Sequoia

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Startups6 Nov 2026

Sequoia shuts down pioneering scout program in major venture capital overhaul

Sequoia Capital has ended its influential scout program as part of a broad organizational overhaul, signaling a shift in how venture capital firms find deals.

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Startups2 Nov 2026

Trajectory secures $45M to let non-experts train AI models

Startup Trajectory raised $45 million to help businesses automate AI model training without technical experts.

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Words to know

Venture capitalMoney invested in young companies in return for a share of them.scout programA setup where prominent founders or operators are given capital by a large firm to invest in very early-stage startups on its behalf.Open sourceSoftware whose code anyone can read, use and change.Series AThe first large funding round after a startup has an early product and customers.TrainingTeaching an AI model by showing it very large amounts of data.