Sequoia Capital to Yale: “Invest or else”
Sequoia Capital, arguably Silicon Valley’s most successful venture capital firm, is big-footing one of its most respected investors.
It brazenly demanded that Yale University invest in Sequoia’s risky adventures abroad in places like China, India and in later-stage investing. And when Yale refused, Sequoia ejected the university from access to its well-performing early stage funds — the ones that in the past have invested in companies like Google and Yahoo.
Sequoia’s aggressive handling of Yale came to… Continue Reading