A woman in her 20s says she was shocked by how many names she recognised when she opened a private spreadsheet of alleged sexual predators in Silicon Valley, so she added her own account of sexual misconduct. According to a report, the document names more than 100 people, among them well-known investors and businessmen.
Insiders who have seen it say it lists allegations of drugging, sexual assault, and rape, and includes people at some of the biggest tech and AI companies. It has not been published, and verifying the accounts is another question, the Post says. Women are warning each other about men based on claims that no one has tested.
Why Does the List Exist?
The list is tied to what women call a whisper network, an informal circle that passes on warnings about men to avoid.
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The Post does not say who compiled it. The contributor says she was invited to add her story after mentioning it to other women, and found the network only by asking around. She says it holds hundreds of cases.
Sources told the Post that many women in the Valley feel unable to go to the police, fearing retaliation from powerful people who could end a young career. She worried that losing a case would leave her 'blacklisted from every investor in town'.
What Are Hacker Houses?
They are shared homes where founders and tech workers live and sometimes invest together. The Post's sources describe troubling incidents, but it does not say whether those cases appear on the spreadsheet. The first case involves Genesis in San Francisco.
Yehong Zhu, founder of the app Zette, says she was raped by a man she considered a friend. She filed a police report in December 2021 against him, a former member of the house, and says he fled and has not been found. She also says a house organiser discouraged her from going to police, then proposed a committee and a vote. A lawyer for Genesis founder Jeremy Nixon told the Post his client was unaware of the situation and would support law enforcement.
How Did Muse and Launch House Respond?
At Muse, an anonymous woman alleges in a written account that a man offered her ketamine in January 2025 and had sex with her while she was heavily impaired. Its author was identified to the Post but declined to comment. She says she was later told to leave the house. Muse did not respond to the Post's request for comment.
Launch House, a Beverly Hills-based founder community, is the contrast. A former resident says she suspected she had been drugged at a gathering. After other women reported the same man to the founders, she says he was removed, the locks were changed, and police help was offered. Co-founder Brett Goldstein said the house's conduct policies were built with HR and safety specialists.
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Is a Secret List Fair?
On r/TwoXChromosomes, most replies to the story ask where the list is, and several users called 100 names an undercount. All are anonymous.
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Some compared it to the 2017 'Shitty Media Men' list, which was criticised for offering little evidence and no way for the accused to respond. One commenter recalled its creator facing legal action, but that is unconfirmed. The Post does not address whether contributors here face legal risk.
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In 2022, AI researcher Keerthana Gopalakrishnan questioned relying on community mediation for assault complaints, the Post notes. Until these accusations reach a forum beyond a spreadsheet, the list will keep doing the only job it can: telling women who to watch out for.
