Foundation - from the past to today Sequoia was founded by Don Valentine in 1972 in Menlo Park, California, at a time when the state’s venture capital industry was just beginning to develop. Sequoia formed its first venture capital fund in 1974, and was an early investor in Atari the next year. In 1978, Sequoia became one of the first investors in Apple . Partners Doug Leone and Michael Moritz assumed leadership of the firm in 1996. In 1999, Sequoia established a dedicated investment fund for...