# Sarah Guo, Member at Conviction > Sarah Guo, Member at Conviction. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Sarah Guo Member i at [Conviction](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conviction-4) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 7 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 7 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Conviction - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=sarah-guo-2)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=sarah-guo-2) ## The firm [**Conviction** VC firm · US **12** cheques in 12 months **15** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conviction-4) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Avi Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/avi-networks) - [Awake Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/awake-security) - [Camio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/camio) - [Docker](https://millionrounds.com/company/docker) - [Dropbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropbox) - [Obsidian Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/obsidian-security) - [PORTALS](https://millionrounds.com/startup/portals-2) - [Remotion](https://millionrounds.com/startup/remotion) - [Rubrik](https://millionrounds.com/company/rubrik) - [Seek AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/seek-ai) - [Skyhigh Networks](https://millionrounds.com/startup/skyhigh-networks) - [Snorkel AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/snorkel-ai) - Parklet ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **CBT1, LLC** Managing Member of the Managing Member since 2026 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Conviction](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conviction-4)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 7 filings · since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **ZEROEX HOLDINGS, INC.** Director since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Mysteries, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Stodge Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Cleo Labs, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Cleo Labs, Inc** Director on 3 filings · since 2019 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Conviction - [**Mike Vernal** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-vernal) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 1 Sept 2026 · 60 min Sarah Guo - Funding the Frontier - [Invest Like the Best, EP.489] With [Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2) About this episode My guest today is Sarah Guo, founder and managing partner of Conviction, the venture firm she built to back AI-native companies from their earliest days. Sarah has become one of the most sought-after early-stage investors in AI, often the first check into the companies defining the frontier. In… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 24 Mar 2026 · 2h 45m Hill & Valley Gigastream, Apple's Next CEO, OpenAI's Non-Profit | Scott Nolan, Sarah Guo, Casey Handmer, Shaun Maguire, Delian Asparouhov, Zach Dell, Ryan Petersen, and Chase Lochmiller With [Chase Lochmiller](https://millionrounds.com/person/chase-lochmiller)[Delian Asparouhov](https://millionrounds.com/person/delian-asparouhov)[Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2)[Scott Nolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan)[Shaun Maguire](https://millionrounds.com/person/shaun-maguire) Mentions [Ryan Petersen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-petersen)[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) About this episode Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (06:46) - Who Won The Great Peptide Debate (13:57) - Ternus Steps Into Apple Spotlight (34:12) - TBPN Featured in Fast Company (39:11) - OpenAI's Non-Profit to Spend $1B in 2026 (40:59) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (50:52) - Chase… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 17 Dec 2025 · 3h 19m Amazon x OpenAI, Ford's EV Reality Check, Kushner Drops WB Bid | Sarah Guo, David Senra, Doug O'Laughlin, Doug Bernauer, Jacob Effron, Logan Kilpatrick With [Jacob Effron](https://millionrounds.com/person/jacob-effron)[Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2) Mentions [Logan Kilpatrick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/logan-kilpatrick)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) About this episode (02:12) - Ford's EV Reality Check (21:03) - Amazon x OpenAI (33:13) - Kushner Drops WB Bid (39:53) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (57:33) - Sarah Guo is the founder and managing partner of Conviction, an early-stage venture firm focused on backing transformative software and AI companies.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) · 3 Apr 2025 · 46 min Uncapped #5 | Sarah Guo from Conviction With [Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2) Mentions [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) About this episode I was pumped to chat this week with Sarah Guo. Sarah is a startup investor and the founder of Conviction, an investment firm purpose-built to serve intelligent software, or "Software 3.0" companies. Some of her investments include Harvey, Mistral AI, Sierra, Cognition, HeyGen, and Cartesia, among… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 2 Apr 2025 · 3h 14m Ryan Petersen, James Cadwallader, Quaid Walker, Sarah Guo, Nicholas Harris, Raunaq Singh, Deel Spy Scheme, Tesla Deliveries Drop With [Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2) Mentions [Ryan Petersen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-petersen) About this episode TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Eight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpn Wander - https://wander.com/tbpn Public - https://public.com AdQuick - https://adquick.com Bezel - https://getbezel.com Numeral - https://www.numeralhq.com Polymarket - https://polymarket.com/… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 6 Aug 2024 · 1h 15m Sarah Guo - The Power of Conviction - [Invest Like the Best, EP.383] With [Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2) Mentions [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) About this episode My guest today is Sarah Guo. Sarah is the founder and CEO of Conviction, an early-stage venture capital firm built to serve AI companies. She started Conviction in 2022 after 9 years at Greylock because she believes AI is the most important technological advancement of our lifetime. In our… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Sarah Guo in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) · 24 Oct 2024 · 29 min Episode 92: Diyala D'Aveni - Head of Vento & Italian Tech Week - What's the Future of the Italian Startup Ecosystem? Mentions [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento)[Brian Chesky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-chesky)[Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[Doug Leone](https://millionrounds.com/person/doug-leone)[Mike Volpi](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-volpi)[Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2) About this episode In this episode, we catch up with Diyala D'Aveni, Head of Vento, an Italian chapter of Exor Ventures. With $520M invested in 76 startups globally, Exor Ventures is focusing on discovering exceptional founders with the ambition to build great companies and backing them from pre-seed to pre-IPO.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 15 Sept 2023 · 31 min 20VC: The Biggest AI Leaders on What Matters More; Model Size or Data Size & Where Does The Value in AI Accrue; to Startups or to Incumbents Mentions [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[Richard Socher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-socher)[Theory Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/theory-ventures)[Emad Mostaque](https://millionrounds.com/person/emad-mostaque)[Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2)[Tomasz Tunguz](https://millionrounds.com/person/tomasz-tunguz) About this episode Richard Socher is the founder and CEO of You.com. Richard previously served as the Chief Scientist and EVP at Salesforce. Douwe Kiela is the CEO of Contextual AI, building the contextual language model to power the future of businesses. Previously, he was the Head of Research at Hugging Face,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 30 Jun 2023 · 42 min 20VC: Why Data Size Matters More Than Model Size, Why The Google Employee Was Wrong; OpenAI and Google Have the Advantage & Why Open Source is Not Going to Win with Douwe Kiela, Co-Founder @ Contextual AI Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Bain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital)[Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2)[Yann LeCun](https://millionrounds.com/person/yann-lecun) About this episode Douwe Kiela is the CEO of Contextual AI, building the contextual language model to power the future of businesses. Last month Contextual closed a $20M funding round including Bain Capital, Sarah Guo, Elad Gil and 20VC. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Symbolic Systems at Stanford University.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 2 Jun 2023 · 24 min 20VC: Who Wins the AI Race; Startups or Incumbents & Does Having Proprietary Data Really Matter For Startups Today? Mentions [Addition](https://millionrounds.com/fund/addition)[Clem Delangue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clem-delangue)[Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[Emad Mostaque](https://millionrounds.com/person/emad-mostaque)[Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2) About this episode One of the core questions in AI and investing today; who wins, startups or incumbents? Startups have speed and innovation but incumbents have scale, resources, and distribution? Today we hear from 6 leading investors and founders discussing where they place their bets who has the advantage;… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) · 3 Jan 2023 · 55 min Okta's Frederic Kerrest | Instructive Experiences With [Frederic Kerrest](https://millionrounds.com/person/frederic-kerrest) Mentions [Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2) About this episode A re-broadcast of our interview with Okta executive vice chairman, COO, and co-founder Frederic Kerrest, who shares stories from his earliest days as an entrepreneur starting a business in the midst of the Great Recession. The challenging experience is why Kerrest wrote Zero to IPO, a collection of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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