A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of investors alleges that venture capital and private equity firms, including Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo and Paradigm, participated in a 2021 promotional marketing campaign to promote their own data in the FTX entity, according to Bloomberg. million dollar investment. Investors said this added a "legitimacy" to FTX, which eventually went bankrupt in November. Investors accused the VCs of violating state and federal laws, including misrepresentation, false advertising and civil conspiracy.