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Reid Hoffman leaves Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with AI drug startup Manus
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Reid Hoffman, who has served on Microsoft’s board since 2017, will not stand for re-election at the company’s 2026 annual meeting and is departing the board. He is leaving to devote his efforts to Manus, an AI-driven drug-discovery startup, shifting into “founder mode.”
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Filing: Reid Hoffman, who has served on Microsoft's board since 2017, will not stand for re-election at the company's 2026 annual meeting (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
- TechCrunch·Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with startup Manus
Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft's board. He will focus on Manus, his AI drug discovery startup. Hoffman spent a decade on Microsoft's board.
- The Next Web·Reid Hoffman leaves Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with AI drug startup Manus
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