The venture firm emailed LPs in funds raised between 2009 and 2011 with an offer to buy up to $861m worth of shares in Stripe. The move is notable for two reasons - for one, it’s evidence that LPs are increasingly antsy for liquidity in this dry IPO market. But perhaps more telling is that Sequoia’s gesture reflects that the firm is confident not only of Stripe’s future, but in its ability to eventually exit in a way that will reward investors handsomely.