Roelof Botha

Managing Partner · Sequoia Capital

Former CFO of PayPal (joined at 24, before the eBay acquisition). Born in South Africa. Became Sequoia’s Managing Partner in 2022 after Doug Leone stepped down. Led or co-led investments in YouTube (acquired by Google for $1.65B), Instagram, Square/Block, Unity, MongoDB, Tumblr, Natera.

Currently focused on AI infrastructure and organizational redesign — co-authored the “From Hierarchy to Intelligence” thesis with Jack Dorsey arguing that AI eliminates the need for management hierarchy entirely.

Articles

• From Hierarchy to Intelligence · 2026-03-31
• Blues Makes Every Thing Smarter · 2025-12
• Seed & Venture Funds 2025 · 2025
• Partnering with WithCoverage
• Partnering with Sunflower Labs
• Partnering with Sesame
• Partnering with Flow

Videos

• Jack Dorsey: Every Company Can Now Be a Mini-AGI · 2026-04-02

Notable investments

YouTube · Instagram · Square/Block · Unity · MongoDB · Tumblr · Natera · Sesame · Sunflower Labs

Profile on sequoiacap.com · Last updated: 2026-04-16