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Sequoia

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SequoiaValleyPartnering with Blacksmith JP, Aayush and Maru are building infrastructure for developers to validate and ship trustworthy code as fast as agents can write it.

10.21

SequoiaValleyTypeSafe: The Jevolution What if machine intelligence were as dependable as a database query?

10.10

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Catalyst: Turning Ideas into Trades Dylan and Justin’s AI agents are making sophisticated investments available to anyone.

10.08

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Mecka: Bringing AI to the Physical World Josh and Jason are building the data and deployment layer for physical AI.

10.07

SequoiaValleyAccess Granted Jake Stauch spent years on a startup that couldn't find product-market fit. Now, his market is every company with an IT professional, and his platform aims to change the nature of that role for the…

10.06

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Sail: Agents Without Limits Sail is building the inference stack and runtime for agents that work for hours, days and weeks. This is the token factory of the future.

10.02

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Cymphony: Security Unlocks Adoption Controlling what AI agents can reach is one of the biggest constraints on enterprise AI adoption. Cymphony is building the governance and security layer that removes it.

09.09

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Air: Securing the AI Supply Chain Every agent now imports plugins and skills from random places. Yair and Niv are building the software supply chain defenses for AI.

09.01

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Empirik: Building the Autonomous Infrastructure Engineer Change has always been the fundamental operational signal in infrastructure. Empirik is turning that signal into the foundation for autonomous, agentic infrastructure engineering.

09.01

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Form Energy: America’s Battery Champion for the AI Grid Announcing Sequoia’s investment of $100M in Form Energy

09.01
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SequoiaValleyOwn Your Intelligence: A How-To Guide The race for the AI application layer is not only about UI, workflows, or GTM... it is a fight for the intelligence layer itself.

08.19

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Preview: Lights, Inference, Action Stefan and Veljko are building the AI-native workspace for quality video creation.

08.12
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SequoiaValleyAmerica’s Open-Model Paradox American companies need a legal way to turn American frontier capability into cheaper, ownable models. This piece offers a framework.

07.24

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Etched: Building the Inference Machine Gavin, Rob, Chris and the Etched team are building frontier clusters for inference, maximizing the intelligence per flop that humanity can consume.

07.23

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Bunkerhill Health: AI Agents that Improve Patient Outcomes Nish Khandwala and David Eng are building the AI agent platform to serve every function across the health system: clinical, operational, and administrative.

07.16

SequoiaValleyPartnering with Probook: AI for the Trades George, Lewis, Ben and their team are powering home service businesses across the country, automating operations from office to doorstep.

06.23

SequoiaValleyAI Ascent 2026 AI Ascent IV was our biggest and best year yet.

05.08