Sequoia Capital, the Silicon Valley venture capital giant known for backing companies such as Stripe, Klarna, and Block, is facing renewed scrutiny after partner Shaun Maguire made controversial remarks about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

In a post on X, Maguire alleged that Mamdani’s background encourages dishonesty in pursuit of what he described as an “Islamist agenda,” writing, “Mamdani comes from a culture that lies about everything. It’s literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda. The West will learn this lesson the hard way.”

Sequoia’s leadership chose not to distance itself from Maguire’s comments, defending his statements as an exercise of free speech. The decision, however, triggered widespread backlash across the technology community.

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