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The Sequoia Investor Whose Anti-Mamdani Posts Set Off a Silicon Valley Storm
Shaun Maguire’s right-wing political commentary is clashing with the culture of his much quieter employer, Sequoia Capital.
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Shaun Maguire doubles down on Mamdani criticism after outrage over ‘Islamist agenda’ X post: ‘You only embolden me’
Maguire sparked outrage after posting on X that Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything” and is pursuing “his Islamist agenda.” ...
The Mamdani Debate Moves to Silicon Valley
A partner at Sequoia, the venture capital giant drew criticism for calling the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York an ...
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A Silicon Valley VC Got Israel Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack | WIRED
In a webinar last week, prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist Shaun Maguire took part in a discussion about the facilitation of Starlink to Israel after Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023 ...
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What’s With All the Trumpy VCs? - The Atlantic
Updated at 8:07 a.m. ET on October 15, 2024. The venture capitalist Shaun Maguire is a particularly prolific poster. And lately, his takes have become almost unavoidable.
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How Silicon Valley Billionaires Became Trump’s Biggest Donors - The New York Times
The day the verdict came down, Shaun Maguire, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist from Sequoia Capital, announced on X that he was giving $300,000 to Trump. But the real money was about to ...
Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup
As Elon Musk and US president Trump spar on social media, tech investors and executives are being forced to choose whether to support the most powerful man in business—or the White House.
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It’s Official: Silicon Valley Is Fully MAGA-Pilled - The Nation
It’s official: Silicon Valley has been fully MAGA-pilled, ... Shaun Maguire, Marc Andreessen, et al. They are all very rich and control a lot of capital beyond their own.