| University of Cape Town, Bachelors of Science | N/A |
| Actuarial Science, Economics, and Statistics | |
| Stanford, MBA | N/A |
Roelof Botha is a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital focusing on services and software investments. Brotha sits on the boards of Meebo and Xoom. Roelof is a champion of consumer Web plays and considers himself as “just another consumer.”
Botha’s previous investments at Sequoia include Insider Pages and YouTube.
Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2003, Botha served as the Chief Financial Officer of PayPal during its sale to eBay. Earlier, he worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. Botha is a certified actuary (Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries).
Botha was listed as #23 on Forbes’ 2007 Midas List, which identifies venture capital’s most successful professionals.
Botha will serve on the upcoming TechCrunch 50 conference panel of experts.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Tokbox 1 | 10/07 | Series A | $4M | 5 |
| Xoom 2 | 9/07 | Series E | $20M | 7 |
