Sequoia says Doug Leone is returning in a newly created chairman role, after he announced he was stepping aside in April 2022 from his role as “senior steward”
Sequoia says Doug Leone is returning in a newly created role of chairman, after he announced his retirement in 2022 from his role as “senior steward”
Three years after his official retirement, the Midas List investor is back in a new supervisory role at the blue chip Silicon Valley fund.
Ricursive, founded by ex-Google researchers to automate advanced chip design, raised $335M from Sequoia, Radical, Lightspeed, and others at a $4B valuation
One new start-up is called Recursive with an “e.” Another is called Ricursive with an “i.” They are trying to do the same thing …
Sources: Roelof Botha was ousted by senior Sequoia partners amid concerns about his “imperial style” leadership, AI investment strategy, and internal clashes
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Sources: Sequoia's Pat Grady and Alfred Lin plan to deepen the VC firm's AI focus and reframe its image as less politically partisan, after Roelof Botha's exit
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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
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. X: @mikeisaac , @shaunmmaguire , @shaunmmaguire , @shaunmmaguire , and @mikeisaac X: Ra...
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.
Sources: Google and OpenAI step up staff vetting over Chinese espionage threats; Sequoia has also encouraged some portfolio companies to tighten staff vetting
Google, OpenAI and Sequoia Capital push to improve security practices following high-profile spying cases
How tensions between past and present leaders of Sequoia, which had a reputation for quiet competence, have spilled into the open with the Klarna boardroom spat
Tension between past and present leaders of Silicon Valley's premier venture group have spilled into the open