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Sequoia Capital Corporate Office

Sequoia Capital was founded by Don Valentine in Menlo Park, California, in 1972. The company is a venture capital firm that provides cash to back companies that are starting out.

Sequoia Capital’s main focus is in the technology industry, but it also backs companies that are starting in India, Asia, China, China, and Israel.

The company invests in both private and public companies, with some of the biggest names Sequoia has invested in include Yahoo, Apple, Google, Linkedin, and YouTube, to name a few.

In March 2020, Sequoia Capital announced that it is opening a fundraiser for about US $7 billion for its latest set of venture capital funds, testing investor appetite for technology start-ups in the US and south-east Asia as a response to the coronavirus market damage. The fundraiser is set to end as soon as July.

Sequoia Capital maintains a corporate office in Menlow Park, California.

HomeTap Corporate Office

HomeTap was founded in 2017 by entrepreneur Jeffrey Glass. Glass was already known in and around the Boston area as a startup master since he already created and successfully sold two startup companies. Glass started as an investor in HomeTap but became so enthralled by the idea, his involvement ended with him taking on the job of CEO.

The company works as a “loan alternative ” by offering people cash for a percentage of their home equity. When homeowners sell their property, they give Hometap an agreed-upon percentage of the sales price or the current appraised value.

The company is licensed to operate in 8 states:

  • California
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • Florida
  • Oregon
  • Maryland

In December 2019, the company landed $100 million in financing to help expand its business.

Headquarters for HomeTap remain in Boston, Massachusetts.

DriveTime Corporate Office

DriveTime traces its roots back to 1977 when Thomas Duck, retired from business, began Ugly Ducking Car Rentals. Over the years, the company was sold, and eventually was purchased by a car dealer, who changed the company from car rentals, to used car sales.

Today, DriveTime has 134 used car lots, as well as an active eCommerce site. Clients can browse used car and apply for financing online or at the lot. The company is best known for offering loans to those with poor or even no credit. Most of the cars are from auctions. On average, the company purchases 150,000 cars at auctions, repairs them, then sells them.

DriveTime is listed on the 2017 Inc. 5000 list as #2913, with an annual revenue in 2016 of $3.34 million and a three year growth rate of 116%. The company has several subsidiaries, including Carvana, Go Financial, and Silver Rock Group, Inc.

M&T Bank Corporate Office

M&T is an abbreviation of Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company.

M&T Bank was founded in New York in 1856 by Pascal Paoli Pratt and Bronson Case Rumsey.

In 1902 M&T acquired Merchants Bank of Buffalo.

Soon after, the stock market collapsed and banks around the country are liquidated. M&T Bank survived, even though deposits shrunk.

From 1945 to 1966 M&T acquired 18 banking institutions.

In 1991 Warren Buffet through a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, purchased $40 million in preferred stock. He continues to own 6% of M&T Bank’s stock. The company has been profitable every quarter since the early 1970’s.

Today M&T Bank trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MTB, is a member of the S&P 500, is #521 in the Fortune 1,000, has 16,331 employees and had $4.996 billion in revenue in 2015.

inDinero Corporate Office

inDinero was founded in San Francisco, California, by Jessica Mah in 2009. Mah wanted to create a business that would help other businesses by streamlining tax and accounting services. The company offers an all-in-one approach to tax planning, tax strategy, and accounting. inDinero helps small businesses focus on business, instead of on accounting software or tax issues.

inDinero is listed as #146 on the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies in America. The company had a three year growth rate of 2,686% and annual revenue in 2014 of $2.9 million. inDinero has 100 employees, with 98 of these jobs being created in the past 3 years.

The company is also listed as #15 ion the Inc. List of Top Software Companies, as well as taking the #15 spot on their list of Top San Francisco Companies.