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Shaun Maguire
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Partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital.
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- 4 Jul 2025Islamophobia
Posted on X that New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani "comes from a culture that lies about everything" and would lie "if it advances his Islamist agenda". An open letter signed by close to 600 people, including start-up founders, executives and investors, asked Sequoia Capital to condemn the comments and apologize.
“comes from a culture that lies about everything”
Response: In a video on X, Maguire apologized for offending people and said Islamism is a political ideology, not a race or religion. Sequoia declined to comment.