Sequoia Capital partner Luciana Lixandru turned heads when she said the VC firm was expanding its team in Europe at the Sifted Summit in October, but the fund’s also got a sizeable presence on the ground in the region through its scout network.
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Meet the 17 venture scouts Sequoia has hunting for deals in Europe
The programme was launched in Europe in 2020
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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