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Technology non-profit behind private messaging app Telegram names Maximilian Crown new CEO

New York Post 25 Apr 2025
The move is a sign of Telegram’s intent to scale its multi-purpose app, sources told NYNext ... @crownmax/X ... TON itself has 41 million active accounts and 121 million Toncoin holders, including major institutions like Sequoia Capital and Benchmark.
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Instagram co-founder claims app could have thrived without Meta

LA Daily News 23 Apr 2025
Roelof Botha, an early Instagram investor from Sequoia Capital, suggested during a video deposition that was played Monday in court that Instagram benefited from Meta’s data centers and other technical infrastructure.
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How to Buy OpenAI Stock

The Call 23 Apr 2025
Its advancements in generative AI have sparked immense interest among investors looking to capitalize on the booming AI industry ... Firms like Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Thrive Capital have reportedly invested in OpenAI.
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A91 Partners closes third fund at $665 million

The Times of India 22 Apr 2025
Launched in 2018 by four former Sequoia Capital India (now called Peak XV Partners executives), A91 invests across sectors such as consumer, healthcare, financial services and industrials.
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AI-based English learning app Speak makes Forbes' 2025 AI 50 list

Korea Times 18 Apr 2025
This year, 1,860 companies registered as candidates, from which the finalists were selected by Silicon Valley's venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and investment firm Meritech Capital.
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AI Gold Rush

Forbes 18 Apr 2025
Investors looking for winners in the age of AI should follow the advice of Don Valentine, the late founder of Sequoia Capital ... .
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Strava snaps up London-based exercise app Runna

The Times/The Sunday Times 17 Apr 2025
It is the first UK acquisition for Strava, which has 150 million users in 185 countries and was valued at $1.5 billion in a 2020 fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital,.
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I worried this shopping app was a scam. The CEO said he barely wants people ...

Business Insider 15 Apr 2025
Sam Obletz and Tap Stephenson think Claim could disrupt the advertising industry ... She promised it wasn't a scam — and showed me the Venmo payments to prove it ... Claim has raised $20 million from venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital.
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A new startup wants to place ads in AI chatbots. Read the 10-page pitch deck ...

Business Insider 15 Apr 2025
Jason Hu is the CEO of Nexad ... The round was led by A16z Speedrun (an accelerator under the Andreessen Horowitz umbrella) and Prosus Ventures, and included participation from firms like Point72 Ventures and Sequoia Capital's Scout Fund ... Note ... Nexad ... ....
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Sequoia Spinoff Peak XV Returns To The Bay Area With New Partner Arnav Sahu

Forbes 11 Apr 2025
The $9 billion venture fund, once Sequoia Capital's India arm, has hired former Y Combinator investor Arnav Sahu to hunt AI deals, and help its startups crack America ... .
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Fear grips Silicon Valley after tariff turmoil delays IPOs

Gulf-Times 10 Apr 2025
“Do the hard things and have a 70% chance you win,” Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire said in a post on X.Nik Talreja, CEO of Sydecar, outlined a different potential upside to the market turmoil in a memo to employees reviewed by Bloomberg.
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Andreessen Horowitz wants to raise $20 billion as the world taps into US AI sector

Cryptopolitan 09 Apr 2025
Sequoia Capital, another Silicon Valley venture capital firm has more than $56 billion in assets under management across several funds with its evergreen fund growing to $19.6 billion this year, as per filings.
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