Overview

• Sequoia has not publicly responded to either letter as of July 9, with a partnership vote on Maguire’s future scheduled by a July 14 deadline
• Shaun Maguire has refused to retract or apologize for labeling New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani an “Islamist” advancing an “Islamist agenda,” saying attempts to silence him only embolden him
• Almost 600 tech founders signed an open letter demanding Sequoia condemn Maguire’s remarks, apologize to Mamdani and Muslim founders, and authorize an independent investigation
• A separate letter with over 355 signatures defends Maguire’s comments as principled dissent and warns against ideological mobbing disguised as moral virtue
• Lead partner Roelof Botha has reiterated that Sequoia maintains political neutrality while upholding its partners’ freedom of expression