Roelof F Botha was born on 19 September 1973 and is a South African actuary, venture capitalist and company director.
13 Facts About Roelof Botha
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Roelof Botha worked with AssureRX, FutureAdvisor, Instagram, Mixpanel and Mu Sigma.
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Roelof Botha previously sat on the boards of Eventbrite, Jawbone, Mahalo, Nimbula, Tokbox, and Whisper.
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Roelof Botha was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and at the age of six he moved to Cape Town with his parents.
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Roelof Botha earned a BSc in Actuarial Science, Economics, and Statistics from the University of Cape Town, graduating in 1996.
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Roelof Botha then moved to the United States, where he received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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In 2000, prior to his graduation from Stanford, Roelof Botha became director of corporate development for PayPal.
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Roelof Botha moved on to vice-president of finance and was named CFO in September 2001.
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At Sequoia, Roelof Botha oversaw the firm's investment in YouTube, Instagram, and Square, among others.
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Roelof Botha helped to plan the acquisition of Xoom by PayPal.
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In 2017, Roelof Botha took over lead responsibility for Sequoia's US operations from Jim Goetz.
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Roelof Botha has led or co-led Sequoia's investments in several early and growth stage companies.
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Roelof Botha's grandfather was Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, a South African politician who served as the country's last foreign minister under the Apartheid government, and the first minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs under Nelson Mandela.