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Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Peak XV Partners, formerly known as Sequoia Capital India & Southeast Asia, is a leading venture capital and growth investing firm headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Founded originally in 2006, the firm underwent a major strategic restructuring and rebranded to Peak XV Partners in June 2023 after separating from the global Sequoia Capital partnership to operate as a fully independent franchise. The new name, Peak XV, references the original designation given to Mount Everest, symbolizing the firm's focus on backing founders through the relentless, long-term pursuit of audacious goals. As a premier multi-stage investor, Peak XV Partners manages over $9 billion in assets under management (AUM) and has raised 13 funds across the region. The firm invests deeply from seed through growth stages, focusing on critical technology and consumer verticals, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), artificial intelligence (AI), developer tools, cyber security, cloud infrastructure, fintech, climate tech, healthtech, and consumer internet. To effectively capture early-stage innovation, Peak XV operates Surge, a rapid-scale program that provides seed-stage startups with $1 million to $3 million in initial funding alongside a structured 16-week company-building curriculum. Over its nearly two decades of operation, the firm has been instrumental in shaping the startup ecosystem across India and Southeast Asia, backing more than 450 companies. Its extensive portfolio contains some of the region's most prominent and category-defining tech companies, including Zomato, OYO Rooms, Ola, Freshworks, Mamaearth, and Truecaller. Peak XV’s historical investment success is underscored by more than 50 portfolio companies crossing $1 billion in valuation, alongside 36 initial public offerings (IPOs) across five countries and numerous high-value mergers and acquisitions, resulting in billions of dollars in realized exits. Operating across multiple markets, Peak XV has a team of over 120 investors and operators, alongside a 60-member dedicated operating team that provides hands-on support to portfolio companies across core functions like human capital, marketing, strategic development, public policy, legal, compliance, and finance. While its historical strength lies in India and Singapore, Peak XV has actively pursued an international expansion strategy to help its startups scale globally. In 2025, the firm formally expanded its permanent presence back into Silicon Valley by establishing a San Francisco-based team to invest in AI and cross-border startups targeting the United States market. The capital managed by Peak XV is backed by over a hundred global institutions, including universities, charitable endowments, healthcare systems, and sovereign wealth funds, ensuring that the financial returns generated help support global research, education, and public service.