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Sequoia Capital

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commercialFounded 1972
United States
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Sequoia Capital identifies Direct-to-Cell as the fourth wave of SpaceX’s commercial growth following residential broadband, enterprise maritime and aviation, and the Starshield defense line.

Mentioned as: sequoia capitalNarrative GrowthFeb 25, 2026SpaceX Unveils 150Mbps Performance Target for Upgraded Direct-to-Cell Starlink

The SEQUOIA contract allows the NGA, Defense Department, and broader intelligence community to use Enabled Intelligence's computer vision algorithms to automate tasks such as object detection, tracking, and classification.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalNarrative GeneralNov 25, 2025Enabled Intelligence Bags $708M NGA Contract

The seven-year SEQUOIA contract was awarded in September 2023.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalNarrative GeneralNov 25, 2025Enabled Intelligence Bags $708M NGA Contract

Mach Industries raised $5,700,000 in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Marque VC and Champion Hill Ventures.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalOrg RelationshipJun 19, 2023US-based Defence Startup Secures $5.7mn In Seed Round

Sequoia Capital has invested around $600,000,000 in SpaceX in total.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalOrg RelationshipFeb 24, 2021SEC filing confirm SpaceX raises $850 million

Sequoia is a 100-kilogram radar satellite developed by Capella Space.

Mentioned as: SequoiaTechnical ProductDec 16, 2020Capella Space releases high-resolution Spotlight imagery

Sequoia’s Spotlight mode is designed to dwell over a location for 20 to 60 seconds.

Mentioned as: sequoiaNarrative CapabilityDec 16, 2020Capella Space releases high-resolution Spotlight imagery

Capella Space successfully relayed data on 2020-11-23 between its on-ground operations center and its Sequoia synthetic aperture radar satellite in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalNarrative GeneralNov 25, 2020Capella Space successfully conducts first data relay order through Inmarsat

The first commercial demonstration of an Inter-Satellite Data Relay System was conducted on 2020-11-12 when tasking orders were sent to Sequoia through the Inmarsat-4 L-band constellation in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: sequoiaTechnical ProductNov 25, 2020Capella Space successfully conducts first data relay order through Inmarsat

Inmarsat and Addvalue Innovation relayed data on 2020-11-23 between Capella Space’s operations center on the ground and Capella Space’s Sequoia synthetic aperture radar satellite in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2020Capella sends first task order through Inmarsat data relay

Capella Space conducted the first commercial demonstration of the IDRS service on 2020-11-12 by sending tasking orders to its Sequoia satellite through the Inmarsat-4 L-band constellation in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2020Capella sends first task order through Inmarsat data relay

Capella Space unveiled images from the Sequoia satellite on 2023-10-06.

Mentioned as: sequoiaTechnical ProductOct 7, 2020Capella Space unveils first radar satellite images

Sequoia is the first of 36 Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites that Capella Space plans to deploy into a constellation.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2020Capella Space unveils first radar satellite images

Sequoia, Capella Space’s first operational satellite, launched on 2023-08-30 on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2020Capella Space unveils first radar satellite images

Capella Space launched Sequoia, its first operational synthetic aperture radar satellite, on 2020-08-30 on a Rocket Lab Electron.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalOrg RelationshipSep 24, 2020SAR Renaissance: Pandemic slows but doesn’t stop constellation progress

Sequoia Capital China, Country Garden Venture Capital, Matrix Partners China, and Cornerstone Capital jointly led Landspace’s $175,000,000 Series C+ funding round.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2020China’s Landspace raises $175 million for Zhuque-2 launch vehicles

First Light was launched as the kick stage of an Electron mission that placed Capella Space’s Sequoia radar imaging satellite into orbit on 2020-08-30.

Mentioned as: Sequoia CapitalOrg RelationshipSep 3, 2020Rocket Lab launches first Photon satellite

Sequoia is designed to produce synthetic aperture radar imagery with a resolution as sharp as 0.5 m.

Mentioned as: sequoiaTechnical ProductAug 31, 2020Rocket Lab returns to flight with Capella Space launch

Electron deployed the Sequoia radar imaging satellite about an hour after liftoff into a 500-kilometer orbit at a 45-degree inclination.

Mentioned as: sequoiaTechnical ProductAug 31, 2020Rocket Lab returns to flight with Capella Space launch

Capella Space previously planned to launch Sequoia as a secondary payload on the Falcon 9 launch of Argentina’s SAOCOM 1B in March 2020.

Mentioned as: sequoiaTechnical ProductAug 31, 2020Rocket Lab returns to flight with Capella Space launch
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