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About Investor

Shaun Maguire is a Partner at Sequoia Capital, focusing on DefenseTech, AI, and Hardware startups. Based in Menlo Park, he invests from Seed through Series B in companies developing frontier technologies with transformative potential. Shaun is particularly interested in advanced engineering, national security technologies, robotics, and artificial intelligence. He actively supports founders with fundraising, technical strategy, and business development. His investment approach emphasizes ambitious technical teams solving complex global challenges. He typically invests between $1M and $35M, with an average investment of around $10M.