Overview:
The Sequoia Capital is a venture capital fund that allocates part of its portfolio to microfinance investments.
Description:
The Sequoia Capital is a venture capital fund that allocates part of its portfolio to microfinance investments. Sequoia Capital’s most well-known investment is in SKS Microfinance, an Indian microfinance institution.
Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Profile:
http://www.mixmarket.org/funders/sequoia-capital
Organization’s Website:
http://www.sequoiacap.com/
Just the Facts:
Country of Incorporation: United Kingdom
Year Founded: 1991
Area of Operation: Global
Instruments: Loans and Debt Securities, Equity
Contact Information:
4th Floor Glen House
125 Old Brompton Road
London
SW7 3RP
United Kingdom
T: +44 20 7341 2220
F: +44 20 7341 2221
E: info@sequoiacapital.co.uk
Additional Resources:
Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms Invest Millions in India, but is there Risk in Microfinance Funding? (September 2009)
https://www.microcapital.org/microcapitalorg-story-venture-capital-and-pr…
India’s Ujjivan Increases Equity With Investments By Unitus Equity Fund, Bellwether Microfinance Fund, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Sequoia Capital, Lok Capital, India Financial Inclusion Fund and SIDBI (November 2008)
https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-story-indias-ujjivan-increases-…
Sequoia Capital Leads USD 11.5mm Investment in SKS Microfinance based in India (April 2007)
https://www.microcapital.org/sequoia-capital-leads-usd-115mm-investment-i…
Link to Microcapital Universe Wiki page
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Sequoia+Capital
Authored by Kenny Kline, Research Associate
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