Longtime enterprise capitalist Ron Conway mentioned Friday that he was “just lately recognized with a uncommon type of most cancers.”
In a post on XConway wrote that he “will likely be stepping again from a few of my normal actions,” however he’ll “proceed to assist” founders backed by his agency SV Angel: “With a extra centered and balanced schedule, I can prioritize remedies whereas serving to SV Angel founders at inflection factors like we all the time do!”
Conway additionally mentioned SV Angel will likely be “unchanged,” as his son Topher Conway “has made all of our funding selections for the higher a part of the final decade.” And he famous that one other son, Ronny Conway, joined as a managing companion in 2024.
“They create expertise from practically each main expertise cycle in Silicon Valley and at the moment are centered on partnering with founders constructing the way forward for AI,” Conway mentioned.
He added that he’s not revealing “the precise sort of most cancers” in his prognosis, as a result of he doesn’t need “hypothesis” in regards to the prognosis, however he mentioned he stays “optimistic.”
“I’m lucky to have one of the best/superb workforce of UCSF docs in San Francisco, and as you already know, I by no means again down from a struggle,” Conway mentioned.
