Sequoia's Support for Shaun Maguire
Roelof Botha, managing partner at Sequoia, defended his colleague Shaun Maguire's controversial comments.
Botha argued that the VC firm needs "spiky" people, during an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
Sequoia is a believer in its partners’ right to “free speech.”
- Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire made comments on X, attacking New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
- Maguire's remarks led to a sizable online backlash and debate about the reputational risk to the VC firm.
Sequoia has backed companies like Airbnb, Google, Nvidia, and Stripe.
Author's summary: Sequoia supports Shaun Maguire despite controversy.
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