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Investor profile

Abheek Anand

Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India

About

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.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
SaaS
AI
Devtools
FinTech
Consumer

Investment details

Avg check size$1M - $100M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
Asia-Pacific
India