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Storied Bay Area venture firm stays completely silent on partner's controversy
Sequoia Capital has a prize perch among tech’s top financiers. From Menlo Park’s Sand Hill Road, the venture capital firm has ...
Iconic Silicon Valley VC firm urged to fire partner over ‘racist’ social media post about Muslim politician Mamdani
Shaun Maguire received widespread blowback after claiming NYC mayoral candidate comes from ‘culture that lies about ...
Sequoia Partner Maguire's Posts on Mamdani Spark Founder Petition
A growing list of startup founders are circulating an open letter to Sequoia Capital urging the prominent venture capital ...
The Sequoia Investor Whose Anti-Mamdani Posts Set Off a Silicon Valley Storm
Shaun Maguire’s right-wing political commentary is clashing with the culture of his much quieter employer, Sequoia Capital.
Tweet from powerful Silicon Valley VC exec. fuels anti-Muslim hate in NYC mayoral election
Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, posted on X about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani saying "Mamdani ...
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Shaun Maguire doubles down on Mamdani criticism after outrage over ‘Islamist agenda’ X post: ‘You only embolden me’
A prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist is doubling down in the face of growing backlash over inflammatory comments he ...
The Mamdani Debate Moves to Silicon Valley
A partner at Sequoia, the venture capital giant drew criticism for calling the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York an ...