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Anthropic eclipses OpenAI with valuation of $965 billion

Anthropic PBC has raised funding at a $965 billion valuation, overtaking rival OpenAI for the first time. The round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital, with each investing over $2 billion. Google and Amazon also joined as part of previously announced multibillion-dollar commitments to Anthropic.

The Economic Times

Floatboat Launches: The Proactive Agent OS That Runs Work From Your Calendar

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Floatboat today announced the global launch of its proactive agent OS for calendar-driven work. Unlike traditional AI tools that wait for instructions, Floatboat automatically prepares meeting briefs, drafts follow-up emails, tracks deadlines, gathers relevant documents, and triggers recurring workflows based on calendar context.…

AAP

Meet Mark Stevens: The billionaire VC, Nvidia board member, and Giving Pledge signer who just donated $200 million to USC to help with the AI race

Billionaire venture capitalist Mark Stevens, an early Nvidia backer at Sequoia Capital, just made one of the largest gifts in USC history to fuel the university's AI ambitions.

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Sequoia-backed Astrocade raises $56 million to let everyone build games

Astrocade, launched publicly less than a year ago, already has about five million monthly active users.

Fortune

Are services the new software? This Sequoia partner thinks so

Sequoia partner Julien Bek penned a viral essay arguing there's a gold mine in AI-native service firms

Fortune

Sequoia Capital shares founder’s 1977 memo for investing in Apple — initial $600,000 investment is worth $26.4 billion today, firm said it was ‘tough to do this deal’

The VC firm shared its founder's notes on Apple recognizing the company's potential while also doubting its management team.

Tom’s Hardware

Jack Dorsey and Roelof Botha think AI can make middle management obsolete

The Silicon Valley execs want companies to function as a “mini artificial general intelligence,” and leave traditional corporate hierarchy behind.

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Why Sequoia’s Alfred Lin isn’t worried about the SaaS-pocalypse

Despite fear-mongering about an AI-spurred economic crisis, Lin said that software remains a verdant area to invest.

Fortune

Exclusive: Pace raises $10 million from Sequoia as enterprise AI collides with insurance

Pace is betting insurance is ripe for AI disruption.

Fortune

How the Stock Market Performed in the First Year of Trump's Second Term

Six months after President Donald Trump's inauguration, take a look at how the stock market has performed.

Kiplinger

Insider Buying: Smart Money Just Spent +$100M on These 3 Stocks

Institutional insiders are placing big bets on DASH, KVUE, and KYMR. See how much is being spent on these three stocks and which investors are buying.

MarketBeat

Exclusive: SpaceX could be more valuable than OpenAI, Sequoia's Roelof Botha says

He said SpaceX's industry dominance sets it apart from competitors.

Axios

Mamdani’s mayoral race was marred by unhinged Islamophobia. It’s not going away soon

The racist abuse that Zohran Mamdani is still facing proves how normalized bigotry is. We need to keep calling it out

The Guardian - US

Meet Sequoia Capital’s new stewards

Yesterday, Sequoia announced that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady would become co-stewards of the firm, as Roelof Botha steps down.

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Roelof Botha steps aside as Sequoia’s steward, passing the role to Alfred Lin and Pat Grady

After nearly a decade at the helm of Sequoia Capital, Roelof Botha will step aside as steward of the legendary Silicon Valley VC firm.

Benzinga

$950M Sequoia Capital Fund Aims To Back Next Amazon Of AI Era With Early-Stage Startup Investments Across Globe

Sequoia Capital announced on Monday two new early-stage funds worth a combined $950 million, aimed at backing young startups worldwide building technologies that could evolve into the next Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) of the AI era.

Fortune

With two new funds to trumpet, Sequoia's Roelof Botha opens up about the state of the VC market—and about the firm's controversial partner

The managing partner of Silicon Valley's storied VC firm had a lot of news to discuss in his appearance at a San Francisco startup conference.

Fortune

Exclusive: Early AI darling LangChain is now a unicorn with a fresh $125 million in funding

With new funding led by IVP and a roster of enterprise customers, LangChain wants to power the coming wave of AI agents—and investors are betting it could be the next big infrastructure giant.

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Exclusive: Stripe-backed blockchain startup Tempo raises $500 million round led by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital and Greenoaks

The Series A values the Matt Huang–led Tempo at $5 billion and includes participation from Sequoia, Ribbit, and SV Angel.

Fortune

Exclusive: Flow Engineering raises $23 million Series A led by Sequoia to power hardware’s new era

Flow Engineering has raised a $23 million Series A, led by Sequoia and including the Collisons, Fortune has exclusively learned.

Fortune

Investors are betting big on 'prediction markets' Kalshi and Polymarket—will the gamble pay off?

The two startups generated huge buzz by accurately predicting the 2024 election results. Their young founders still face long odds.

Fortune

Apple's iPhone Air impresses fans, but not investors

Apple's shares drifted lower after its 'awe-dropping' hardware event. Meanwhile, markets await the Klarna IPO.

Benzinga

AI Takes Flight: STARK Valued at $500M As Sequoia Invests In Next-Gen Drones

German startup STARK just added $62 million to its cash arsenal in a new funding round led by financial heavyweight Sequoia Capital, according to Tech Funding News. This brings the total cash haul since the attack drone weapon maker was founded to around $100 million.

Fortune

Exclusive: Profound raises $35M as Sequoia backs its ambitious bid to become the Salesforce of AI search

The startup wants to help brands stay visible as AI reshapes search, in what backers call a once-in-a-generation marketing shift.

Euronews

Streaming platform Mubi facing pressure from film industry over Israeli military ties

A growing number of filmmakers are calling on Mubi to cut ties from investment fund Sequoia Capital, which backs several Israeli defence-tech start-ups.

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