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Startup founders and others in tech call on Sequoia Capital to act after a partner called Zohran Mamdani an 'Islamist'
Self-described tech workers and founders are petitioning the venture capital company to take disciplinary action over a ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Shaun Maguire, Zohran Mamdani, and venture capital's extreme new 'fame game'
When Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire went scorched-earth on New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani, it marked a new, if familiar, act in tech Twitter theater: a billionaire-adjacent ...
Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire slammed for racist jibe at Zohran Mamdani: ‘Comes from a culture that lies’
Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia, has faced backlash for a series of racist posts against Zohran Mamdani. Maguire is a ...
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 ...
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.