[Sequoia Capital Completes $10 Billion New Round of Financing, Plans to Invest $2.5 Billion in Anthropic] BlockBeats News, August 6, according to Bloomberg, Sequoia Capital has completed its latest $10 billion round of financing. As of now, the firm has returned a total of $5 billion in profits to investors outside of SpaceX this year. Sequoia Capital's newly appointed co-leaders Alfred Lin and Pat Grady plan to invest $2.5 billion in AI company Anthropic, which will mark the largest investment in Sequoia's 54-year history. Previously, Sequoia had leaned towards OpenAI, xAI, and others, only making its first investment in Anthropic in January 2025. The decision to significantly increase its stake now demonstrates its aggressive bet on the AI sector. [Original Link]