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Ron Conway
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at SV Angel · Advisor, Founder of SV Angel at Liquid Ventures · Founder, SV Angel at Higher Ground Labs · Advisor at A.Capital Ventures
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Writes $25K – $100K checks · typically $50K
Midas 2007Midas 2008Midas 2009Midas 2011Midas 2012Midas 2013 · #41Midas 2014 · #65Midas 2015 · #40Midas 2016 · #70Midas 2017 · #43Midas 2018 · #81
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About
Ron Conway has been Silicon Valley's archetypal super angel since the 1990s, backing Google, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter, and Airbnb, first through Angel Investors LP and then through SV Angel. He is also a fixture in San Francisco civic life, organizing the tech industry around local politics and philanthropy. In April 2026 he disclosed a cancer diagnosis and stepped back from day-to-day work, with his sons Topher and Ronny leading the firm.
Contact· published on Ron's own website
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Conway founded the Smart Tech Challenges Foundation, a nonprofit promoting firearms safety through technology, and donated $1 million to fund its Firearms Challenge. In 2012 Conway founded the San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation (sf.citi), a civic organization advocating for the technology community. Conway co-founded the UCLA Venture Capital Fund to provide investments benefiting the University of California, Los Angeles.
- Education
- Studied at San Jose State University (BA, political science)
- Boards
- Conway serves as Vice Chairman of the UCSF Medical Foundation in San Francisco. Conway is on the advisory board of Sandy Hook Promise, a gun-violence prevention nonprofit. Conway serves on the Benefit Committee of the Tiger Woods Foundation. Conway resigned from the Salesforce Foundation board in 2025.
- Charities
- Conway joined The Giving Pledge in 2021, pledging to contribute a majority of his wealth to philanthropic causes.
- Communities
- Conway served as co-chair of the COVID-19 Technology Task Force, an industry coalition founded in March 2020.
From Ron's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Investments
Board seats
Associated ContentBackflipPlaxoViTrue
Investor
1000Memories140 Proof451 DegreesA Medium CorporationAddThisAdobe FontsAisle50Ambient.aiANA TherapeuticsAnchor IntelligenceAnswersAppnexusArkArmorbloxAsanaAsk JeevesAssociated ContentAster Data SystemsBeautylishBecomeBetaworksBitlyBlip EnergyBlockBookfreshBrigadeBring LightBuddy MediaBump TechnologiesBuzzFeedCardpoolCastTVCausesChloe + IsabelChompCircleClassDojoContextLogicCredit KarmaDanceJamData EliteDatahugDelectableDiggDomoDotCloudEdgeioElasticEQALEventbriteFacebookFacteryFaireFlipboardFlutherfotopediaFriend.lyGigsterGoogleGowallaGrokkerGustoHearsay SystemsHimsHipboneHome-AccountiCrackedImeemInadcoJoby AviationJustSpottedKaboodleKanjoyaKickball LabsKnewtonKnoKumo.AIKyteLionsideLolappsLOOMIALoudcloudLuminateMagneticMarimba SystemsMediumMetaMill River LabsMiloMintMonitor110MotallyNapsterNingOdeoOffermaticOne ConcernOoyalaOpenSkyOptimizelyOverlayOzy MediaPayPalPBworksPhoneTellPhotobucket CorporationPinterestPlanGridPlatialPlaxoPowncePurePlayPureVideo NetworksRadar NetworksRapleafRed HerringRedditRescaleRewarderRock YouRockmeltRuptureSavingStarScanscoutSeesmicSendoriSharethrough USASimplegeoSimply HiredSmartbiz LoansSnocapSodaHeadSofa LabsStack OverflowStitcherStockXStripeStumbleUponSvpplySynapticureThing LabsThoofTomorrow FarmsTop ProspectTrialpayTriporatiTweetdeckTwitterVidlyVizuVookVotizenWalnutWatsiWeeblyWePayWishbone.orgWorld LabsX (formerly Twitter)XobniYammerYardbarker MediaYelpZapposZooomr
Per curated public sources.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Ron ConwaySV Angel’s Ron Conway: Silicon Valley’s Relationship Broker | Ep. 45
Uncapped with Jack Altman
Jack Altman - SV Angel's Ron Conway
Uncapped with Jack Altman · linkedin.com
There's plenty of money out there for native AI companies, says SV Angel's Ron Conway
CNBC Television
Watch CNBC's full interview with SV Angel's Ron Conway on investing in A.I. boom
cnbc.com
Learnings of Being an OG Angel Investor: Ron Conway and Topher Conway | Upfront Summit 2022
Upfront Ventures
Ron Conway, the “Godfather of Silicon Valley” at The Family
Startupfood
6 more appearances
- SV Angel's Ron Conway: Here's what I look for when investing | Fortune2015-11-04
- Ron Conway at Startup School SV 20142014-10-14
- Ron Conway at Startup School 20122013-10-25
- Ron Conway, David Lee & Brian Pokorny, SV Angel #DISRUPT20132013-09-16
- Ron Conway on SV Angel2012-02-17
- Ron Conway - Partner of SV Angel @ Startup School 2010 (1 of 2)2010-10-21
Colleagues at SV Angel
Network12
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ron Conway?
- Ron Conway has been Silicon Valley's archetypal super angel since the 1990s, backing Google, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter, and Airbnb, first through Angel Investors LP and then through SV Angel. He is also a fixture in San Francisco civic life, organizing the tech industry around local politics and philanthropy. In April 2026 he disclosed a cancer diagnosis and stepped back from day-to-day work, with his sons Topher and Ronny leading the firm.
- Where does Ron Conway work?
- Ron Conway is Founder and Managing Partner at SV Angel and Advisor, Founder of SV Angel at Liquid Ventures and Founder, SV Angel at Higher Ground Labs and Advisor at A.Capital Ventures.
- What check size does Ron Conway write?
- Ron Conway typically writes checks of $25K – $100K.
- What boards does Ron Conway sit on?
- Ron Conway holds tracked board seats at Associated Content, Backflip, Plaxo, ViTrue.
- What companies has Ron Conway invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 1000Memories, 140 Proof, 451 Degrees, A Medium Corporation, AddThis, Adobe Fonts, Aisle50, Ambient.ai, ANA Therapeutics, Anchor Intelligence, Answers, Appnexus, and 153 more.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Ron Conway?
- Tracked appearances include "SV Angel’s Ron Conway: Silicon Valley’s Relationship Broker | Ep. 45", "Jack Altman - SV Angel's Ron Conway", "There's plenty of money out there for native AI companies, says SV Angel's Ron Conway", and 9 more.
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