Critics including venture capitalist Shaun Maguire and billionaire Bill Ackman have targeted Mahmood Mamdani’s academic writing on social media in recent days.

Hundreds of tech founders and executives have signed an open letter asking Sequoia to take action against the partner.

A growing list of startup founders are circulating an open letter to Sequoia Capital urging the prominent venture capital firm to take action against one of its partners, Shaun Maguire. The letter, which had more than 520 digital signatories as of Monday afternoon,