Turn your idea into a world-class company.
We help you build your company structure in every field you need.
Get the money, contacts and mentorship you need to grow.
We are always close to you, ready to do our part.
We are specially interested in engineers or researchers who have developed technologies that solve difficult industry problems – problems that are key so that they somehow force customers to adopt these technologies. We also pay attention to disruptive technologies that have the potential to create entirely new markets.
We want to work with company founders who have set their sights high and we look for innovators who combine a bold technology vision with the drive and dedication needed to see a technology start-up through the challenges it will face in executing its plans.
We expect companies we invest in to have an impact. We look for companies that could end up with a value not in the tens of millions of dollars, but in the hundreds of millions – within three to five years.
We will almost always be the first institutional investor in a business. Though we want to see evidence that the proposed technology is technically feasible, we expect to share the risk that goes with early-stage technology development.
In addition, we are unlikely to invest in technologies that are more than a year or two away from commercialization. Venture funds have a limited lifespan and we need to deliver a return to our investors within the life of the fund.
We’re looking for market focused companies – founders who have interacted with potential customers or partners to assess the market’s reaction to the technology. While you don’t have to have actual customers or revenues for us to invest, we do look for some market validation of the technology.
We don’t expect – or even want – you to come in with a complete management team. Part of our job will consist in helping you put the right people in place. We do want to see the core of a robust technical team that we can build on.
We are unlikely to invest in biotechnology or medical devices. We are not looking to invest in service firms or consumer products either.
At Sequoia Sepharad, our mission is to help entrepreneurs build world-class technology companies.
Though a good venture capitalist provides much more than cash, we know that the primary reason you’re approaching us is to get the money you need to grow your business – or to create a business based on your technology.
The money is the simple part. We can cut a cheque very quickly when the right opportunity comes along.
But most of the value we bring to a company goes far beyond writing a cheque. When you work with Sequoia Sepharad, you benefit from our team’s experience and knowledge and our network of industry contacts worldwide.
We take an active role in building your company. One of the key benefits of working with Sequoia Sepharad is that we’re always close by, ready to do our part.
Our team has experience leading successful high-tech startups and knowledge gained from having helped build many technology companies.
Whether it’s recruiting a management team, clarifying company strategy, financial planning, establishing business partnerships and alliances, working through management issues or just being a sounding board for your ideas, we’ll be with you every step of the way in working through the challenges start-ups inevitably face.
The human resources we’ll bring to your company go beyond the immediate Sequoia Sepharad team and advisory board members. When you work with us, our contacts become your contacts.
We have a broad network of existing relationships with lawyers, recruiters, accountants, bankers, financial service firms and IT service providers.