Vc Ron Conway Says He Has A ‘rare Form Of Cancer’

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Longtime task capitalist Ron Conway said Friday that he was “recently diagnosed pinch a uncommon shape of cancer.”

In a station connected X, Conway wrote that he “will beryllium stepping backmost from immoderate of my accustomed activities,” but he will “continue to support” founders backed by his patient SV Angel: “With a much focused and balanced schedule, I tin prioritize treatments while helping SV Angel founders astatine inflection points for illustration we ever do!”

Conway besides said SV Angel will beryllium “unchanged,” arsenic his boy Topher Conway “has made each of our finance decisions for nan amended portion of nan past decade.” And he noted that different son, Ronny Conway, joined arsenic a managing partner successful 2024.

“They bring acquisition from astir each awesome exertion rhythm successful Silicon Valley and are now focused connected partnering pinch founders building nan early of AI,” Conway said.

He added that he’s not revealing “the circumstantial type of cancer” successful his diagnosis, because he doesn’t want “speculation” astir nan prognosis, but he said he remains “optimistic.”

“I americium fortunate to person nan best/amazing squad of UCSF doctors successful San Francisco, and arsenic you know, I ne'er backmost down from a fight,” Conway said.

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