Y Combinator's Tan, VCs Pull Out of Web Summit Over Israel
Several venture capitalists cancelled plans to attend Web Summit following Paddy Cosgrave’s comments on the war.
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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan, Sequoia Capital’s Ravi Gupta and several other prominent venture capitalists cancelled plans to attend Web Summit, the biggest technology conference in Europe, following comments by the event’s chief executive officer that slammed western support for Israel after the Hamas attacks.
“I refuse to appear at Web Summit and am canceling my appearance,” Tan posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “I condemn Hamas and pray for peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people.”