I’m M.G. Siegler. I’m a writer and investor. Currently, I run Spyglass, a site where I write about technology, media, and a range of other topics. I also invest, alongside my wife through Sequin, our family office.
Previously, I spent the last decade-plus as a general partner at GV, where I led over fifty investments in a wide range of technology startups. Before that, I was a founding partner at CrunchFund (now called Tuesday Ventures). You can find a full list of investments over time here.
Before becoming a VC, I was a technology reporter for a number of years at TechCrunch and VentureBeat before that. Prior to that, I was a front-end web developer. And way back when, I worked in Hollywood, trying my hand at screenwriting amongst other less glamorous endeavors.
Recent Writing
Microsoft's Would-Have-Been $30B "Hackquisition" of OpenAI
Looking back on a mega deal that never happened, but kicked off the "hackquistion" boom...
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Stranger Things Have Happened Than Netflix's Theatrical Success
'Stranger Things' makes a killing in movie theaters, duh...
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10 Big Predictions for 2026
Here we are again, the final day of the year. Just like last year, I thought I'd use the countdown to 2026 to jot down some predictions. Last year, I thought most of my predictions wouldn't happen, but actually many ended up being at least partially correct, so I'll go
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Manus: The Hands of AI Fate
Meta acquires an AI business model...
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2025 Predictions Revisited
As we head into 2026, a look back at 2025... 🔮
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Apple's 'Pluribus' Slop
As season one ends, it's unclear if Apple shared AI slop or if they're just sloppy, or both, or neither. What if they're allegorically subversive?
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Recent Newsletters
AI Sets Its Sights on Email
Google Sics Gemini on Gmail • Apple Card's New Money Man • ChatGPT Health • OpenAI's 2026 Roadmap • Samsung's Wild Profit Ride • Elon on Bezos • Team USA's Kits
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Far Out
A 'Hackquisition' That Wasn't • New James Bond? • Microsoft Branding At It Again • NVIDIA at CES • WBD v. Paramount Round 8 • New Lucasfilm Jedi • Dude, XPS is Back • Building AI Robots Is Hard
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Signal: Decidedly Not Live from CES... 📧
Nadella Blogs • ChatGPT App Store • Hollywood's 2025 • Vision Pro Cuts • Versant Lives! • Labubu Tries to Endure • Old TV
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Signal: End of the 2025 Line 📧
TikTok Signs • Waymo $100B • OpenAI $830B • FIFA's Netflix Game • Yann Lecun Raising • Paramount Rejected Again • CoreWeave Scale • Buzzing the Watertower
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Signal: Grabbing the Popcorn 📧
Anthropic's TPU Buy • GPT-5.2 • Apple's 'HomePad' • Top 2025 Apps • Data Centers in Space • 5D Chess vs. Tiddlywinks • Deal Swag
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