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"Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has secured more than $1.35 billion in capital commitments since last March, according to an SEC filing.\nThe filing, uncovered by Fortune, shows the total amount to be $1,358,000,000. A rep for Sequoia could not be reached for comment.\nSequoia, which was behind the launches of YouTube and LinkedIn, among other famed Silicon Valley firms, currently has an investment portfolio that includes PayPal, Cisco Systems and Apple.\nSequoia's take is all the more impressive when you consider that venture capital firms overall raised $11.6 billion from investors in 2010, down 14% from $13.5 billion in 2009, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Silicon Valley region, where Sequoia is located, fared better. Its overall funding fell around 5%, to $5.7 billion in 2010 vs. 2009."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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