Abheek Anand is a former entrepreneur whose startup was acquired by Facebook, giving him an uncommon founder-to-big-tech-to-VC path among India and Southeast Asia investors. He moved from San Francisco to Singapore to build Sequoia's Southeast Asia practice and emphasizes "endurance" as the key trait he seeks in founders, focusing on long-term resilience over speed or valuation. Abheek Anand is a former entrepreneur whose startup was acquired by Facebook, giving him an uncommon founder-to-big-tech-to-VC path among India and Southeast Asia investors. He moved from San Francisco to Singapore to build Sequoia's Southeast Asia practice and emphasizes "endurance" as the key trait he seeks in founders, focusing on long-term resilience over speed or valuation.