST
The math doesn’t add up on TikTok’s deal with Oracle and WalmartThe exact math may not matter very much, given Trump’s demand that China have no involvement in the new TikTok.
22 Sep, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Donald Trump celebrates TikTok deal that falls short of his key demandsTrump said he wanted the U.S. part of the business owned by an American company. But China’s ByteDance Ltd. remains the majority shareholde...
21 Sep, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
‘Psychological torture’: The alleged extortion of a venture capitalistBryan Nash and Michael Goguen started out as casual workout buddies, their relationship turning toxic over the years as their lives and car...
16 Mar, 2020, 10.03 AM IST
- NFL-National Football League roundup
FOOTBALL-NFL/ROUNDUP:NFL-National Football League roundup
10 Jan, 2017, 06.12 AM IST