Sequoia Capital

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Activity in this selectionOct 27, 2026 · Europe · Jan 1, 2026

Sequoia Capital backs founders from the earliest stages of company formation through growth. Arc is its entry point for pre-seed and seed teams.

Arc is Sequoia’s twice-yearly open call for pre-seed and seed founders. The programme includes a four-day intensive focused on customer understanding, product-market fit, team building and growth strategy.

Sequoia can invest before a business has revenue or even a settled product idea. Its Arc materials describe backing NVIDIA as a founding team and Wiz before its initial idea was fixed, illustrating the company-formation stage at which a founder can engage.

Sources
Rounds participated in
9
Confirmed lead rounds
0
6 roles undisclosed
New companies
8
First participation on record · 1 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$2.1B
8 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series B3
Series C+2
Undisclosed2
Seed1
Series A1

By primary sector

AI2
Enterprise software2
Industrial tech2
Cybersecurity1
Defense tech1
1 more
Fintech1

By country

Germany3
United Kingdom3
France2
Ireland1

Rounds

9 in this selection
Nevis

Nevis develops AI agents that automate operational work for wealth managers and financial advisers.

$70MSeries B
Participant
RobCo

Develops AI-driven robotic systems for industrial automation and autonomy

UndisclosedPrimary investment and employee secondary transaction
Participant
Magentic

Magentic builds AI agents that automate procurement and supplier workflows for global manufacturers.

$18MSeries A
Participant
Stark

Makes weaponised drones

€500MUndisclosed
Role not disclosed
Dust

Platform for deploying and orchestrating fleets of AI agents across enterprise teams and workflows

$40MSeries B
Role not disclosed
Evervault

Encrypts and orchestrates sensitive data for developers

$25MSeries B
Role not disclosed
RobCo

Develops AI-driven robotic systems for industrial automation and autonomy

$100MSeries C
Role not disclosed
Pennylane

Provides financial management and accounting platform for startups, SMEs, and their accountants

$200MSeries E
Role not disclosed