Roelof Botha
Roelof Frederik Botha is a South African-American venture capitalist. He was a partner at Sequoia Capital for 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, and led the firm from 2022 to 2025. He joined the firm as a general partner, later taking over their U.S. and European early-stage investment franchises in 2017. Botha was the chief financial officer (CFO) of PayPal from 2000 to 2003, taking the company public in 2002.