India, July 6 -- Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia, has faced backlash for a series of racist posts against Zohran Mamdani. Maguire is a well known name in Silicon Valley, having led or co-led Sequoia's investments in SpaceX, The Boring Company, and X. Before joining Sequoia, the tech investor was a partner at Google Ventures.

On Saturday, Maguire made a series of derogatory comments against Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the upcoming 2025 election. The comments did not focus on his policies but on his race and religion, sparking backlash against the tech investor.

"Mamdani comes from a culture that lies about everything. It's literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda," Maguire ...