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January 18, 2024

Meet the Sequoia scouts currently looking to invest in European startups

The US VC launched its scout programme in Europe in 2020. Three years later, it’s onboarded many more investors


Roxanne Varza, director of startup incubator Station F

At the end of 2020, Sequoia Capital — the US VC firm behind Google, Airbnb, DoorDash, WhatsApp and Instagram — quietly launched its famous scout programme in Europe. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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