YouTube

San Bruno, Californiawww.youtube.com1expert edge

Global video-sharing platform founded 2005 and acquired by Google in October 2006 for $1.65 billion; now operates as subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

Why interesting to a deal team

YouTube exemplifies transformational acquisition of founder-led platform before explosive growth; Roelof Botha's early Sequoia investment participation demonstrates venture capital's ability to identify and fund platforms defining entire markets.

Experts connected to this company

Roelof BothaLed Sequoia's early investment before Google acquisition

Roelof Botha

Managing Partner

Sequoia Capital

Fund GPSan Francisco Bay Area

Two-decade Sequoia dealmaker and former Sequoia steward with deep board experience (MongoDB, Block) and a network spanning growth-stage software and fintech.

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