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How Sequoia's Alfred Lin and Pat Grady erased Roelof Botha's legacy, halving GPs and unwinding his fund
Context: The FT reports Sequoia closed its London office and permanent-capital fund and halved its GPs, and that Botha joined SpaceX's board without telling his partners.
From Financial Times: How Sequoia's Alfred Lin and Pat Grady erased Roelof Botha's legacy, halving GPs and unwinding his fund; sources say he joined SpaceX's board behind their backs — Closures of London office and permanent capital fund mark latest efforts to streamline Silicon Valley VC firm
- Source
- Financial Times (ft.com)
- Published
- First seen here
- Edition
- Sunday, November 8, 2026, ranked 8
- Status
- A publication reported this; the company may not have confirmed it.
- Why it’s here
- The most-read venture story of the day, reported by the FT and picked up by TechCrunch.
- Topics
- Venture capital
