Sequoia's Unexpected Steward Shakeup

The lowdown on Sequoia’s decision to put Alfred Lin and Pat Grady in charge. OpenAI stirs the pot with talk of government guarantees. Ripple raises $500 million even as crypto stumbles. Beacon Software & Metropolis raise as AI roll-ups roll on. Mamdani’s win quiets critics, for now. Elon Musk gets his trillion-dollar Tesla incentive, designed to lure his attention back from xAI. Charles Schwab enters private-share arena with Forge Global acquisition, even as AI valuations wobble. It makes a ton of sense that Pat Grady, 43, and Alfred Lin, 53, are running Sequoia Capital. It’s just surprising that Roelof Botha’s run as Sequoia’s singular leader only lasted about three years. If you’re building something ambitious, MongoDB for Startups helps you scale it. The program gives founders real resources to move faster and spend less. What you get: Free MongoDB Atlas credits to power your product from day one 200M Voyage AI tokens to jumpstart AI development 1:1 guidance from MongoDB engineers f

The lowdown on Sequoia’s decision to put Alfred Lin and Pat Grady in charge. OpenAI stirs the pot with talk of government guarantees. Ripple raises $500 million even as crypto stumbles. Beacon Software & Metropolis raise as AI roll-ups roll on. Mamdani’s win quiets critics, for now. Elon Musk gets his trillion-dollar Tesla incentive, designed to lure his attention back from xAI. Charles Schwab enters private-share arena with Forge Global acquisition, even as AI valuations wobble. It makes a ton of sense that Pat Grady, 43, and Alfred Lin, 53, are running Sequoia Capital. It’s just surprising t