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Sequoia Capital's investment portfolio includes 127 unicorn startups. These companies span various industries, from artificial intelligence to financial technology.

Among them is OpenAI, which has reached a $500 billion valuation. Another notable company is SpaceX, with its valuation of $400 billion.

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OpenAI develops advanced AI models through its work as a research and deployment company. They are best known for creating powerful language models, including the widely used conversational AI, ChatGPT.

Valuation$500B (Joined July 2019)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2015
FoundersAndrej Karpathy, Durk Kingma, Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, John Schulman, Pamela Vagata, Sam Altman, Trevor Blackwell, Vicki Cheung, Wojciech Zaremba
Funding Amount$78B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsTPG, NVIDIA, Andreessen Horowitz, Citi, Sequoia Capital

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, including the world's first reusable orbital-class rockets. Their work has dramatically reduced the cost of access to space, with a long-term mission to enable human life on Mars.

Valuation$400B (Joined December 2012)
HeadquartersHawthorne, California, United States
Year Founded2002
FoundersElon Musk
Funding Amount$11.8B
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsSequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Craft Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz

ByteDance develops content platforms that enable people to create, connect, and be entertained. They are best known as the parent company of TikTok, the globally popular short-form video application.

Valuation$300B (Joined April 2017)
HeadquartersBeijing, Beijing, China
Year Founded2012
FoundersRubo Liang, Yiming Zhang
Funding Amount$9.5B
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsHSG, New Enterprise Associates, General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, Morgan Stanley

Ant Group created Alipay, one of the world's largest digital payment and lifestyle platforms. They develop a broad range of financial technologies to give consumers and small businesses more inclusive access to banking, credit, and investment services.

Valuation$150B
HeadquartersHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Year Founded2014
FoundersJack Ma
Funding Amount$28.5B
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsSequoia Capital, Temasek Holdings, BNP Paribas, General Atlantic, Warburg Pincus

Stripe builds financial infrastructure for the internet, primarily through a suite of payment processing APIs. Their developer-first platform allows businesses of all sizes to easily accept payments, manage revenue, and launch new business models online.

Valuation$92B (Joined January 2014)
HeadquartersSouth San Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2010
FoundersJohn Collison
Funding Amount$9.4B
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsFounders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst

xAI develops artificial intelligence models with the ambitious goal of understanding the true nature of the universe. Their first major product, Grok, is an AI assistant known for its real-time knowledge and conversational style.

Valuation$50B (Joined May 2024)
HeadquartersBurlingame, California, United States
Year Founded2023
FoundersChristian Szegedy, Elon Musk, Greg Yang, Igor Babuschkin, Kyle Kosic, Manuel Kroiss, Toby Pohlen, Yuhuai Wu
Funding Amount$22.7B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsTribe Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, BlackRock, Sequoia Capital, NVIDIA

Safe Superintelligence is developing artificial intelligence with safety as its foundational and only goal. Their entire product and research effort is aimed at creating a superintelligence that is provably safe for humanity.

Valuation$32B (Joined September 2024)
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States
Year Founded2024
FoundersDaniel Gross, Daniel Levy, Ilya Sutskever
Funding Amount$3B
Company SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsSV Angel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital

Ramp has built a finance automation platform that unifies corporate cards, expense management, and bill payments into a single system. Their software is designed to help businesses streamline financial operations and reduce overall spending.

Valuation$32B (Joined March 2021)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersEric Glyman, Gene Lee, Karim Atiyeh
Funding Amount$3B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsKhosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Citi, General Catalyst

Rippling builds a workforce platform that unifies HR, IT, and finance into a single system of record. Companies use their software to manage the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding and payroll to app provisioning and device management.

Valuation$17B (Joined August 2020)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2016
FoundersParker Conrad, Prasanna Sankar
Funding Amount$2.4B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries G
Top InvestorsY Combinator, Coatue, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Abstract

Faire runs a wholesale marketplace designed to help independent retailers discover and buy goods from artisans and brands around the world. The platform gives small business owners the tools to easily stock their shops with unique merchandise.

Valuation$13B (Joined October 2019)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersDaniele Perito, Jeffrey Kolovson, Marcelo Cortes, Max Rhodes
Funding Amount$1.7B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsNorwest, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Wellington Management

The Remaining 117 Unicorns Backed by Sequoia Capital

The ten most valuable companies get much of the spotlight, but they are only part of the story. Dozens of other startups are building essential products and growing at their own pace.

Many of these businesses are focused on AI, with others spread across fields like fintech and healthcare. Here’s a look at the rest of the companies that round out the list.

Unicorn StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
Whatnot logo WhatnotRetail2019$974.7M$12B
Bolt logo BoltMobility2013$2.3B$11B
Neuralink logo NeuralinkBiotech2016$1.3B$10B
Sierra logo SierraAI2023$635M$10B
Notion logo NotionMedia2016$343.2M$10B
Chehaoduo logo ChehaoduoMobility2015$3.8B$10B
Harvey logo HarveyAI2022$1B$8B
Fireblocks logo FireblocksCrypto2018$1B$8B
Reflection.Ai logo Reflection.AiAI2024$2.1B$8B
Cerebras Systems logo Cerebras SystemsAI2016$1.8B$8B
StarkWare Industries logo StarkWare IndustriesCrypto2018$273M$8B
Gong logo GongAI2015$583M$7.25B
Glean logo GleanAI2019$768.2M$7B
The Boring Company logo The Boring CompanyManufacturing2016$908M$7B
Cohesity logo CohesityAnalytics2013$955M$7B
Attentive logo AttentiveAI2016$863M$7B
ElevenLabs logo ElevenLabsAI2022$281M$6.6B
Armis logo ArmisEnterprise2015$1.3B$6B
OpenEvidence logo OpenEvidenceAI2021$517M$6B
Cyera logo CyeraAI2021$1.3B$6B
Grafana Labs logo Grafana LabsAnalytics2014$805.2M$6B
Airwallex logo AirwallexFintech2015$1.2B$6B
Trade Republic logo Trade RepublicCrypto2015$1.3B$5.36B
Odoo logo OdooSaaS2005$1.1B$5.3B
Rappi logo RappiRetail2015$2.6B$5.25B
Kalshi logo KalshiFintech2018$643.2M$5B
Island logo IslandSecurity2020$810M$5B
Skild AI logo Skild AIAI2023$435M$5B
Tempo logo TempoCrypto2025$500M$5B
Hugging Face logo Hugging FaceAI2016$395.2M$5B
Verkada logo VerkadaEnterprise2016$644.3M$5B
Cockroach Labs logo Cockroach LabsCloud2015$633.1M$5B
Miaoshou Doctor logo Miaoshou DoctorHealthcare2015$946.5M$4.25B
Zipline logo ZiplineLogistics2011$821M$4.2B
Vanta logo VantaAI2018$503M$4.15B
Chainguard logo ChainguardSecurity2021$892M$4B
Fireworks AI logo Fireworks AIAI2022$327M$4B
Fal logo FalAI2021$447M$4B
Mercury logo MercuryFintech2017$452.2M$4B
Noom logo NoomSports2008$658.9M$4B
Cribl logo CriblData2018$721.2M$4B
Houzz logo HouzzDesign2009$613.6M$4B
Rec Room logo Rec RoomMedia2016$294M$4B
Zapier logo ZapierAutomation2011$1.4M$4B
Unacademy logo UnacademyEducation2015$838.5M$3.44B
Decart logo DecartAI2023$156M$3.21B
Retool logo RetoolEnterprise2017$141M$3.2B
Ironclad logo IroncladEnterprise2014$334M$3.2B
Thumbtack logo ThumbtackMarketplace2008$773.2M$3.2B
n8n logo n8nAI2019$259.3M$3B
Clay logo ClayAI2017$202M$3B
Temporal Technologies logo Temporal TechnologiesInfrastructure2019$454.5M$3B
Phantom logo PhantomCrypto2021$268M$3B
Zhipu AI logo Zhipu AIAI2019$1.2B$3B
MUSINSA logo MUSINSARetail2001$508.1M$3B
Peregrine Technologies logo Peregrine TechnologiesAnalytics2018$250.1M$3B
Sourcegraph logo SourcegraphInfrastructure2013$248M$3B
TravelPerk logo TravelPerkTravel2015$864.7M$3B
Clari logo ClariAnalytics2013$496M$3B
LayerZero Labs logo LayerZero LabsMedia2021$350.8M$3B
PingCAP logo PingCAPCloud2015$641.6M$3B
Remote logo RemoteFintech2019$496M$3B
Ethos Life logo Ethos LifeFintech2016$414M$3B
Traveloka logo TravelokaData2012$1.5B$3B
Physical Intelligence logo Physical IntelligenceAI2024$470M$2.8B
Mobile Premier League logo Mobile Premier LeagueGaming2018$390.5M$2.45B
Carbon logo CarbonManufacturing2013$683.4M$2.4B
Strava logo StravaMedia2009$151.9M$2.2B
Pennylane logo PennylaneFintech2020€213.5M$2.16B
Xaira Therapeutics logo Xaira TherapeuticsAI2023$1B$2.15B
Apollo.io logo Apollo.ioAI2015$251.3M$2B
CertiK logo CertiKCrypto2018$300.2M$2B
Watershed logo WatershedCloud2019$239M$2B
Capitolis logo CapitolisFintech2017$337.8M$2B
Glossier logo GlossierRetail2010$266.4M$2B
Productboard logo ProductboardAnalytics2014$261.7M$2B
DataStax logo DataStaxAI2010$342.6M$2B
Maven Clinic logo Maven ClinicMedia2014$417.1M$2B
Magic Eden logo Magic EdenCrypto2021$170M$2B
Docker logo DockerInfrastructure2011$435.9M$2B
Cresta logo CrestaAI2017$276M$2B
Front logo FrontSaaS2013$203.6M$2B
Insider logo InsiderAI2012$772.1M$2B
Snapdocs logo SnapdocsFintech2013$253M$2B
To8to logo To8toEnterprise2008$216.5M$2B
thatgamecompany logo thatgamecompanyGaming2012$28.8M$1.94B
Salt Security logo Salt SecurityAI2015$271M$1.4B
Eon logo EonCloud2024$197M$1.4B
Rebel Foods logo Rebel FoodsRetail2011$829.6M$1.4B
Pristyn Care logo Pristyn CareHealthcare2018$181M$1.4B
Clipboard Health logo Clipboard HealthHealthcare2016$94.1M$1.3B
Zum logo ZumMedia2015$399.6M$1.3B
Purplle logo PurplleFashion2012$476.1M$1.3B
Linear logo LinearInfrastructure2019$134.2M$1.25B
Kuaikan Manhua logo Kuaikan ManhuaMedia2014$594.3M$1.25B
CaptivateIQ logo CaptivateIQInfrastructure2017$164.6M$1.25B
CarDekho logo CarDekhoMobility2008$501.1M$1.2B
Aibee logo AibeeAI2017$273.5M$1.2B
Pilot logo PilotFintech2016$172.1M$1.2B
BigPanda logo BigPandaCloud2012$312.5M$1.2B
Unicorn StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
LangChain logo LangChainAI2022$160M$1.1B
Mixpanel logo MixpanelAnalytics2009$277M$1.05B
Jiuxian logo JiuxianRetail2009$363.7M$1.05B
Plus logo PlusAI2016$520M$1B
Meter logo MeterInfrastructure2015$255M$1B
MUBI logo MUBIMedia2007$102.4M$1B
FPL Technologies logo FPL TechnologiesFintech2019$265.1M$1B
Xreal logo XrealMedia2017$333.7M$1B
Darwinbox logo DarwinboxAI2015$307.3M$1B
Aragen Life Sciences logo Aragen Life SciencesBiotech2001$184.2M$1B
Picsart logo PicsartAI2011$195M$1B
Playco logo PlaycoGaming2020$143.5M$1B
Formation Bio logo Formation BioAI2013$528M$1B
ONE Championship logo ONE ChampionshipMedia2011$565M$1B
BuildOps logo BuildOpsReal Estate2018$225.8M$1B
Vise logo ViseAI2016$128M$1B
1mg logo 1mgLogistics2015$230.8M$1B

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