Democratic megadonor Ron Conway took his concerns about Biden directly to Pelosi

• Democratic megadonor Ron Conway has spoken with Nancy Pelosi about concerns he has with Joe Biden after the debate versus Donald Trump.
• "Following the debate, the Speaker's phone exploded with calls expressing a number of views," a spokesman for Pelosi told CNBC.
• Conway and his wife have given more than $5 million to help elect Democrats this cycle.

Venture capitalist and Democratic megadonor Ron Conway has spoken directly with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Conway suggested to the former House speaker that the president's performance raised the odds of a victory for former President Donald Trump in November, said the individuals, who were granted anonymity in order to speak freely about a sensitive topic.

Conway is the founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm SV Angel. He and his wife have given more than $5 million to help elect Democrats so far this cycle.

And Conway's conversations are not limited to Pelosi.

An ally of Conway's in the tech community told CNBC that the investor has been among a group of donors and party leaders that "decided to light a brushfire for Biden to step aside."

The talks with Pelosi were in the buildup to Pelosi's Wednesday interview on MSNBC, in which she refused to explicitly endorse Biden, these people explained.

Representatives for both Pelosi and Conway did not deny that the California Democrat and unofficial dean of the House Democratic caucus had spoken to Conway about Biden.

"Following the debate, the Speaker's phone exploded with calls expressing a number of views," a spokesman for Pelosi told CNBC.

"Like many others, since the debate Ron has had many