Sequoia news
Sequoia appears in 9 stories we have published between September 2026 and November 2026, mostly in our Business and Funding coverage. It is most often reported alongside Anthropic, Iconiq and Menlo Ventures.
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Stephen Ward’s Brightmind Partners raises second $250M cybersecurity fund
Stephen Ward, a former Secret Service agent and CISO, is raising a second $250 million fund for Brightmind Partners, the cybersecurity venture firm he co-founded in 2024. The first fund, closed in 2025, delivered a quick win: portfolio company SGNL was acquired by CrowdStrike for $740 million just 11 months after Brightmind led its Series A. Now, with his co-founder gone and a bare-bones team of five, Ward is betting on early-stage startups and AI infrastructure.
8 November 2026
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Stephen Ward’s Brightmind Partners raises second $250M cybersecurity fund
Brightmind Partners, led by ex-Secret Service agent Stephen Ward, is raising a second $250M fund with 20% allocated to AI infrastructure after SGNL’s $740M…
Trajectory raises $45M to let professionals train AI without coding
Trajectory’s $45M Series A, led by Sequoia, funds a platform that automates AI model training for lawyers, doctors, and financial analysts.
Serval raises $150m Series C at $3B valuation led by Sequoia
Serval secures $150 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation, led by Sequoia, to accelerate AI-driven enterprise automation and global expansion.
Colare raises $2.5M for hardware engineering hiring tests
San Francisco startup Colare secures $2.5M in pre-seed funding to streamline hardware engineering hiring with realistic, simulation-based assessments.
Anthropic’s $965 billion valuation sets stage for investor windfalls ahead of 2026 IPO
Anthropic’s anticipated 2026 IPO could value the AI startup at $2 trillion.
Cloudflare acquires Deno to strengthen Workers platform
Cloudflare has acquired Deno, the startup behind the Deno runtime, to improve its Workers programming model. Financial details were not disclosed.
Menlo Ventures invests in Factory at $5B valuation despite public feud
Menlo Ventures invests in AI coding startup Factory at a $5 billion valuation, despite a public dispute between Factory’s CEO and a former advisor now…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Announces Judges for Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 reveals 10 top VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200, a pitch competition for early-stage startups with a $100,000 equity-free prize.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: What Startups Need to Know
TechCrunch’s Founder Summit in Boston (November 4) brings together top VCs and founders to discuss fundraising, hiring, AI, and startup growth. Learn what’s on the agenda.