Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose says that his San Francisco home was visited by protesters today, who held up a banner calling “parasite” and distributed leaflets with the same message. What did he do to deserve this? He invests in startups.
Rose posted a photo on Instagram of what he said was a flier distributed to his neighbors. It says, in part:
As a partner venture capitalist at Google Ventures, Kevin directs the flow of capital from Google into the tech startup bubble that is destroying San Francisco. The start-ups that he funds bring the swarms of young entrepreneurs that have ravaged the landscapes of San Francisco and Oakland.
While Rose (who’s a contributor to TechCrunch through his Foundation video interview series) didn’t sound happy about the protest, he tweeted, “I did agree w/ them that we need to solve rising rents, keep the SF culture, and crack down on landlords booting folks out.” I’ve reached out to him for additional comment and will update if I hear back. (I’d contact the protesters as well, but as far as I can tell, there’s no specific organization claiming responsibility.)
[image via Instagram/Kevin Rose]
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