Sarah Guo

Sarah Guo
head and shoulders crop of Guo on stage at Strictly VC event in 2024
Guo in 2024
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA, BS, MBA, MA)
OccupationInvestor
OrganizationConviction
Websitesarahguo.com

Sarah Guo (Chinese: 郭睿) is an American tech investor. She is the founder and managing partner at the venture capital firm Conviction and formerly a general partner at Greylock Partners.

Early life and education

Guo grew up in Wisconsin to Chinese immigrant parents. Her parents worked for Bell Labs.[1] After attending Phillips Academy, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and its Wharton School.[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), and a Master of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.[3]

Career

Guo initially worked at Casa Systems, a cloud networking company started by her parents, which launched in 2003 and went public in 2017.[4][5] She then worked at Goldman Sachs.

In 2013 Guo joined Greylock Partners,[6] Whilst still in her twenties she became the firm's youngest General Partner.[7]

Guo left Greylock, and in October 2022 launched a new early-stage venture capital firm focused on AI, Conviction.[8] with a second fund in late 2024 with Mike Vernal.[9] Conviction's investments include early investments in Harvey_(software),[10] Cognition AI,[11] Sierra,[12] HeyGen,[13] and Mistral AI.[14]

Guo is on the Midas Seed list of top investors. [15] She appears in media outlets as an expert in AI, infrastructure, business software, cybersecurity, and software engineering.[16][17] [18] [19][20] She co-hosts the podcast No Priors with tech founder and super angel Elad Gil.[21]

Personal life

Guo is married to Pat Grady, a senior partner at Sequoia Capital. They have 2 daughters.[4]

References

  1. ^ Cai, Kendrick (2022-10-04). "Ex-Greylock GP Sarah Guo Announces Conviction Partners, Her New AI Fund". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "The Cambridge Cyber Summit: Sarah Guo". CNBC. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ Treutler, Lauren (2023-05-22). "Alumni Spotlight: Asian-American Founders & Entrepreneurs". Lauder Institute. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  4. ^ a b "Sarah Guo". China Institute in America.
  5. ^ "Sarah Guo". Forbes.
  6. ^ Loizos, Connie (May 15, 2018). "Sarah Guo breaks through at Greylock, becoming one of the first female general partners in the firm's 53-year history".
  7. ^ "She was one of the youngest general partners in venture capital. Now she's at the forefront of AI investing".
  8. ^ Palazzolo, Stephanie. "Former Greylock VC Sarah Guo is betting her career on the AI boom with new fund Conviction. Here's why". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  9. ^ konrad, alex (2025-01-31). "Goodbye, Golden Handcuffs: Inside The Partner Exodus Rippling Across Venture Capital". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  10. ^ Merken, Sarah (2023-04-26). "Legal AI race draws more investors as law firms line up". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  11. ^ Shrivastava, Rashi (2024-12-02). "Coders Worry The AI From This $2 Billion Startup Could Replace Their Jobs". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  12. ^ Garfinkle, Allie (2025-04-14). "She was one of the youngest general partners in venture capital. Now she's at the forefront of AI investing". Fortune. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  13. ^ Cai, Kenrick (2023-11-29). "AI Video Startup HeyGen Launches Near-Instant Avatar Generator, Adds $5.6 Million In Funding". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  14. ^ Loizos, Connie (2024-02-02). "VCs Elad Gil and Sarah Guo on the risks and rewards of funding AI: 'The biggest threat to us in the short run is other people'". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  15. ^ "The 2025 Midas Seed List: Meet The Visionary Investors Powering The Next Wave Of AI". Forbes. 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  16. ^ Chan, Bianca; Rao, Leena (2023-11-24). "The top 9 AI people in finance". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  17. ^ Somerville, Heather (2021-04-20). "Greylock's Sarah Guo Sounds Alarm on Heightened Cybersecurity Risks". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  18. ^ Lohr, Steve (2024-12-11). "Technologists: Smarter-Than-Humans A.I. Will Likely Be Here by 2030". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  19. ^ Davalos, Jackie (2025-02-05). "The Competitive AI Model Landscape". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  20. ^ Rooney, Kate (2025-01-23). "Venture capital veterans talk new Silicon Valley firms and the AI hype cycle". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  21. ^ Kim, Tae (2024-11-07). "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Predicts 'Hyper Moore's Law' Pace for AI". Barrons. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
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