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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm investing across seed, early, and growth-stage technology and defense-tech companies.

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Last updated: Aug 11, 2026 · Profile verified Jul 30, 2026

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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm investing across seed, early, and growth-stage technology and defense-tech companies.

Founded 1972Menlo Park, California
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  1. Aug 11, 2026FUNDINGNeros Raises $250M Series C at $2.5B for Defense Drones$250M Series C at $2.5B→
  2. Aug 10, 2026FUNDINGCorma Raises $60M Seed to Build Defensive Cyber AI$60M seed→
  3. Aug 5, 2026AISequoia Goes All-In on AI Under New Leaders$7B fund→
  4. Aug 4, 2026FUNDINGParallel Raises $100M to Build Search for AI Agents$100M Series B→
  5. Aug 4, 2026FUNDINGValar Atomics Triples to $6B for Factory Nuclear$1B Series B→
  6. Aug 3, 2026FUNDINGValar Atomics Raises $1B at $6B for Factory Nuclear$1B Series B→
  7. Aug 3, 2026FUNDINGSequoia Leads $1B Round for Nuclear Startup Valar$1B @ $6B val→
  8. Jul 28, 2026FUNDINGCathedral Raises $160M to Expand US Military Cyber$160M→
  9. Jul 22, 2026FUNDINGCathedral, Ex-DOGE Founders' Startup, Raises $160M$160M at $1.4B Valuation→
  10. Jun 26, 2026FUNDINGDefense Startup Stark Raises $569M Led by Founders Fund and Sequoia$569M→
  11. Jun 26, 2026FUNDINGPublic-Safety Software Maker Peregrine Raises $250M Series D at $6.8B$250M→
  12. Jun 18, 2026FUNDINGEnt.AI Emerges From Stealth With $100M Seed -- Sequoia and Felicis Back AI Endpoint Security$100M→
  13. Jun 16, 2026FUNDINGEnt Raises $100M Seed to Defend Against AI-Enabled Cyberattacks$100M→

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FUNDING· Aug 11, 2026

Neros Raises $250M Series C at $2.5B for Defense Drones

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FUNDING$250M Series C at $2.5B

Neros Raises $250M Series C at $2.5B for Defense Drones

Neros Technologies raised a $250 million Series C co-led by Sequoia Capital and the American Strategic Technology Fund at a $2.5 billion valuation, funding a push to build 1 million US-made drones a year by 2028.

Aug 11, 2026DEEP DIVE
FUNDING· Aug 10, 2026

Corma Raises $60M Seed to Build Defensive Cyber AI

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FUNDING$60M seed

Corma Raises $60M Seed to Build Defensive Cyber AI

Corma, a Tel Aviv and San Francisco startup, emerged from stealth with a $60 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital to build what it calls the first foundation model purpose-built for defensive cybersecurity.

Aug 10, 2026DEEP DIVE
AI· Aug 5, 2026

Sequoia Goes All-In on AI Under New Leaders

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AI$7B fund

Sequoia Goes All-In on AI Under New Leaders

Sequoia Capital closed a roughly $7B expansion fund and has directed about 70% of recent investments into AI, doubling down on the sector under new co-stewards Alfred Lin and Pat Grady after Roelof Botha's exit.

Aug 5, 2026BRIEF
FUNDING· Aug 4, 2026

Parallel Raises $100M to Build Search for AI Agents

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FUNDING$100M Series B

Parallel Raises $100M to Build Search for AI Agents

Parallel raised a $100M Series B led by Sequoia, with Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins participating, to build a search engine designed specifically for AI agents rather than human browsers.

Aug 4, 2026
FUNDING· Aug 4, 2026

Valar Atomics Triples to $6B for Factory Nuclear

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FUNDING$1B Series B

Valar Atomics Triples to $6B for Factory Nuclear

Valar Atomics raised a $1B Series B led by Sequoia at a $6B valuation, tripling its mark since April, months after using a fission reaction to power an Nvidia chip for the first time.

Aug 4, 2026
FUNDING· Aug 3, 2026

Valar Atomics Raises $1B at $6B for Factory Nuclear

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FUNDING$1B Series B

Valar Atomics Raises $1B at $6B for Factory Nuclear

Sequoia led a $1B Series B for Valar Atomics at a $6B post-money valuation, tripling the mark it carried in April, weeks after the startup used a fission reaction to power an Nvidia AI chip.

Aug 3, 2026
FUNDING· Aug 3, 2026

Sequoia Leads $1B Round for Nuclear Startup Valar

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FUNDING$1B @ $6B val

Sequoia Leads $1B Round for Nuclear Startup Valar

Valar Atomics closed a $1B Series B led by Sequoia at a $6B valuation, tripling its April mark, weeks after its microreactor became the first in US history to power an Nvidia AI chip.

Aug 3, 2026
FUNDING· Jul 28, 2026

Cathedral Raises $160M to Expand US Military Cyber

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FUNDING$160M

Cathedral Raises $160M to Expand US Military Cyber

Cathedral, a startup building US military cyber capabilities and founded by a team with DOGE ties, raised $160 million with backing from Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.

Jul 28, 2026
FUNDING· Jul 22, 2026

Cathedral, Ex-DOGE Founders' Startup, Raises $160M

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FUNDING$160M at $1.4B Valuation

Cathedral, Ex-DOGE Founders' Startup, Raises $160M

Four former Department of Government Efficiency staffers raised $160 million at a $1.4 billion valuation for Cathedral, an AI-driven military cyber startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital.

Jul 22, 2026
FUNDING· Jun 26, 2026

Defense Startup Stark Raises $569M Led by Founders Fund and Sequoia

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FUNDING$569M

Defense Startup Stark Raises $569M Led by Founders Fund and Sequoia

Berlin-based defense-technology startup Stark raised roughly $569 million in a round led by Founders Fund and Sequoia Capital, one of the largest European defense-tech financings on record. The deal underscores how aggressively top US venture firms are now backing European defense as the continent rearms and attritable autonomous systems reshape the battlefield.

Jun 26, 2026
FUNDING· Jun 26, 2026

Public-Safety Software Maker Peregrine Raises $250M Series D at $6.8B

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FUNDING$250M

Public-Safety Software Maker Peregrine Raises $250M Series D at $6.8B

Peregrine Technologies, which builds a data and software platform for government public-safety agencies, raised a $250 million Series D at a $6.8 billion valuation, with Sequoia Capital, XYZ Ventures and others joining lead investor Fifth Down Capital. The round marks one of govtech's largest financings and reflects surging demand for AI-enabled tools that unify fragmented police and emergency data.

Jun 26, 2026
FUNDING· Jun 18, 2026

Ent.AI Emerges From Stealth With $100M Seed -- Sequoia and Felicis Back AI Endpoint Security

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FUNDING$100M

Ent.AI Emerges From Stealth With $100M Seed -- Sequoia and Felicis Back AI Endpoint Security

Ent.AI came out of stealth with a $100M seed round led by Decibel Partners, with Sequoia Capital and Felicis participating, to build AI-native endpoint security. A nine-figure seed signals how aggressively top funds are pre-empting the next category winners in AI security.

Jun 18, 2026
FUNDING· Jun 16, 2026

Ent Raises $100M Seed to Defend Against AI-Enabled Cyberattacks

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FUNDING$100M

Ent Raises $100M Seed to Defend Against AI-Enabled Cyberattacks

Cybersecurity startup Ent raised a $100M seed -- enormous for the stage -- from Sequoia, Craft, Felicis, Crosspoint, Shield Capital and In-Q-Tel. The thesis: as attackers weaponize AI, defense has to be AI-native from day one, and that requires frontier-scale capital before product-market fit.

Jun 16, 2026
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