Current moment in road to recovery: VC firm Sequoia tells founders and CEOs

Silicon Valley-based company says strong leadership that puts people first will continue to be critical

US-based venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has advised company leader to prepare for economic growth in the second half of 2021, publishing a post a year after its Black Swan memo about the Covid-19 crisis.

“While the pandemic is far from over, we see an important window of opportunity opening right now,” said Sequoia, an early investor in Apple, Google, Oracle and WhatsApp.

In India, Sequoia counts Byju's, Zomato and Freshworks among its top portfolio companies. The company said last July that Sequoia’s Limited Partners has collectively committed $1.35 billion to two new India funds. This includes a $525 million venture fund