Overview

• Shaun Maguire has doubled down on his characterization of Zohran Mamdani as advancing an “Islamist agenda” in follow-up social media posts and a 30-minute video.
• More than 800 tech founders delivered an open letter demanding that Sequoia condemn Maguire’s remarks and apologize to Muslim founders.
• Signatories are also calling for a zero-tolerance hate-speech policy at Sequoia and an independent investigation into Maguire’s conduct.
• Sequoia Capital has declined to comment on the controversy and faces a July 14 deadline to respond or risk escalated public pressure.
• A smaller group of venture founders circulated a counter-letter defending Maguire’s freedom of expression and opposing corporate censure.