A partner at Sequoia, the venture capital giant drew criticism for calling the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York an “Islamist.”

Shaun Maguire of Sequoia Capital is in the hot seat.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images For 137 Ventures/FoA battle over a venture capitalist’s Mamdani posts

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, has drawn heated opposition from many business elites for his policy positions, including higher taxes on businesses and the wealthy.

But comments by a leading figure at Sequoia, the venture capital giant, calling Mamdani an “Islamist” have drawn backlash — and put the institution at odds with some of the founders it has backed.

TL;DR: Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia and a prominent Silicon Valley conservative, referred on social media last week to the news that Mamdani had checked boxes in his application to Columbia in 2009

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