The End of the VC Days is Near: Sequoia Buys a Bank
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-10-22
At first, I was shocked to learn that Sequoia was part of a private equity consortium that bought First Republic Bank. Then, upon further thought, it's no surprise that top venture capitalists would start to abandon the venture capital model first...
Has venture investing gotten that bad? I know that top venture funds have the authority to do all types of deals, including public market investments. It makes sense for VCs to try and make money however they can, so I get buying a publicly traded technology company or even taking some innovative traditional businesses private, like a newspaper with a good online division.
BUT, buying a bank? Where is the innovation?
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