Sequoia Capital
VC·United States·2 programs
Runs Arc, a bi-annual open call and company-building immersion for pre-seed and seed founders in the Americas and Europe, anchored on a four-day Arc Intensive. Investment terms are negotiated per company rather than published as a standard deal. Separately funds a small Open Source Fellowship that pays living expenses to maintainers with no equity taken and no company required.
What Sequoia Capital funds
Sequoia ArcAccelerators
Sequoia Capital
Bi-annual open call for pre-seed and seed founders, built around a four-day Arc Intensive; Sequoia publishes no standard cheque size or equity percentage.
Sequoia Open Source FellowshipGrants
Sequoia Capital
A stipend covering living expenses for 6 to 12 months so an open source maintainer can work full time on their project; no equity, no company required, work from anywhere.
Non-dilutiveAlways openOpen source only