Rajan Anandan: Peak XV manages $9B with $2.5B in dry powder
Rajan Anandan · Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath · Sep 2, 2023 · at 20:09
Rajan Anandan outlines the fund size and available capital for venture firm Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA).
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“So, so Peak 15 has about nine billion under management. Of that two and a half billion is dry powder.”
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