News Summary

• Some Muslim and Middle Eastern tech founders and leaders are among people protesting a prominent venture capitalist’s recent comments.
• They say when Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire called New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani an “Islamist” earlier this month, it shined a light on what they say is pervasive Islamophobia in their industry.
• More than 1,100 people have signed an open letter toSequoia on July 9 condemning the comments and demanding the venture capital firm apologize and take disciplinary action against him.