Former Sequoia investor raises over $1bn for new tech hedge fund
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · first reported by Hedgeweek and 2 others
Jeff Wang, former Sequoia Capital senior investment manager, raised over $1bn for Augnition Global Investors, a technology-focused hedge fund that began trading in October 2026 with $570m in initial capital.
- Also named
- Sequoia Capital
- Fund
- Augnition Global Investors
- Size
- $1B
- Stage
- Launch
- People
- Jeff Wang
- Asset class
- Hedge funds
- Geography
- Global
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