Top_VC_Firms_Flashcards

Question 1

Sequoia Capital

Answer 1

Investment Focus: Technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors.
Founded: 1972 in Menlo Park, California.
AUM: Over $45 billion.
Top Investments: Apple, Google, Oracle, NVIDIA, Instagram, WhatsApp.
Recent Exits: Zoom (IPO 2019), Airbnb (IPO 2020).
Key People: Doug Leone, Roelof Botha.

Question 2

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Answer 2

Investment Focus: Broad technology sectors, including software, biohealth, and fintech.
Founded: 2009 in Menlo Park, California.
AUM: Approximately $28 billion.
Top Investments: Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb, Lyft, Coinbase.
Recent Exits: GitHub (acquired by Microsoft in 2018), Slack (acquired by Salesforce in 2020).
Key People: Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz.

Question 3

Accel Partners

Answer 3

Investment Focus: Technology, media, telecommunications, healthcare, consumer, and energy.
Founded: 1983 in Palo Alto, California.
AUM: Around $19 billion.
Top Investments: Facebook, Spotify, Dropbox, Flipkart.
Recent Exits: Qualtrics (acquired by SAP in 2018), UiPath (IPO 2021).
Key People: Jim Breyer, Sameer Gandhi.

Question 4

Benchmark Capital

Answer 4

Investment Focus: Early-stage investments in various technology sectors.
Founded: 1995 in San Francisco, California.
AUM: About $9 billion.
Top Investments: eBay, Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, Instagram.
Recent Exits: Elastic (IPO 2018), WeWork (IPO 2021).
Key People: Peter Fenton, Bill Gurley.

Question 5

Kleiner Perkins

Answer 5

Investment Focus: Digital and green tech, life sciences.
Founded: 1972 in Menlo Park, California.
AUM: Not publicly specified but significant.
Top Investments: Amazon, Google, Twitter, JD.com.
Recent Exits: Beyond Meat (IPO 2019), Duolingo (IPO 2021).
Key People: John Doerr, Mamoon Hamid.

Question 6

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Answer 6

Investment Focus: Technology and healthcare sectors.
Founded: 1977 in Menlo Park, California.
AUM: Over $20 billion.
Top Investments: Groupon, Jet.com, Robinhood, Duolingo.
Recent Exits: Cloudflare (IPO 2019), Coursera (IPO 2021).
Key People: Scott Sandell, Tony Florence.

Question 7

Index Ventures

Answer 7

Investment Focus: Technology, fintech, and life sciences.
Founded: 1996 in Geneva, Switzerland.
AUM: Approximately $25 billion.
Top Investments: Dropbox, Etsy, Just Eat, Adyen.
Recent Exits: Datadog (IPO 2019), Confluent (IPO 2021).
Key People: Neil Rimer, Giuseppe Zocco.

Question 8

Greylock Partners

Answer 8

Investment Focus: Consumer, enterprise software, and infrastructure.
Founded: 1965 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
AUM: About $15 billion.
Top Investments: LinkedIn, Facebook, Airbnb, Coinbase.
Recent Exits: Okta (IPO 2017), Palo Alto Networks (IPO 2012).
Key People: Reid Hoffman, Asheem Chandna.

Question 9

Insight Partners

Answer 9

Investment Focus: Technology, software, and Internet service companies.
Founded: 1995 in New York City, New York.
AUM: Over $30 billion.
Top Investments: Twitter, Shopify, Qualtrics, Wix.
Recent Exits: Pluralsight (IPO 2018), Tenable (IPO 2018).
Key People: Jeff Horing, Deven Parekh.