CNBC February 7, 2022
Ryan Browne

Key Points

– Sequoia Capital India led a $450 million investment in Polygon, a blockchain network that serves as a support layer to Ethereum.

– Polygon eventually wants to become a decentralized version of Amazon Web Services. It’s part of a movement in crypto known as “Web3.”

– Hype around Web3 has attracted some of the biggest names in venture capital, including Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global.

Sequoia Capital is playing catchup with arch-rival Andreessen Horowitz in the race to invest in what could be the future of the internet — so-called Web3.

The Silicon Valley venture capital firm led a $450 million investment in Polygon, a blockchain network.

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