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Sequoia raised ~$10B in new funds, and announces it is shutting down its Arc accelerator and Scouts program, merging its early-stage and growth teams, and more (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

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In short

Sequoia secured approximately $10 billion in fresh capital across new funds while initiating a broad operational restructuring. The firm is officially closing both its Arc accelerator and its long-running Scouts program. Additionally, Sequoia will unify its investment operations by merging its early-stage and growth teams together.

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  • Sequoia is combining its early-stage and growth investment teams into a single unified gr…: Sequoia is combining its early-stage and growth investment teams into a single unified group.
  • The firm is discontinuing legacy founder-scouting and accelerator initiatives to streamli…: The firm is discontinuing legacy founder-scouting and accelerator initiatives to streamline internal operations.
  • Massive fresh capital reserves will be deployed through a reorganized and consolidated or…: Massive fresh capital reserves will be deployed through a reorganized and consolidated organizational structure.

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