Investor says 15 of his 16 deals this year were outside San Francisco
arian_ghashghai · x · 2026-07-22
An investor argues that the next wave of major companies will increasingly be built outside San Francisco, especially in hard sciences and older industries rather than pure computer science.
He says 15 of his 16 year-to-date deals were not with SF-based founders, and points to cities like Zurich, Pittsburgh, and Munich as stronger hubs for robotics and related talent. The broader point is that SF no longer has a monopoly on the most interesting founders, missions, or worldviews.
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