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October 9, 2025

‘We’re hiring in Europe’: Luciana Lixandru confirms plans to expand the Sequoia team

The firm remains bullish on Europe, said the Sequoia partner


Amy Lewin

2 min read

Sequoia's Luciana Lixandru at the Sifted Summit 2025

Sequoia Capital partner Luciana Lixandru confirmed the storied venture capital firm plans to expand its team in Europe, following the departure of long-time partner Matt Miller at the end of last year.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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