Sequoia's Support for Shaun Maguire
Roelof Botha, managing partner at Sequoia, defended his colleague Shaun Maguire's controversial comments.
During an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Botha argued that the VC firm needs "spiky" people, implying that Maguire's comments are a manifestation of this trait.
Sequoia believes in its partners' right to "free speech"
In a July 4 post on X, Maguire made comments about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, calling him an "Islamist" and sparking a sizable online backlash.
- Airbnb
- Nvidia
- Stripe
are some of the companies backed by Sequoia.
Author's summary: Sequoia defends colleague's controversial comments.
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