# Michael Moritz

Michael Moritz joined Sequoia in the mid-1980s after a career as a journalist and history major, and went on to help build the firm for nearly 40 years. He backed the founders of Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Klarna and Stripe.

Michael Moritz joined Sequoia in the mid-1980s after a career as a journalist and history major, and went on to help build the firm for nearly 40 years. He backed the founders of Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Klarna and Stripe.

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