Sarah Guo is Founder and Managing Partner at Conviction, an AI-native venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in intelligent software and Software 3.0 companies. She co-hosts the popular AI podcast No Priors with Elad Gil.

Sarah graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with four degrees (BA, BS, MBA, MA) and worked at Goldman Sachs before joining Greylock Partners in 2013. In her twenties, she became Greylock's youngest General Partner, spending nearly a decade there as an early investor in over 50 companies including Figma, Coda, and Rubrik.

Sarah grew up immersed in her parents' startup Casa Systems, a cable and telecom infrastructure company that went public in 2017. She is recognized on the 2025 Midas Seed list of top investors and appears regularly in media as an expert in AI, infrastructure, and technology policy.

Conviction was founded in October 2022 with a $100M fund and has backed leading AI startups including Harvey (valued at $3B), Mistral AI (valued at $6B), Sierra (valued at $4.5B), Baseten, Cognition AI, and HeyGen. The firm makes $1M to $25M checks and is often the first investor.

Conviction's portfolio includes 5 unicorns and has made 32 investments across AI-native applications, with the firm remaining lean at 8 people including former Sequoia partner Mike Vernal. Sarah's investments span enterprise software, cybersecurity, fintech, and fundamental AI research, positioning her as a leading voice shaping the future of AI venture capital.