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Funding US · Nov 4, 2026

Sequoia shrinks to a Bay Area-focused firm, closing London office and Arc accelerator

Sequoia says it has raised about $10B in new funds while consolidating teams, shutting its London office, Arc accelerator and Scouts program, and flattening its partnership.

via TechCrunch →

Funding US · Nov 3, 2026

AI cloud startup Applied Compute raises $350M at $3.25B valuation

The AI infrastructure provider's round was led by Elad Gil with Nvidia, Shopify Ventures and HubSpot Ventures joining; it says annualized recurring revenue now tops $100M.

via SiliconANGLE →