Sh.t the bed!10 Jun 2020 23:19
Have the seen the list of companies sequoia have partnered with?
https://www.sequoiacap.com/
Keep scrolling, then pick your jaw off the floor. Full list in the companies section. Here’s a few:
PayPal, Apple, WhatsApp, AirBnB, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cisco, Google, Oracle, Zoom and... Guardant...
‘In 2013, Guardant had plans for an innovative liquid biopsy to help oncologists guide late-stage cancer treatments. But what really impressed Sequoia was AmirAli and Helmy’s unsentimental, carefully designed strategy to reach their end goal—a simple blood test for the early detection of cancer that would revolutionize its treatment.’
Not bad eh?
‘Since 1972, we have partnered early and at every stage of growth with the founders of companies that now have an aggregate, public market value of over $3.3 trillion’
Have a read of the ethos section under People.
If Conifer are indeed related to sequoia then I’d be delighted to have them as a strategic investor. If there’s more to come and a pharma has also taken a big chunk of the placing, I’m absolutely blown away by what’s happening here.