Tag: Sequoia Capital

How Profitable Is The Venture Capital Business ?

by on July 14, 2017 11:53 am
The landscape of venture capital (VC) has significantly evolved over the past years, and the industry is in great shape. VCs have raised a tremendous amount of capital ready to be invested, startups are disrupting industries through cutting edge technologies, and the tech’ IPO market is improving. Carl Eschenbach, partner at Sequoia Capital, was quite… Read more How Profitable Is The Venture Capital Business ?

What have been the leading investing trends in IT since 2000?

by on July 14, 2017 11:33 am
It is intriguing to see how throughout time we can identify some trends and patterns in the investments driven by Venture Capitalists, may it be in the form that they take or the sector that they are directed to. We hear everyday about Buzzwords such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data or about this new ‘exploding sector’ of… Read more What have been the leading investing trends in IT since 2000?

PlanGrid, a Sequoia backed company, Finds Success by Throwing Paper Up Into the Cloud

by on July 14, 2017 1:01 am
Tracy Young, CEO of PlanGrid, once walked into a Sequoia Capital conference room, her arms full of bundles of construction plans seeking venture capital funding. Each bundle consisted of dozens of 30″x42″ paper sheets, had the diameter of a small tree, and weighed more than a gallon of milk. Her vision was to throw these… Read more PlanGrid, a Sequoia backed company, Finds Success by Throwing Paper Up Into the Cloud