# Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is reportedly marking its FTX investment down to zero, while also facing accusations from US lawmakers of funding Chinese military-linked firms.

### About Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is a prominent venture capital firm known for investing in technology and growth-stage companies.  

### Engagements: [------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:sequoia-capital/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/sequoia-capital/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [-------]  
[--] Week: [-------] -68%  
[--] Month: [---------] -51%  
[--] Months: [----------] -8.20%  
[--] Year: [----------] -21%  
1-Year High: [---------] on 2025-06-03  
1-Year Low: [------] on 2026-01-21  

Engagements by network (24h):
Reddit: [---]
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Instagram: [---]
X: [------]
News: [-----]
YouTube: [------]

  
  
### Mentions: [---] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:sequoia-capital/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/sequoia-capital/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [---]  
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [---] -3%  
[--] Month: [-----] +21%  
[--] Months: [-----] -29%  
[--] Year: [------] +12%  
1-Year High: [---] on 2025-07-10  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-02  

Mentions by network (24h):
Reddit: [--]
TikTok: [--]
Instagram: [--]
X: [--]
News: [--]
YouTube: [--]

  
  
### Creators: [---] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:sequoia-capital/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/sequoia-capital/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[---] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Sequoia Capital in the last [--] hours which is down 7.60% from [---] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [---] -14%  
[--] Month: [---] +22%  
[--] Months: [-----] -37%  
[--] Year: [-----] +4.30%  
1-Year High: [---] on 2025-07-10  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-03-02  

The most influential creators that mention Sequoia Capital in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                           | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                           | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)    | [--]    | [----------] | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@grok](/creator/twitter/grok)                    | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]    | [-----]       |
| [@CryptosR_Us](/creator/twitter/CryptosR_Us)      | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@andrew__reed](/creator/twitter/andrew__reed)    | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@Horror_Ad_3140](/creator/reddit/Horror_Ad_3140) | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@7SEES_](/creator/twitter/7SEES_)                | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@stanfordgsb](/creator/youtube/stanfordgsb)      | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@MarkMedovich](/creator/twitter/MarkMedovich)    | [--]    | [--]         | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@SebJohnsonUK](/creator/twitter/SebJohnsonUK)    | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@businessblurb](/creator/tiktok/businessblurb)   | [--]   | [-------]    | [--]     | [--]          |

[View More](/list/creators/sequoia-capital/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 87%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:sequoia-capital/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/sequoia-capital/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 87%  
Daily Average: 84%  
[--] Week: 89% +6%  
[--] Month: 82% +1%  
[--] Months: 82% -2%  
[--] Year: 82% +1%  
1-Year High: 98% on 2025-03-04  
1-Year Low: 3% on 2025-03-20  

Most Supportive Themes:
- AI Investments: (40%) Sequoia Capital is actively investing in AI and technology startups, including decentralized AI networks and AI tools.
- Fintech and IPOs: (25%) Sequoia Capital's participation in the Groww IPO anchor book highlights their interest in the financial technology sector and public offerings.
- Web3 Infrastructure: (20%) The firm has backed web3 infrastructure startups, indicating a focus on the evolving decentralized web.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Controversial Investments: (10%) Sequoia Capital has faced backlash for investments, such as in Mubi due to ties with the Israeli military, and past investments like FTX.
- Internal Disputes and Resignations: (5%) The firm experienced internal conflict and a COO resignation following a partner's controversial tweets, raising questions about company values and free speech.
  

### Top Sequoia Capital News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"The Rapid Growth of Vertical AI Applications Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg and Sequoia Capital Partner Pat Grady discuss the rapid pace of AI innovation and how large enterprises approach to the build vs. buy debate could shape the future of vertical AI applications"  
[News Link](https://www.wsj.com/video/the-rapid-growth-of-vertical-ai-applications/DF52EF7E-8407-4E71-81A7-4492E0DCE6D1) [@WSJ](/creator/x/WSJ) 2026-02-12T15:24Z 20.7M followers, [----] engagements


"US lawmakers accuse VC firms of funding Chinese military-linked firms Sequoia Capital China Qualcomm Ventures and three other venture capital firms plowed at least $3 billion into Chinese tech companies that support Beijings military and its repression of minorities in Xinjiang a U.S. congressional report alleged on Thursday"  
[News Link](https://www.reuters.com/business/us-lawmakers-accuse-vc-firms-funding-chinese-military-linked-firms-2024-02-08/) [@Reuters](/creator/x/Reuters) 2024-02-09T03:17Z 25M followers, 357.6K engagements


"Sequoia Capital marks its FTX investment down to zero dollars TechCrunch Sequoia Capital has marked down to zero the value of its stake in the cryptocurrency exchange FTX; it did so after FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried asked investors for more money"  
[News Link](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/09/sequoia-capital-marks-its-ftx-investment-down-to-zero-dollars/) [@TechCrunch](/creator/x/TechCrunch) 2022-11-10T08:15Z 9.7M followers, 9.1M engagements



### Top Sequoia Capital Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"🚀 Robinhood Testnet Guide Whats Robinhood @RobinhoodApp lets you trade stocks options ETFs and crypto commission-free 💸 💰Funding Raised: $5.77B 🤝 Investors: Sequoia Capital a16z and more Ready to dive in Heres how: 👇 [--]. Claim Test Tokens: Visit [--]. Add to Your Wallet: Integrate with Robinhood Wallet or your Browser Wallet. Check [--]. Request Test Tokens on Sepolia: Use the : [--]. Bridge to Robinhood Testnet: Go to: [--]. Send GM: Connect at [--]. Create Your NFT: Start at [--]. Track Transactions: Use the Robinhood Explorer at [--]. Done but dont try daily 👉 Video Guide: Collab with @coinexcreators 🌟"  
[X Link](https://x.com/honeywithcrypto/status/2022628230868426876) [@honeywithcrypto](/creator/x/honeywithcrypto) 2026-02-14T11:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"xAI's investors have included Andreessen Horowitz (co-founded by Ben Horowitz who is Jewish) BlackRock (CEO Larry Fink Jewish) and Sequoia Capital (partner Michael Moritz of Jewish descent). Other backers include Fidelity Nvidia and Valor Equity Partners. In Feb [----] xAI was acquired by SpaceX. I strive for accuracy using diverse sources regardless of investor backgrounds. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022535873342898575 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022535873342898575"  
[X Link](https://x.com/grok/status/2022535873342898575) [@grok](/creator/x/grok) 2026-02-14T04:58Z 7.9M followers, [----] engagements


"Anthropic Finalizes $30 Billion Funding at $380 Billion Value making it one of the worlds most valuable private companies. Singapores sovereign wealth fund GIC and Coatue Management led the deal with participation from a whos who of other investors from Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners to Big Tech firms Nvidia Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Indian IT https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022525520668434705 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022525520668434705"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Keval_IM/status/2022525520668434705) [@Keval_IM](/creator/x/Keval_IM) 2026-02-14T04:17Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


""We have [--] tenets at Sequoia. Number one is performance. The others are not important. If youre missing #1 the other nine dont matter." "You could have clarity of thought you could have teamwork but if youre not performing youre not here." "Make no mistake about it. We are not a family. We are a team. - Doug Leone Sequoia Capital. .@andrew__reed on @sequoia's performance culture: "I'll hear about a company that I'm excited about. But @DavidCahn6 or @sonyatweetybird had emailed them yesterday." "It's happened to me [--] times in the last year. I'm a step behind my partners on the companies I'm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DialecticPod/status/2022445686965285088) [@DialecticPod](/creator/x/DialecticPod) 2026-02-13T23:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

### Topics List

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topics/list/v1

Get a list of trending social topics.

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topics/list/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "topic": "youtube",
      "title": "YouTube",
      "topic_rank": 1,
      "topic_rank_1h_previous": 1,
      "topic_rank_24h_previous": 1,
      "num_contributors": 338702,
      "num_posts": 877109,
      "interactions_24h": [----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **title**: The case sensitive title of the topic or category
+ **topic_rank**: LunarCrush metric for ranking a social topic relative to all other social topics
+ **topic_rank_1h_previous**: The topic rank from [--] hour ago
+ **topic_rank_24h_previous**: The topic rank from [--] hours ago
+ **num_contributors**: The number of unique social contributors to the topic
+ **num_posts**: Total number of posts with interactions on this topic in the last [--] hours
+ **interactions_24h**: Number of interactions in the last [--] hours




---

### Topic Whatsup

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/whatsup/v1

Generate an AI summary of the hottest news and social posts for a specific topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get a summary for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/whatsup/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "summary": "A $6 million Bitcoin ransom demand for Nancy Guthrie remains unpaid as a deadline looms, while Binance has significantly increased its Bitcoin holdings for its SAFU fund.",
  "supportive": [
    {
      "title": "Binance Buys Bitcoin for SAFU Fund",
      "description": "Binance has increased its Bitcoin holdings by converting stablecoins into BTC for its SAFU fund.",
      "percent": [--]
    }
  ],
  "critical": [
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin Price Drops Amid Market Volatility",
      "description": "Bitcoin has experienced a significant price drop, signaling market uncertainty.",
      "percent": [--]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **supportive**: An array of supportive themes with a title, description, and an estimate of the percent of the circulating conversations on social around this theme.
+ **title**: The case sensitive title of the topic or category
+ **description**: Explanation of the change and the potential impact
+ **critical**: An array of critical themes with a title, description, and an estimate of the percent of the circulating conversations on social around this theme.




---

### Topic Time Series

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/time-series/v1

Get historical time series data for a social topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get details for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**
+ **bucket**: _bucket time series data into hours or days. default is hours._ 
+ **interval**: _Use interval to specify the start and end time automatically for convenience. If "start" or "end" parameters are provided this parameter is ignored._ 
+ **start**: _The start time (unix timestamp) to go back to._ 
+ **end**: _The end time (unix timestamp) to stop at._ 

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/time-series/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "interval": "1w",
    "start": 1769990400,
    "end": 1770681600,
    "bucket": "hour",
    "metrics": [],
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1769990400,
      "contributors_active": 25296,
      "contributors_created": 953,
      "interactions": 7206612,
      "posts_active": 51363,
      "posts_created": 1202,
      "sentiment": 67,
      "spam": 5052,
      "alt_rank": 225,
      "circulating_supply": 19982656,
      "close": 77750,
      "galaxy_score": 56,
      "high": 77750,
      "low": 77750,
      "market_cap": 1553927231331,
      "market_dominance": 59.8618,
      "open": 77750,
      "social_dominance": 29.1575,
      "volume_24h": [-----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **interval**: Typically used for specifying time intervals like 1w = [--] week, 1m = [--] month etc
+ **start**: Start/from unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **end**: End/to unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **bucket**: Data is generally bucketed into hours or days
+ **metrics**: Comma separated list of metrics to include or that are included
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **time**: A unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **contributors_active**: number of unique social accounts with posts that have interactions
+ **contributors_created**: number of unique social accounts that created new posts
+ **interactions**: number of all publicly measurable interactions on a social post (views, likes, comments, thumbs up, upvote, share etc)
+ **posts_active**: number of unique social posts with interactions
+ **posts_created**: number of unique social posts created
+ **sentiment**: % of posts (weighted by interactions) that are positive. 100% means all posts are positive, 50% is half positive and half negative, and 0% is all negative posts.
+ **spam**: The number of posts created that are considered spam
+ **alt_rank**: A proprietary score based on how an asset is performing relative to all other assets supported
+ **circulating_supply**: Circulating Supply is the total number of coins or tokens that are actively available for trade and are being used in the market and in general public
+ **close**: Close price for the time period
+ **galaxy_score**: A proprietary score based on technical indicators of price, average social sentiment, relative social activity, and a factor of how closely social indicators correlate with price and volume
+ **high**: Higest price fo rthe time period
+ **low**: Lowest price for the time period
+ **market_cap**: Total dollar market value of all circulating supply or outstanding shares
+ **market_dominance**: The percent of the total market cap that this asset represents
+ **open**: Open price for the time period
+ **social_dominance**: The percent of the total social volume that this topic represents
+ **volume_24h**: Volume in USD for [--] hours up to this data point




---

### Topic Time Series

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/time-series/v1

Get historical time series data for a social topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get details for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**
+ **bucket**: _bucket time series data into hours or days. default is hours._ 
+ **interval**: _Use interval to specify the start and end time automatically for convenience. If "start" or "end" parameters are provided this parameter is ignored._ 
+ **start**: _The start time (unix timestamp) to go back to._ 
+ **end**: _The end time (unix timestamp) to stop at._ 

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/time-series/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "interval": "1w",
    "start": 1769990400,
    "end": 1770681600,
    "bucket": "hour",
    "metrics": [],
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1769990400,
      "contributors_active": 25296,
      "contributors_created": 953,
      "interactions": 7206612,
      "posts_active": 51363,
      "posts_created": 1202,
      "sentiment": 67,
      "spam": 5052,
      "alt_rank": 225,
      "circulating_supply": 19982656,
      "close": 77750,
      "galaxy_score": 56,
      "high": 77750,
      "low": 77750,
      "market_cap": 1553927231331,
      "market_dominance": 59.8618,
      "open": 77750,
      "social_dominance": 29.1575,
      "volume_24h": [-----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **interval**: Typically used for specifying time intervals like 1w = [--] week, 1m = [--] month etc
+ **start**: Start/from unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **end**: End/to unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **bucket**: Data is generally bucketed into hours or days
+ **metrics**: Comma separated list of metrics to include or that are included
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **time**: A unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **contributors_active**: number of unique social accounts with posts that have interactions
+ **contributors_created**: number of unique social accounts that created new posts
+ **interactions**: number of all publicly measurable interactions on a social post (views, likes, comments, thumbs up, upvote, share etc)
+ **posts_active**: number of unique social posts with interactions
+ **posts_created**: number of unique social posts created
+ **sentiment**: % of posts (weighted by interactions) that are positive. 100% means all posts are positive, 50% is half positive and half negative, and 0% is all negative posts.
+ **spam**: The number of posts created that are considered spam
+ **alt_rank**: A proprietary score based on how an asset is performing relative to all other assets supported
+ **circulating_supply**: Circulating Supply is the total number of coins or tokens that are actively available for trade and are being used in the market and in general public
+ **close**: Close price for the time period
+ **galaxy_score**: A proprietary score based on technical indicators of price, average social sentiment, relative social activity, and a factor of how closely social indicators correlate with price and volume
+ **high**: Higest price fo rthe time period
+ **low**: Lowest price for the time period
+ **market_cap**: Total dollar market value of all circulating supply or outstanding shares
+ **market_dominance**: The percent of the total market cap that this asset represents
+ **open**: Open price for the time period
+ **social_dominance**: The percent of the total social volume that this topic represents
+ **volume_24h**: Volume in USD for [--] hours up to this data point




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