What does the split from parent mean for Sequoia India?

Think of the Sequoia India partnership as just another Indian venture fund faced with important, vexing questions.

Sequoia India is no longer going to be part of the global Sequoia partnership. 

In an announcement, Sequoia, one of the world’s largest venture capital firms, said the firm is breaking up its China and India operations into separate independent partnerships. 

In an update to its limited partners, or LPs, the firm said: “It has become increasingly complex to run a decentralized global investment business. For example, each business has evolved to meet the opportunities in their markets across a wide range of sectors. This has made using centralized back-office functions more of a hindrance than an advantage. Additionally, as …

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Ashish K. Mishra

Ashish is the editor-in-chief of The Morning Context. One of the best-known business feature writers in India, he was selected for Germany’s Robert Bosch Stiftung Fellowship in 2012 and received the Mumbai Press Club RedInk certificate of recognition in 2015 for his story “Inside the Network 18 takeover”. Before joining The Morning Context, Ashish co-founded The Ken, where he was managing editor. His previous writing stints include Mint, Forbes India and The Economic Times.

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