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
"Hello, Computer."
With AI and an appetite for new hardware, vocal computing seems primed to take off, for real this time...
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And the Winner of Apple's Great AI Bakeoff is... Google
Gemini catches them up quickly in AI while giving them flexibility...
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AI Needs Its Steve Jobs
Everyone seemingly wants to shoot the current AI messengers...
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The "AI-Generated Hit Movie" Horror Story
AI-generated movies are coming. But AI-generated "hit movies"?..
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The Incredible Valuation Heights of the OpenAI "Constellations"
Now past $700B in aggregate. Add in OpenAI itself and we're at $1.5T.
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Gmail's First Lunge Towards Stabbing Email to Death with AI
Give me 'AI Inbox' yesterday Google...
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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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Recent Newsletters
Apple May Have Their Television After All...
Vision Pro's NBA Game • Thinking Machines Drama • Wikipedia Turns 25 • The Apple Card Fiasco • Meta Beyond Metaverse • Big Tech CapEx Perspectives • OpenAI/Cerebras Deal
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OK Computer
Vocal Computing's Moment • Meta's Compute Infra • Meta's VR Ending • Apple's SaaSy Move • Is Claude Cowork For Real? • Is Quantum Computing For Real? There Is No Nintendo
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AI's Pitchman Problem
AI has a perception problem.
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Incredible AI Startup Valuations in Context
The OpenAI Diaspora Aggregate Value • Is Tim Cook Tired? • xAI's Big Burn • OpenAI's Stock Pool • 'Star Wars' Steady Hand • iOS 26 Penetration
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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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