#sequoiacapital

Sesame AI’s Hyper-Realistic Voice Assistant Nears $1B Valuation as Sequoia, Spark Eye $200M Investment

#AI #AIVoice #SesameAI #VoiceTech #ConversationalAI #AIAssistants #SpeechSynthesis #SequoiaCapital

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/01/sesame-ais-hyper-realistic-voice-assistant-nears-1b-valuation-as-sequoia-spark-eye-200m-investment-xcxwbn/

On the #xAI purchase of #X (#Twitter)

Because both companies are privately held & controlled by #Musk, the transaction likely amounts to a #stock swap, with X investors getting paid out in xAI shares. The companies have a number of mutual investors, including venture firms #AndreessenHorowitz & #SequoiaCapital, as well as #Fidelity Management, #VyCapital & #SaudiArabia’s Kingdom Holding Co.

#law #securities #SEC
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/elon-musk-says-xai-has-acquired-x-in-deal-that-values-social-media-site-at-33-billion.html

Elon Musks X strebt neue Finanzierung bei 44-Milliarden-Dollar-Bewertung an
X, das ehemalige Twitter, plant eine neue Finanzierungsrunde und will dabei eine Bewertung von 44 Milliarden Dollarerzielen – genau
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/elon-musks-x-strebt-neue-finanzierung-bei-44-milliarden-dollar-bewertung-an/
#News #Tellerrand #AndreessenHorowitz #ElonMusk #Investoren #MorganStanley #SequoiaCapital #SocialMedia #SpaceX #TrumpAdministration #Twitterbernahme #XFinanzierung #xAI

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion in New Funding - “A lot of compute is needed,” Mr. Musk said in a post about the financing, in which Black... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/technology/elon-musk-xai-funding.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #fidelityinvestments #andreessenhorowitz #venturecapital #sequoiacapital #blackrockinc #innovation #start-ups #muskelon #x.aiinc

One week earlier, #Trump was #convicted of 34 #felony counts of falsifying business records to suppress a sex scandal. The day the verdict came down, #ShaunMaguire, a #SiliconValley #VC from #SequoiaCapital, announced…that he was giving $300k to Trump. But the real money was about to flow. The cheapest ticket to the fundraiser was $50k, & it was $300k to attend a smaller dinner w/Trump after the reception. The money would go directly to the campaign via Trump’s joint fund-raising cmte w/the #RNC

Can Math Help AI Chatbots Stop Making Stuff Up? - Chatbots like ChatGPT get stuff wrong. But researchers are building new A.I. systems that... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/technology/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-math.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #robinhoodfinancialllc #sequoiacapital #microsoftcorp #mathematics #openailabs #googleinc #chatgpt

Tech CEOs aren't geniuses, they are idiots, and here's the proof.

#ElonMusk #SamBankmanFried #SBF #crypto #MarkZuckerberg #SequoiaCapital #Billionaires #X #FTX #Meta #facebook #Instagram #Threads #economy #salesmen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVj4kZF-Fgk

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion - Mr. Musk, who founded xAI last year, has said the business “still has a lot of catching u... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/business/elon-musk-xai-funding.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #andreessenhorowitz #alwaleedbintalal #venturecapital #anthropicaillc #sequoiacapital #microsoftcorp #openailabs #muskelon #x.aiinc

Some Prominent Silicon Valley Investors Shift to the Right - Marc Andreessen, Chamath Palihapitiya and several other tech venture capitalists are incr... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/technology/silicon-valley-conservative-trump.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialelectionof2024 #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #siliconvalley(calif) #palihapitiyachamath #andreessenhorowitz #entrepreneurship #andreessenmarcl #venturecapital #sequoiacapital #start-ups

A.I. Leaders Press Advantage With Congress as China Tensions Rise - Silicon Valley chiefs are swarming the Capitol to try to sway lawmakers on the dangers of... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/technology/ai-lobby-china.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #politicsandgovernment #lobbyingandlobbyists #palantirtechnologies #torresritchie(1988-) #johnsonmike(1972-) #sequoiacapital #washington(dc) #unitedstates #karpalex #china

Inside Amira Yahyaoui’s Claims about Mos, a Student Aid Start-Up - Amira Yahyaoui, a human rights activist, promoted the success of her student aid start-up... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/technology/inside-a-ceos-bold-claims-about-her-hot-fintech-start-up.html #bankingandfinancialinstitutions #computersandtheinternet #layoffsandjobreductions #sanfrancisco(calif) #mobileapplications #entrepreneurship #sequoiacapital #amirayahyaoui #start-ups #leejess #mos

Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive - The move caps a chaotic five days at the artificial intelligence company. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/technology/openai-sam-altman-returns.html #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #boardsofdirectors #sequoiacapital #microsoftcorp #thrivecapital #altmansamuelh #brockmangreg #openailabs #start-ups

Sam Altman Is Said to Be Discussing Return to OpenAI With Company’s Board - Mr. Altman was forced out of OpenAI on Friday, leading to an outcry from his supporters a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/technology/sam-altman-openai-board.html #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #artificialintelligence #sanfrancisco(calif) #boardsofdirectors #sequoiacapital #microsoftcorp #thrivecapital #altmansamuelh #brockmangreg #openailabs #start-ups

Silicon Valley Shrugs Off Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial - Tech investors lauded Mr. Bankman-Fried and helped fund his FTX crypto exchange. The tech... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/technology/sam-bankman-fried-silicon-valley.html #hkftxtradingltd(futuresexchange) #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #decisionsandverdicts #andreessenhorowitz #alamedaresearchllc #bankman-friedsam #virtualcurrency #andreessenmarcl #venturecapital #sequoiacapital #kaplanlewisa #start-ups

Sequoia Capital’s plan to split itself into three separate regional firms shows the impact of rising political tensions between the U.S. and China on an institution that’s made huge profits in both. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/08/business/corporate-business/sequoia-split-warning-company-u-s-china-business/?utm_content=bufferc36f8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #corporate #china #india #us #sequoiacapital

Venture capital powerhouse Sequoia Capital is breaking up into three entities around the world, splitting the Chinese and U.S. operations as tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/07/business/corporate-business/sequoia-splits-three-firms-geopolitical-tension/?utm_content=buffer950ba&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #corporate #china #us #sequoiacapital

Silicon Valley Bank’s Deep Ties to the Tech Industry - More than many other banks, SVB catered to how risky tech start-ups and their backers do ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/technology/svb-tech-start-ups.html #bankingandfinancialinstitutions #kleinerperkinscaufield&byers #computersandtheinternet #andreessenhorowitz #siliconvalleybank #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #sequoiacapital #ycombinator #start-ups #mortgages #wines

Alameda Research to Sell Sequoia Interest to Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund for $45M in Cash

https://www.coinspeaker.com/alameda-research-sell-sequoia-interest-abu-dhabi/

#alamedaresearch #sequoiacapital #grayscale #News #ftx

@TheSean @unusual_whales I checked out her Twitter, and she's landing comfortably at #SequoiaCapital, where all rich tech bros go to grow and lose their fortunes backing the next round of bad ideas.

Sequoia and a16z Make More Investments in Fintech than in Any Other Sector in 2022

https://www.coinspeaker.com/sequoia-a16z-investments-2022-fintech/

#sequoiacapital #InvestorsNews #BusinessNews #FinTechNews #News #a16z