Ron Conway

[Ron Conway @RonConway]

Demis at Deepmind is SO RIGHT.

Mitigating the technical risks related to AI is a challenge we can collectively address, but only if we give ourselves the time and space to get it right.

This calls for public policy that promotes innovation while also incentivising responsibility and security, fosters international collaboration on key safety issues, and encourages careful consideration of how AI is deployed for the benefit of society. It's up to us in industry to operationalize this ASAP!!

And Kudos to @sama at OAI and @jackclarkSF at Anthropic for their support!

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[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

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[Ron Conway @RonConway]

Congrats to @laurenepowell on her commencement speech at the Graduate School of Business that she attended as well. Her inspiring story of her journey from entrepreneurship to the founding of College Track and Emerson Collective is a lesson for us all.

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[Ron Conway @RonConway]

Introducing “Comeback City: A Love Letter to San Francisco.” Proud to call this place home.

[Ron Conway @RonConway]

I want to share some difficult news. I was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and I want you to hear it directly from me.

Treatment is starting immediately and will include multiple strategies over the course of about a year. While I will be stepping back from some of my usual activities, I will continue to support SV Angel founders, who I love with a passion.

SV Angel remains unchanged. Topher has made all of our investment decisions for the better part of the last decade, and Ronny joined as Managing Partner in 2024. They bring experience from nearly every major technology cycle in Silicon Valley and are now focused on partnering with founders building the future of AI. SV Angel has a deep, experienced team that remains fully focused on supporting exceptional founders.

With a more focused and balanced schedule, I can prioritize treatments while helping SV Angel founders at inflection points like we always do!

I’ve chosen not to share the specific type of cancer since I don't want speculation about my prognosis. I appreciate your understanding and respect for this.

I am optimistic about my prognosis. I am fortunate to have the best/amazing team of UCSF doctors in San Francisco, and as you know, I never back down from a fight.

Thank you for your support, it means a great deal to me.

[Ron Conway @RonConway]

Congrats to the OAI Foundation team and @JacobTref for more than $100 million in grants across six research institutions just this month, as a first step to support and accelerate Alzheimer’s research!!

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[Ron Conway @RonConway]

Loved being on the podcast! Thanks, @jaltma!

[Jack Altman @jaltma]

I had one of the legends of angel and seed investing on Uncapped, @RonConway. He's the founder of SV Angel been an early backer of companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, and many more.

We talked about the evolution of tech, being an actively involved investor, the power of being a relationship broker, fighting hard for founders, and some of his stronger feeling in politics.

It was a pleasure to sit down with him. (Also fun to record a podcast episode at a live event, thank you TrueBridge)

(0:00) Intro
(1:50) From semiconductors to AI
(8:39) Two investments that changed everything
(11:46) Non-passive angel investing
(14:57) Becoming a relationship broker
(18:00) Building authentic relationships
(24:48) Going deep with OpenAI and Airbnb
(29:19) Fighting for founders
(31:39) Remarkable returns at seed
(33:20) The state wealth tax
(37:17) Tech and politics

[Ron Conway @RonConway]

It’s time for a new member of Congress in Silicon Valley who prioritizes the advancement of technology and the continuation of the amazing job creation that the Silicon Valley ecosystem has produced for the last 25 years.

Let’s elect a member of our own tech community, Ethan Agarwal. Go Ethan!!!

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

I support Ethan Agarwal against Ro Khanna

Khanna has turned his back on the people of CA17. He said he would help tech, that his predecessor did nothing but name a post office.

We would rather Khanna do that than work to destroy prosperity with national asset seizure.

[Ron Conway @RonConway]

@dps Congrats @dps and @hbarra on this exciting launch of @dreamer!

[David Singleton @dps]

Jobs called computers "bicycles for the mind" -- tools we could shape to our will.

But they never were. Until now.

Every morning an agent preps me for my day -- calendar, news, last 24hrs of Slack -- in a personal podcast. I made it by asking. Same for hundreds of other things.

Launching @dreamer in beta today.

That 🧠 bicycle, finally.

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[Ron Conway @RonConway]

Thanks @JoeMontana for your comments on the Super Bowl interview this morning. @svangel and @ycombinator love what we have accomplished together for founders with your team at @Liquid2V. Onward!

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[Ron Conway @RonConway]

This is huge news for Airbnb! I’ve known @Ahmad_Al_Dahle for many years. He’s one of the best AI leaders !! Ahmad and @bchesky are going to be a dream team. Best of technology and best of design coming together for airbnb !!

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[Ron Conway @RonConway]

Congrats on the new fund!

[Beth Turner @ElizabethTurner]

Today I’m launching @Valkyrie_vc - a $45M early-stage fund investing in AI, infrastructure, and critical industries.

Grateful to the founders, partners, and friends I’ve worked with along the way. You’ve truly shaped how I invest and why I built Valkyrie.

To the founders: Valkyrie was built for you. To partner with you. To build what matters. This is our new frontier. Let’s build it.

Thank you to @_pheebini at @Forbes who captured the story → https://t.co/hqTVGn5Rxq

[Parag Agrawal @paraga]

We shipped the Parallel Search API today. For use by agents, our API meaningfully outperforms products and technologies built over years and decades with substantial resources by very talented teams. Why?

[Ron Conway @RonConway]

THANK YOU to our Congresswoman and friend @SpeakerPelosi for your decades of service to San Francisco and to our nation. And congratulations on a well-deserved next chapter for the greatest Speaker of the House in U.S. history!

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[Nancy Pelosi @TeamPelosi]

Americans are going hungry because Trump would rather throw a Great Gatsby gala than release the SNAP contingency fund to help families meet their basic needs. We know that’s the law because we passed it.

California is fighting back: a BIG VOTE yes on prop 50 is how we start.

[Ron Conway @RonConway]

Climate change is an important problem we must solve through global collaboration, innovation, and continued efforts to reduce emissions. But we must put human welfare and resilience at the center of our climate strategies and funding. Read this very important memo from @BillGates to refocus our government and philanthropic priorities to help PEOPLE overcome the real challenges of a changing climate.

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