Sequoia Capital India and South East Asia which has provided funding to darling startups like Apna, Arrow and the more contentious of the bunch, like Zilingo, has released the names of the 15 startups it has selected for its accelerator program.

Sequoia first launched Surge in 2019 and has collectively helped its selected startups raise more than $1.7 billion in funding, the firm told TechCrunch. 

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This time’s cohort has startups attempting to improve workflow management as well as combat climate change. Some of the people who have been selected by the venture capital firm have been in the business before. The list is long and includes individuals such as the former CFO of Nykaa, the first Uber engineers in India as well as machine learning specialists who have worked on conversational AI at Meta. 

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While the startups might be from India and Southeast Asia, as much as half of them have a presence outside of the region, with some having people in the United States and even Europe. For some of them, it makes sense given that they are targeting a global market. 

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Here are some of the startups that will be going through a 16-week programme with Sequoia where they will receive training and mentorship from industry veterans:

Boxs: A design-to-build automation platform for those who work in architecture, construction and interior design

Hatica: A workflow tool to provide engineers managers better insights into building productive and healthy engineering teams. 

PixCap: An animation platform designed to help those with no  design experience to create animations, games and designs.

Pratech Brands: A product provider for ‘new-age’ Indian consumers to help them improve their quality of life

Unravel Carbon: A platform that helps companies track their carbon emissions while also helping them reduce them

Whiz: An Indonesian fintech startup that will serve teenagers