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Roelof Botha

12 articles accelerating

Roelof Botha has appeared in 12 articles since 2015-10. Coverage peaked in 2025Q4 with 2 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Sequoia, Botha, Sequoia Capital, Square.

Articles
12
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.000
velocity change
Sources
11
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-11-08
Financial Times 2 related

Sources: Roelof Botha was ousted by senior Sequoia partners amid concerns about his “imperial style” leadership, AI investment strategy, and internal clashes

George Hammond / Financial Times :

2025-11-05
Wall Street Journal 7 related

Sources: Roelof Botha was asked to step aside after some Sequoia partners raised concerns about his leadership; Botha had declined to comment on Shaun Maguire

Sequoia leaders asked Roelof Botha to step aside amid leadership concerns and a turbulent stretch

2024-07-26
Fortune

A profile of, and interview with, Sequoia Managing Partner Roelof Botha on increasing Sequoia's focus on AI investments, staying politically neutral, and more

At the crown of Roelof Botha's otherwise perfectly coiffed, light-brown head of hair, there's a small patch that's gone completely white.

2024-02-16
The Information

Source: Sequoia partner Matthew Miller asked Klarna shareholders to remove Michael Moritz from the board of directors, with full support from Roelof Botha

The Information : X: @kateclarktweets X: Kate Clark / @kateclarktweets : Scoop: Sequoia Capital is pushing for one of its most venerated former partners, Michael Moritz, to step down from Klarna's bo...

2023-06-08
Financial Times 3 related

Sequoia's Roelof Botha says splitting the VC stops the trio from rubbing against one another; sources: China arm manager Neil Shen agitated for a separate unit

Financial Times :

2022-04-05
Forbes 1 related

Sequoia names veteran investor and PayPal alum Roelof Botha as Senior Steward effective July 5, replacing Doug Leone, who will remain as a GP of existing funds

it's 2022 and their mandatory retirement age is 65. Knowledge workers ought to value the knowledge older workers bring. https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/... James Ho / @jamesjho_ : Sequoia ...

2022-02-09
Protocol

A profile of Sequoia's Roelof Botha, who seeded the idea of Sequoia Capital Fund, which holds stakes in companies past the traditional 10-year VC fund cycle

109. One billion dollars.  —  Roelof Botha used to write 109 on the corner of his notepad every week when he started at Sequoia 19 years ago. Tweets: @bizcarson , @inakib , @mfriedrichark , @sarthakgh...

2019-10-27
Sequoia Capital 7 related

Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia Capital, dies at 87

Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia, RIP Dave Morin / @davemorin : He created something that inspires entrepreneurs to both change the world and to achieve their potential. And, I have always loved his ...

2017-08-30
Los Angeles Times 2 related

Sources: Whisper loses board members, including Roelof Botha of Sequoia and Jeremy Liew of Lightspeed, as co-founders try to plan a buyout of early investors

Paresh Dave / Los Angeles Times :

2017-06-25
LinkedIn 10 related

The tech industry should treat sexual harrassment of founders by VCs much like HR departments treat workplace abuses

I have been reading the slow but meaningful fall … Reed Albergotti / The Information : Venture Capitalists, Tech Leaders Back ‘Decency Pledge’ Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch : Binary Capital reportedly d...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 10 Techmeme articles mentioning Roelof Botha, dating back to February 2017. The biggest stories include Sources: Roelof Botha was asked to step aside after some Sequoia partners raised concerns... and Jim Goetz to step down as a “steward” of Sequoia, to be succeeded by Roelof Botha; Botha.... Frequently covered alongside Sequoia and Botha.

Key Moments

2025Q4funding -33pts; competition +67pts

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