How Shaun Maguire dragged Sequoia into culture wars; emails show senior partner Doug Leone defended Maguire in distinguishing between “Islamists” and “Muslims”

Sequoia Capital, which backed Nvidia, Google and Apple when they were start-ups, has long stayed above the fray.

New York Times 2025-07-20

@jm78mmm6 @jm78mmm6 on bluesky
I'm done with Sequoia and a16z. I'll raise capital elsewhere. 👋
@mikeisaac Rat King on x
the partner has created a (lengthy) video in response, which you can go watch on his page though i disagree with his two tweets below i actually find him much less interesting than he finds himself. the piece is on Sequoia, i consider him a bit player in this whole thing. [image]
@shaunmmaguire Shaun Maguire on x
The New York Times wrote a hit piece about me, so I made a 45 minute video showing they're full of shit~ [video]
@shaunmmaguire Shaun Maguire on x
By the way, Zohran's father wrote a book which some have interpreted as trying to blame 9/11 on America https://x.com/...
@shaunmmaguire Shaun Maguire on x
Dear The Media, I'm flattered that you're interested in me But have you considered doing deep investigatory research into the man who is likely to be NYC's next mayor?
@mikeisaac Rat King on x
here is a story about Sequoia Capital, the preeminent venture firm in Silicon Valley, and how a power-tweeting partner landed a firm that has tried to stay neutral on politics directly in the middle of the culture wars w/ @RMac18 https://www.nytimes.com/...

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