# Sarah Guo

> Sarah Guo is the founder of Conviction, an AI-native venture capital firm that has backed some of the most valuable AI startups including Harvey ($3B), Mistral ($6B), and Sierra ($4.5B). A former general partner at Greylock - where she became one of the youngest and first female GPs in the firm's 53-year history - Guo co-hosts the influential No Priors podcast with Elad Gil and ranks #21 on Forbes' 2025 Midas Seed List. Before venture, she worked at Goldman Sachs helping take companies like Workday public.

- **Role:** Founder and Managing Partner at Conviction
- **Organizations:** Conviction, Greylock Partners (former), Goldman Sachs (former), No Priors Podcast
- **From:** Wisconsin, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Preparatory School, Phillips Academy, BA, BS, MBA, MA (dual degrees in Literature, Economics, Statistics, and Architecture), University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School and Lauder Institute
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 alumna, Forbes 2025 Midas Seed List #21, One of the youngest general partners ever at Greylock Partners (promoted in her 20s)

## Career timeline

- **Early 2000s** — Worked at Casa Systems (family company) during teenage years
- **2011** — Joined Goldman Sachs as analyst, helped Workday go public and advised companies like Twitter, Netflix, Zynga, and Nvidia
- **2013** — Joined Greylock Partners
- **2018** — Promoted to General Partner at Greylock - became one of the youngest and first female GPs in the firm's 53-year history
- **July 2022** — Left Greylock Partners after nearly a decade
- **October 2022** — Founded Conviction, an AI-native venture capital firm
- **Late 2024** — Raised $230M second fund for Conviction with Mike Vernal as co-GP
- **2025** — Named #21 on Forbes Midas Seed List
- **April 2026** — Speaking at HumanX conference in San Francisco

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 alumna
- Forbes 2025 Midas Seed List #21
- One of the youngest general partners ever at Greylock Partners (promoted in her 20s)
- One of the first female general partners in Greylock's 53-year history
- Founded Conviction with portfolio of 8 unicorns including Harvey ($3B), Mistral ($6B), and Sierra ($4.5B)
- Invested in 44+ companies through Conviction in less than 4 years
- Co-hosts influential No Priors podcast exploring AI and technology with Elad Gil
- Worked on 40+ company investments during tenure at Greylock
- Helped take Workday public while at Goldman Sachs
- Portfolio includes some of the most valuable AI startups: Harvey, Mistral, Sierra, Baseten, Cognition, HeyGen, Rippling, Figma, Clay

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Speaking at HumanX conference in San Francisco on AI applications and model inference
- **2025-04** — Featured in Fortune as leading venture capital in AI investing
- **2025-01** — Conviction raised $230M second fund with Mike Vernal joining as General Partner
- **2025-01** — Named #21 on Forbes 2025 Midas Seed List

## Links

- Website: https://sarahguo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahxguo/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/saranormous
- GitHub: https://github.com/saranormous
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoPriorsPodcast
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saranormous/

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Last updated: 2026-05-03