News Summary

• Roelof Botha, managing partner of Sequoia Capital, answered questions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
• Botha was asked about his colleague, partner Shaun Maguire, and controversial comments he made earlier this year.
• In a July 4 post on X, MagUire attacked New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, calling the politician an “Islamist” who “comes from a culture that lies about everything” His remarks led to a sizable online backlash and debate about the reputational risk to the VC firm that has backed companies like Airbnb, Google, Nvidia, and Stripe.