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 quality.
Sequoia believes in its partners' right to "free speech"
In a July 4 post on X, Maguire sparked a backlash with his remarks about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, calling him an "Islamist" who "comes from a culture that lies about everything."
This incident led to a debate about the reputational risk to Sequoia, which has backed companies like Airbnb, Google, Nvidia, and Stripe.
Author's summary: Sequoia defends colleague's free speech.
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