Sequoia Capital
Mentioned in 50 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm managing approximately $56B in assets, Sequoia Capital is one of the largest VC firms globally and is discussed across podcasts for its early investments in major tech companies like Google, YouTube, and WhatsApp, as well as its recent funding activities in AI and emerging technologies. Podcast appearances frequently feature Sequoia partners like Pat Grady and Alfred Lin discussing their investment philosophy, founder development, and perspectives on scaling companies and AI's impact on software business models. The firm is also known for its CEO coaching programs and scouts network, positioning it as a key player in startup funding and founder support.
Mentioned On
Episode Mentions
How I Invest with David Weisburd · May 14, 2026
E369: Midas List VC: Why Smart VCs Are Buying Secondaries
“Referenced as example of top-tier VC firm that historically used third-party pricing for secondary rounds”
YPO Technology Network AI Brief · May 7, 2026
Sierra Just Repriced Customer Service
“Investor participating in Sierra's $950 million Series C funding round”
This Week in Startups · May 6, 2026
The end of Venture Capital? (VC Roundtable) | E2285
“Mentioned as opening Tel Aviv office post-October 7th, signaling capital inflow to Israeli tech ecosystem”
The Spillover · May 5, 2026
Prediction Markets: Forecasting Tools or Casinos?
“Venture capital firm investing in prediction market platforms; backing Kalshi's growth and valuation increases”
La Estrategia del Día México · May 5, 2026
Los ‘cómos’ del Plan México, Amazon Vs. FedEx y UPS, Fibra Next y Anthropic
“Venture capital investor supporting Anthropic AI services partnership”
The AI Podcast · Apr 29, 2026
Musk v. Altman Trial Day 3, White House Walks Back Anthropic Ban, Stanford's Transparency Crash
“Led $100M Series B round for Parallel Web Systems at $2B valuation”
Personal AI · Apr 29, 2026
Key Updates from the Musk vs. Altman Trial
“Led $100M Series B round for Parallel Web Systems at $2B valuation”
No Priors AI · Apr 29, 2026
Musk and Altman's Legal Proceedings: Day 3
“Led Series B funding round for Parallel Web Systems at $2B valuation”
Claude AI · Apr 29, 2026
Trial Insights: Musk vs. Altman Legal Showdown
“Led Parallel Web Systems' $100M Series B round at $2B valuation”
Global News Podcast · Apr 29, 2026
Musk vs. Altman Trial Developments
“Led $100M Series B round for Parallel Web Systems at $2B valuation”
AI Breakdown · Apr 29, 2026
Musk and Altman's Courtroom Drama Unfolds
“Led $100 million Series B round for Perplexity at $2 billion valuation”
Building AI: News on OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google Gemini and xAI's Grok · Apr 29, 2026
Courtroom Insights: Musk vs. Altman Day 3
“Led $100M Series B round for Parallel Web Systems at $2B valuation”
Anthropic · Apr 29, 2026
Musk vs. Altman: A Legal Perspective
“Led $100 million Series B funding round for Parallel Web Systems”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 24, 2026
E355: From Deal-by-Deal to a $6.5B Platform: Building a Real Estate Investment Empire
“Referenced as co-investor in Robinhood during COVID market dislocation”
TBPN · Apr 23, 2026
Thoma Bravo Loses Medallia, OpenAI Drops ChatGPT 5.5, Bob Iger Returns | Diet TBPN
“Early investor in Medallia as private company; backed competing AI-native startups disrupting Medallia's market”
Bannon`s War Room · Apr 9, 2026
Episode 5287: The War Is Crippling The Dollar System; Muslim Invasion Heads To Tennessee
“Premier venture capital firm cited as example of Chinese Communist Party influence inside US financial system”
This Week in Startups · Apr 3, 2026
AI Rebuilt Every YC W26 Startup. Should Founders Be Scared? | E2271
“VC firm that invested $150K in Apple in 1977 for 10% stake, sold for $6M in 1979 (40X return)”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 2, 2026
E339: From Zero to $100 Million in 18 Months: Inside Legora
“VC firm that runs Sequoia Scouts program; David Weisburd became a Scout and made 70+ investments”
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Mar 28, 2026
20VC: The Venture Model is Broken | You Need to be Greedy and Selfish to Win Early Stage Investing | Why Margins Do Not Matter for Early-Stage Startups | The Growth Rate that is Required in a World of AI with Gili Raanan, Founder @ Cyberstarts
“Top-tier VC firm where Raanan spent 15 years as GP before founding Cyberstarts”
Hard Fork · Mar 27, 2026
The Ezra Klein Show: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?
“Venture capital firm that categorized AI evolution from 'talkers' to 'doers'”
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Mar 26, 2026
20VC: Why You Need a $1BN Fund To Do Series A Today | OpenAI vs Anthropic: Who Wins Enterprise | SpaceX at $2TRN and Data Centers in Space | The $20BN Groq Deal Broken Down | Jeff Bezos' $100BN New Fund
“Buying $35 million of Figma stock during market downturn, showing confidence in recovery”
Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley · Mar 25, 2026
Former HubSpot CRO on the Math Nobody Uses to Scale | Mark Roberge
“Led HubSpot's Series D investment in 2008; partner questioned importance of sales to retention”
This Week in Startups · Mar 20, 2026
The Drone Company Everyone Thought Was Illegal (Now Worth $4B+) | E2265
“Venture capital firm that showed interest in Zipline early on”
TBPN · Mar 19, 2026
Samsung Invests $70B in AI Chips, The Cubanator Joins, Apple: Behind in AI, Ahead in Revenue | Mark Cuban, John Kim, Eugen Alpeza, Ari Herbert-Voss, Alex Konrad, Carl Eschenbach & Pat Grady, Jim Cantrell, Tom Hulme
“Welcomes back Carl Eschenbach as partner to leverage AI disruption opportunities”
The Pragmatic Engineer · Mar 18, 2026
Building WhatsApp with Jean Lee
“Invested $8 million in WhatsApp but the funding was never used due to profitability”
Big Technology Podcast · Mar 18, 2026
Are We Screwed If AI Works? — With Andrew Ross Sorkin
“Partner predicted software companies need to be managed services to survive AI”
TBPN · Mar 9, 2026
History’s Largest Oil Disruption, Oil & AI, Sundar's New Pay Deal | Alex Epstein, Dr. Alex Wissner-Gross, Charles Lamanna, Julien Bek, Eoghan McCabe, Michelle Volz
“Partner Julian Bek discussed AI's impact on software business models and services”
The a16z Show · Mar 3, 2026
Ben Horowitz On What Makes a Great Founder
“Brian Halligan's current firm and co-investor with A16Z in companies like Okta”
Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist · Feb 27, 2026
Ep 143: JD Ross on the New Invention Era & Building with AI in 2026
“Venture capital firm that invested in WithCoverage's recent funding round”
Armstrong & Getty On Demand · Feb 23, 2026
Elbow To The Chops!
“Venture capital firm partner Sean McGuire commented on Jack Hughes' patriotism”
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Feb 18, 2026
Josh Kushner - Concentration and Conviction - [Invest Like the Best, EP.459]
“Mentioned as comparison point for Thrive's recruiting appeal and firm differentiation”
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Feb 15, 2026
Sequoia CEO coach: Why it’s never been easier to start a company, and never been harder to scale one | Brian Halligan (co-founder, HubSpot)
“Venture capital firm where Halligan now serves as in-house CEO coach”
Business Wars · Feb 11, 2026
The Buy Now Pay Later Takeover | No Interest | 1
“Silicon Valley venture firm that invested $9 million in Klarna in 2010, rebranding it as tech company”
TBPN · Feb 4, 2026
Our Super Bowl Ad, Walmart hits $1T, Ken is Sick of Griftin | Dara Khosrowshahi, Mati Staniszewski & Andrew Reed, Gergely Orosz, Mitchell Green, Simon Hørup Eskildsen, KJ Dhaliwal, Nicolas Sharp
“Led 11 Labs' $500M funding round with Andrew Reed joining the board”
This Week in Startups · Feb 3, 2026
Where early-stage founders MUST focus to success | E2244
“Referenced through their Scouts program where Jason met Amanda Bradford”
AI + a16z · Feb 3, 2026
Why This Isn't the Dot-Com Bubble | Martin Casado on WSJ's BOLD NAMES
“Mentioned jokingly as competitor VC firm that might be listening to podcast”
TBPN · Jan 28, 2026
Netflix & AI Slop, Saudi Liquidity Crunch, Clawdbot Reactions | Mark Gurman, Miles Brundage, Aidan Smith & Asher Spector, Alex Dhillon, Mitchell Angove, Gabriel Stengel, Sierra Peterson
TBPN · Jan 27, 2026
Clawdbot Creator Peter Steinberger Joins, Meta's Premium Subscription Plans | Jamie Cuffe, Ben Lerer, Lucas Atkins, Bridgit Mendler, Jeff Miller, Aaron Frank
TBPN · Jan 19, 2026
X Article Apocalypse, Hollywood's AI Takes, Is the American Dream Obsolete? | Jordan Schneider, Eliot Pence, Fil Aronshtein & Matt Grimm
TBPN · Jan 16, 2026
Elon vs OpenAI, Ads in ChatGPT, Leaked Tech Emails | Sean Frank, Bill Shufelt, Alex Mashrabov, Sonya Huang & Pat Grady
TBPN · Jan 13, 2026
Siri Needs an App, Apple Preps for Post-Cook, Scott Nolan Truth Nuke | Shervin Pishevar, Horacio Rozanski, Glenn Fogel, JD Ross, Nick Fleisher, Rob Slaughter, Sajith Wickramasekara
Tech Brew Ride Home · Jan 9, 2026
Grok Still Groking
“Manages $56B in assets after China/Southeast Asia split; second largest VC firm after A16Z”
The a16z Show · Jan 9, 2026
Ben Horowitz on Raising a New Fund and How Venture Firms Scale
Uncapped with Jack Altman · Jan 9, 2026
Uncapped #38 | Ben Horowitz from a16z
“Compared to a16z as example of large-scale venture firm with different approach to concentration”
Acquired · Dec 15, 2025
10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)
“Series episode; Doug Leone's story about burning cigarettes on arms to recover fund after dot-com crash influenced Acquired's approach”
Uncapped with Jack Altman · Dec 9, 2025
Uncapped #36 | Pat Grady & Alfred Lin from Sequoia
“Primary subject; Pat Grady and Alfred Lin discuss their new roles as stewards and investment philosophy”
Proven Podcast · Oct 1, 2025
Bridge the Gap Unspoken Language of Leadership and Success - Jennifer Edwards
“Referenced in context of pitching and fundraising dynamics with venture capital firms”
Acquired · Aug 26, 2025
Alphabet Inc.
“Early investor in YouTube; funded multiple Google acquisitions and ecosystem companies”
Acquired · Jun 30, 2025
Google: The Origin of Search
“Co-led Google's Series A funding round with Kleiner Perkins; Michael Moritz joined board”
Acquired · Oct 28, 2024
Meta
“Passed on early Facebook investment; competitive conflict with Friendster investment prevented participation”