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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 ...
Open Letter Backs Sequoia’s Maguire After Mamdani ‘Islamist’ Comments
The new letter, reported by Business Insider, says Maguire’s comments on Mamdani “were not hate speech” and are instead “the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
How A Sequoia Investor's Anti-Mamdani Posts Set Off a Silicon Valley Storm
Over a hundred startup founders and tech workers have penned an open letter demanding accountability for Sequoia Capital's ...
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Partner At Sequoia Capital, Who Defended Operation Sindoor, Receives Threats From Islamists After Calling Out Zohran Mamdani
Maguire is one of the few individuals from US' tech world who spoke out after the brutal terror attack on Pahalgam. He is now ...
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Sequoia faces backlash over partner's racist remarks against Zohran Mamdani
Nearly 600 individuals have signed an open letter urging Sequoia Capital to denounce partner Shaun Maguire's inflammatory ...
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 ...