One-third have at least one female founder, others 2nd/3rd time founders Till date, Surge startups have raised over US$1.7bil in follow-on funding Surge, Sequoia India & Southeast Asia’s rapid scale-up program, has launched its seventh cohort, featuring 37 founders across 15 early-stage startups. Surge will invest up to US$3 million (RM13.4 million) of seed capital in the selected companies at the start of the program. An investor week is held at the end of the program, designed to help them raise more capital from a curated set of investors.
One-third have at least one female founder, others 2nd/3rd time foundersSurge, Sequoia India & Southeast Asia’s rapid scale-up program, has launched its seventh cohort, featuring 37 founders across 15 early-stage startups.
Surge has grown fast over the past three years, and with the seventh cohort, the community now includes 281 founders from 127 startups across 16 sectors. Surge startups have also collectively raised over US$1.7 billion in follow-on funding, with over 60% from the first five cohorts raising their Series A and beyond.
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