Sequoia's Support for Shaun Maguire
Sequoia's managing partner, Roelof Botha, defended his colleague Shaun Maguire's controversial comments, stating that the VC firm values "spiky" individuals.
During an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Botha addressed the backlash against Maguire's comments, which were made earlier this year.
Sequoia believes in its partners' right to "free speech."
Maguire's remarks on X, where he referred to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as an "Islamist" from a culture that "lies about everything," sparked a significant online debate about the reputational risk to the firm.
- Airbnb
- Nvidia
- Stripe
are among the companies backed by Sequoia Capital.
Author's summary: Roelof Botha defends colleague Shaun Maguire.
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