Techcelerate Discussion 57
Sequoia Investment Criteria
Manoj Ranaweera
manoj.ranaweera@techcelerate.ventures | +44 7769734491
https://techcelerate.ventures
Criteria 1 - xxx Founder Market Fit
Unique and compelling insight
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Criteria 2 - Hard differentiation
Different not merely better
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Criteria 3 - Sequencing the business
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Example
(for illustration only)
Criteria 1 - Skilledup Life Founder Market Fit
● Manoj has a vast network of tech
founders
● Network
75%
● Manoj has very little experience in
developing talent
● Developing Talent
75%
● Manoj has 18 years of
bootstrapping tech startups
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Building Tech Startups
75%
Criteria 2 - SkilledUp Life Hard differentiation
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75%
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Accelerators: know how + finance
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Foundries: Resources + knowhow
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SkilledUp Life: free talent.
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Building startups
75%
● No one seems to be just focusing
on this aspect. Others focus on
earnings coupled with experience.
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Pure Experience (and skills)
75%
Criteria 3 - SkilledUp Life Sequencing the
business
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Talent: Education and Jobs
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Companies: Country launch platform
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Leveraging through strategic
partnerships and acquisitions
75%
● Development of a global talent pool
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Building tech companies (finance + talent)
● Development of talent and tech
companies
75%
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Provision of free talent
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Building teams
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Sharing know how
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Provision
75%