Hundreds Sign Letter Supporting Shaun Maguire Amid VC’s Mamdani ‘Islamist’ Comments
The post Hundreds Sign Letter Supporting Shaun Maguire Amid VC’s Mamdani ‘Islamist’ Comments appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline A letter supporting Shaun Maguire, a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, amid backlash over his comments accusing New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has reportedly garnered hundreds of signatures—including top names connected to PayPal andSeamless—after nearly 1,000 tech founders demanded Sequoia take disciplinary action. Partner at Sequoia Capital Shaun Maguire speaks during the Hill & Valley Forum at the US Capitol … More Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The new letter, reported by Business Insider, says Maguire’s comments on Mamdani “were not hate speech” and are instead “the reflections of a principled thinker and a partner to countless founders who span geographies, faiths, and political beliefs.” The letter condemns tech founders who have demanded disciplinary action, stating the “calls to punish or remove him are part of a larger and worrying trend: ideological mobbing disguised as a moral virtue.” Maguire told Business Insider on Tuesday an “unbelievable number of people” have reached out to support him, and he said he believes he is being targeted for his pro-Israel advocacy. The letter supporting Maguire has more than 355 signatures as of Tuesday, Business Insider reported, with signatories including David Marcus, former president of PayPal; Jason Finger, founder of Seamless; and Josh Wolfe, founder of Lux Capital. What Has Shaun Maguire Said About Zohran Mamdani? Maguire, over the past week, has made dozens of posts on X criticizing Mamdani, in some of which he has accused the mayoral candidate of being an “Islamist.” Maguire first sparked controversy for a post over the weekend criticizing Mamdani, who was born to Indian parents in Uganda, for marking his race on a college application as…
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Topline A letter supporting Shaun Maguire, a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, amid backlash over his comments accusing New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has reportedly garnered hundreds of signatures—including top names connected to PayPal andSeamless—after nearly 1,000 tech founders demanded Sequoia take disciplinary action. Partner at Sequoia Capital Shaun Maguire speaks during the Hill & Valley Forum at the US Capitol … More Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The new letter, reported by Business Insider, says Maguire’s comments on Mamdani “were not hate speech” and are instead “the reflections of a principled thinker and a partner to countless founders who span geographies, faiths, and political beliefs.” The letter condemns tech founders who have demanded disciplinary action, stating the “calls to punish or remove him are part of a larger and worrying trend: ideological mobbing disguised as a moral virtue.” Maguire told Business Insider on Tuesday an “unbelievable number of people” have reached out to support him, and he said he believes he is being targeted for his pro-Israel advocacy. The letter supporting Maguire has more than 355 signatures as of Tuesday, Business Insider reported, with signatories including David Marcus, former president of PayPal; Jason Finger, founder of Seamless; and Josh Wolfe, founder of Lux Capital. What Has Shaun Maguire Said About Zohran Mamdani? Maguire, over the past week, has made dozens of posts on X criticizing Mamdani, in some of which he has accused the mayoral candidate of being an “Islamist.” Maguire first sparked controversy for a post over the weekend criticizing Mamdani, who was born to Indian parents in Uganda, for marking his race on a college application as…
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