PayPal mafia member and ex–Sequoia steward Roelof Botha joins SpaceX board—reuniting with Elon Musk after decades

Roelof Botha, longtime investor and former steward at Sequoia Capital, has joined the board of SpaceX, a filing revealed. 

The news comes less than a week after SpaceX’s historic IPO and about seven months after Botha stepped down as Sequoia steward, the legendary venture capital firm’s title for its leader. His tenure coincided with a notably difficult time in the VC firm’s history. Botha, as an investor, famously backed winners like YouTube, Instagram, Block, and MongoDB, among others. 

Botha, who was on the cover of Fortune in 2024, also has a........

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