Roelof Botha
@roelofbotha
@Sequoia partner @PayPal CFO before. Working with entrepreneurs from idea to IPO and beyond: @nateragenetics @Instagram @MongoDB @Square @Unity3D @YouTube
.@RilletHQ has rethought the financial system of record with real-time integrations and AI-native workflows, helping finance teams work smarter and businesses scale faster. We @Sequoia are excited to partner with Rillet as they empower CFOs to unlock AI’s full potential.
Announcing our $25M Series A led by @sequoia Ten months ago, we came out of stealth to rebuild the general ledger from the ground up with AI at the core. Today, we power the finance stack behind some of the fastest-growing companies like @windsurf_ai and Decagon. Why are we…
I just received notice from @ChubbNA that they are unwilling to renew insurance for my home in California. Markets fail when price ceilings prevent markets from clearing. The CA government's complete mismanagement of its insurance industry is leading to this widespread failure…
My mom was a Senator in the South African Government, representing the black Zulu nation. She spent her life exposing what Western elites chose to ignore: The ANC didn’t liberate South Africa. It hijacked it. Yes, including Mandela. While the West romanticized Mandela, he…
BREAKING: Twelve states have formally adopted resolutions calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to establish term limits for members of Congress.
🆕 Introducing Square AI, now in open beta Running a business means asking tough questions: • Which items sell best during happy hour? • Who are my most valuable customers? • How can I optimize my staff scheduling? Now, you can get instant answers to these questions and more…
Some investment news: @sequoia invested $100M into @mubi at a $1B valuation. I'm thrilled to join the board and partner with @cakarel and the MUBI team to champion great cinema around the world.
Announcing our $25M Series A led by @sequoia Ten months ago, we came out of stealth to rebuild the general ledger from the ground up with AI at the core. Today, we power the finance stack behind some of the fastest-growing companies like @windsurf_ai and Decagon. Why are we…
Thank you @mariogabriele for the opportunity to reflect on two decades in VC and share some of @sequoia’s philosophy on building enduring companies. For those working on the next generation of transformational companies, I hope our conversation provides some useful perspectives.
We're back with another great conversation, this time with Roelof Botha! Lessons from 20 Years of Venture Capital: Roelof Botha (Managing Partner and Steward at Sequoia Capital) @sequoia is synonymous with outstanding performance, backing companies like @Apple, @Google,…
It’s time to shake the anachronism: since the ability to make calls is just one of the apps on my “phone” I’ve decided to now refer to this device as my “pocket computer” (other naming suggestions welcome!)
.@alexrkonrad, I’ve always appreciated your thoughtful storytelling around startups. Excited for the fresh perspective you’ll bring to the ecosystem with @UpstartsMediaCo
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new tech media brand, Upstarts Media 🎉 Upstarts will focus on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO 📈 We will publish a newsletter, videos and a podcast, and host our own events. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/upstartsme…
For those interested in the podcast mentioned in the article, sharing links below: Spotify: seq.vc/rwy YouTube: seq.vc/cxq Apple: seq.vc/2ru
What started as a simple idea to make video sharing easier became a technology platform that changed the 21st century. @YouTube has transformed how we connect, create & share. Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since we @sequoia first partnered with them. @xpangler
What started as a simple idea to make video sharing easier became a technology platform that changed the 21st century. @YouTube has transformed how we connect, create & share. Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since we @sequoia first partnered with them. @xpangler
my cover story in this week's issue of @Variety: @YouTube at 20: How the Video Colossus Launched the Creator Economy and Turned From Hollywood Foe to Friend wp.me/pc8uak-1lFvgs
The @grok follow up suggestions at the bottom of posts is 🔥
We remain destined to repeat the mistakes of the past! SPVs are making a come-back, where the lead investor speaks for less than 10% of the capital, yet eagerly lines up the latest set of tourist chumps who think the story will end differently this time. It's only been 3 years🤯
Let's hope we can rein in the runaway deficit and put the US back on track! @nfergus
"Ferguson’s Law states that any great power that spends more on debt service than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power." In case you missed it, my @WSJ Saturday Essay is here.
"Any great power that spends more on interest payments on its debt than on defence will not be great for long." @nfergus explains at ARC 2025 that worryingly the US now falls into this category and that this "sends a signal of weakness" to the "axis of ill will".
Partnering with OpenEvidence: A Life-Saving Healthcare Revolution sequoiacap.com/article/partne…
Price floors and ceilings disrupt the orderly operation of markets. The impact of Milei’s dismantling of rent control in Buenos Aires were stunning: supply of rental properties more than doubled and real rents fell 40%. Despite the mountain of evidence of the damage caused by…