Roelof Botha (@roelofbotha) — Twitter Score 285 out of 1000

Roelof Botha is a venture capitalist who previously served as managing partner at Sequoia Capital and stepped down from that role in November 2025, handing management to Alfred Lin and Pat Grady while remaining an adviser. Roelof Botha's Twitter Score is 285 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #1,179 (top 0.5%) among 498,348 tracked accounts.

Roelof Botha previously worked at Sequoia Capital as managing partner, having assumed the role of senior steward in 2022, succeeding Doug Leone. Before joining Sequoia Capital, Roelof Botha previously worked at PayPal as chief financial officer, joining after being introduced to Elon Musk in 1999. His Sequoia investing work is associated with companies including YouTube, Instagram, MongoDB, Natera, Unity, Xoom, X, and Block.

Roelof Botha now serves at SpaceX as an independent director, a role he joined in June 2026. Per the Wall Street Journal, Sequoia Capital had invested in SpaceX in 2020. During his leadership period at Sequoia Capital, the firm invested $225 million into FTX in 2021 through its growth and hedge funds, per Axios. After FTX filed for bankruptcy, Sequoia partner Alfred Lin said the firm believed it was misled, and per the Wall Street Journal, Sequoia Capital later apologized for the investment.

Roelof Botha has accumulated 127,353 followers as of October 2026 and has published 1,651 posts. Roelof Botha has been mentioned by 227 accounts, with 432 total mentions.

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The accounts that follow Roelof Botha include 1,492 founders, 439 angel investors, 161 influencers and 91 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen, Toly, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Matt Huang.