TechCrunch CENTER (0.0) Reliability: 7.5/10

Venture capital is not an asset class, says Sequoia’s Roelof Botha

✍️ Aisha Malik, Sarah Perez, Julie Bort, Techcrunch Staff, .Post-Authors-List__Authors --Font-Size Var, Align-Items Center Display Flex Gap Var, .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumbs Display Flex Flex-Shrink Margin Padding .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumbs Li List-Style None Margin-Left Margin-Top Important .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumbs Li First-Child Margin-Left .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumbs .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumb Background-Color Var, Border Solid Var --Wp--Custom--Color--White, Border-Radius, Height -O-Object-Fit Cover Object-Fit Cover Width .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-List Display Flex Flex-Wrap Wrap Gap Var 📅 October 27, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 28, 2025

Summary: Sequoia's managing partner Roelof Botha noted that there are currently 3,000 venture firms in the United States, while there were just 1,000 when he joined Sequoia 20 years ago.

In Brief

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Sequoia managing partner Roelof Botha argued that the venture industry isn’t an asset class, and that throwing more money into Silicon Valley doesn’t lead to better companies.

“Investing in venture is a return-free r

📰

Continue Reading on TechCrunch

This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.

Read Full Article →

How do you feel about this article?

Read Original Article →

📝 Article Information

Author

Aisha Malik, Sarah Perez, Julie Bort, Techcrunch Staff, .Post-Authors-List__Authors --Font-Size Var, Align-Items Center Display Flex Gap Var, .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumbs Display Flex Flex-Shrink Margin Padding .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumbs Li List-Style None Margin-Left Margin-Top Important .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumbs Li First-Child Margin-Left .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumbs .Post-Authors-List__Author-Thumb Background-Color Var, Border Solid Var --Wp--Custom--Color--White, Border-Radius, Height -O-Object-Fit Cover Object-Fit Cover Width .Post-Authors-List__Authors .Post-Authors-List__Author-List Display Flex Flex-Wrap Wrap Gap Var

Original Publisher

🌍 TechCrunch

CENTER Bias (0.0)

Published Date

October 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM

ℹ️

Disclaimer

ArkforgeAI.com - Newsource is a news aggregation platform. We do not create, write, or produce original news content. All articles are sourced from their respective publishers and remain the property of their original creators. We analyze and aggregate news from multiple sources to provide diverse perspectives across the political spectrum.

The content displayed here is for informational purposes only. For the complete and original article, please visit the source's website using the "Read Original Article" link above.

Desktop Only