Greylock Partners—Greylock Partners led $25M investment in Facebook in 2006, profiting from platform later linked to social media harms
Greylock Partners led a $25 million financing round for Facebook in April 2006, investing $12.7 million when the platform was still in its early stages. Partner David Sze joined Facebook's board. Facebook/Meta later faced extensive documented harms including data privacy violations (Cambridge Analytica), mental health impacts on teens, misinformation amplification, and content moderation failures. Greylock has not publicly criticized Meta's documented harms despite being a major early investor.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Moderation | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| User Privacy | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.029 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (incidental ×0.1)
Evidence (1 signal)
Facebook announced Greylock Partners led $25M investment round in 2006
Facebook's official announcement confirmed Greylock Partners led a $25 million financing round in April 2006, with Greylock investing $12.7 million. Partner David Sze stated Facebook had 'become an essential part of daily life.' Facebook/Meta later faced extensive documented harms including Cambridge Analytica data scandal, teen mental health impacts, and content moderation failures.