Roelof Botha
Advisor (former Steward & Senior Managing Partner) at Sequoia Capital
San Francisco, CA
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About
Roelof Botha was PayPal's CFO before joining Sequoia Capital in 2003, where he backed YouTube, Square, MongoDB, and Unity and led the firm as steward from 2022. In November 2025 he passed the steward role to Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, staying on in an advisory capacity, and in June 2026 he joined the board of SpaceX shortly after its IPO. He appeared near the top of the Forbes Midas List throughout the 2020s.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Roelof BothaSequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha & Axios’ Dan Primack - YouTube
Axios
Lessons from 20 Years of Venture Capital (Roelof Botha, Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital) - YouTube
The Generalist
View From The Top with Roelof Botha, Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital - YouTube
Stanford Graduate School of Business
How Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha is forging the future - YouTube
Goldman Sachs