New York City’s Democratic socialist mayoral frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani, is at the center of controversy after a report revealed he identified as both Asian and African American on his 2009 Columbia University application,

Hundreds of tech founders penned a letter to Sequoia Capital demanding it denounce Shaun Maguire’s comments on New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, which they considered Islamophobic.

Hundreds of tech founders and executives have signed an open letter asking Sequoia to take action against the partner.

Maguire, an avid X poster best known for his investments in SpaceX and xAI, claimed in the controversial X post that Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything”