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What Sequoia sees coming next, with Roelof Botha | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

As one of the most influential VCs of the modern era, Roelof Botha has seen it all: booms, busts, and billion-dollar breakout bets. In this fireside chat, the Sequoia Capital managing partner covers Sequoia’s latest seed and venture funds, how the firm makes investment decisions, the state of AI-driven company formation, and advice for founders…

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As one of the most influential VCs of the modern era, Roelof Botha has seen it all: booms, busts, and billion-dollar breakout bets. In this fireside chat, the Sequoia Capital managing partner covers Sequoia’s latest seed and venture funds, how the firm makes investment decisions, the state of AI-driven company formation, and advice for founders navigating today’s fast-moving market.

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  1. @fastenglishwithJason

    October 28, 2025 at 4:56 pm

    We approached sequoia and i think we got sonething out of it.

  2. @UlverKM

    October 28, 2025 at 5:12 pm

    Eh hem. Botha Deez Nugs

  3. @cianmcnally4694

    October 28, 2025 at 7:28 pm

    Botha deez nutsssss

  4. @sohelhussain2689

    October 28, 2025 at 8:51 pm

    “We want to put our focus and attention on our founders”, yet Shaun McGuire always makes it about him and threatens people who he doesn’t agree with. He is an open, bigoted racist and you are condoning it.

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