Peak XV

Peak XV Partners, formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA, operates as a venture capital and growth investing firm, focusing on India, Southeast Asia, and beyond. Their core belief revolves around backing outlier founders and ideas that have the potential to shape the future of humanity and make a significant impact on the world. The firm aims to enable these founders and improve their chances of success, thereby contributing to missions and causes such as preserving the planet, advancing education, combating poverty, and progressing the field of medicine. They seek to partner with founders who are building enduring companies that can break the status quo and inspire greatness, from the earliest stages of a paper plan to pre-IPO and beyond. Peak XV emphasizes close partnerships with founders, offering support to help them realize their ambitions. This support extends beyond financial investment, with a team of over 60 operators providing assistance across Human Capital, Strategic Development, Marketing, Public Policy, Portfolio Finance, and Technology & Product. They also provide access to cohort and community-based programs like Surge, Spark, Pathfinders, Pitstop, Build, and Guild. The firm's investment approach involves working side-by-side with founders, distilling their collective knowledge and offering bespoke advice and support. They aim to be the most cherished partners for audacious founders and are willing to stay invested through the IPO process and beyond. Peak XV looks for founders who are solving genuine pain points, displaying clarity of thought, focus, a steep learning curve, and a growth mindset, with trust and integrity being foundational values for both the founders and the investors.