Sequoia Arc is a 5-week "catalyst" program that teaches "outlier founders" the Sequoia way of building companies through story-focused curriculum blocks, substantial upfront checks of $500K-$1M, and field trips to legendary Sequoia-backed companies like Klarna for hands-on CEO access. The program uses Sequoia's internal data science tools to find non-obvious founders outside traditional tech hubs and integrates participants into Sequoia's proprietary founder network and ongoing operating platform rather than ending after demo day.