Venture capital goliath has named former CFO and longtime partner its new senior steward.
Botha will assume the role from on July 5, the on . Leone will remain a general partner in its existing funds and sit on the boards of portfolio companies.
Botha joined Sequoia in 2003 and his investments at the firm include , , and Square, now . Before that, Botha led PayPal through both its IPO and its subsequent acquisition by .
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will continue as steward and lead Sequoia’s China business as founding and managing partner.
The move comes on the heels of Sequoia���s announcement that it is doing away with the 10-year fund model and creating the new, open-ended Sequoia Capital Fund.
The new main fund will distribute money into close-ended ���sub funds��� such as seed, venture and growth for new investment, with any exits from those funds replenishing the main Sequoia Capital Fund.
Leone joined Sequoia in 1988 and led the firm���s global expansion into China, India and Southeast Asia. Leone has been involved in companies such as and .
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