#15 on the board

Ben Horowitz

ExecutiveMajor issues10/100medium confidence · 4 issues

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🇵🇸Palestine×2 🗳️Politics×1 🤖AI Ethics×1 👷Worker Treatment×1

Co-founder of a16z. Author of "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."

RoleVCX@baborioamodeix.com/baborioamodei

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Political Donations

$9.2M

46 donations

The receipts (5)

Opposed🇵🇸PalestineAug 2024

a16z was most active VC in Israel in 2024 with 11 new investments. Recruiting elite IDF tech alumni for accelerator. Planned Israel office visit. Led Wiz funding round before $32B Google acquisition.

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Opposed🇵🇸PalestineAug 2024

a16z most active US VC in Israel 2024. Recruiting IDF tech alumni. Led Wiz $32B acquisition. Wife Felicia active in pro-Israel philanthropy. Silent on Gaza civilian casualties.

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Opposed🗳️PoliticsJul 2024

Endorsed Trump with Andreessen in July 2024. Donated $2.5M to pro-Trump PAC. Cited crypto regulation as key factor despite no prior presidential campaign donations.

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Opposed🤖AI EthicsJan 2024

Ben Horowitz less vocal than Marc but aligned. a16z AI investments without ethics focus.

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Opposed👷Worker TreatmentMay 2022

Ben Horowitz aligned with Marc on layoffs. "Responsible Growth" memo. Cost cutting pressure.

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Political Donations (46)

Total: $9.2M

Date	Amount	Recipient	Type
Oct 16, 2024	$2.5M	Pro-Trump Super PAC	super pac
Oct 7, 2024	$2.5M	BLACKPAC	super pac
Jul 23, 2024	$2.5M	Harris Victory Fund	candidate
May 27, 2022	$1.0M	GMI PAC, INC.	super pac
Feb 24, 2026	$55K	GROW THE MAJORITY	pac
Feb 24, 2026	$44K	NRCC	party
Mar 28, 2025	$34K	GROW THE MAJORITY	pac
Mar 28, 2025	$34K	WINRED	pac
Oct 9, 2015	$33K	DEMOCRATIC HOPE FUND	pac
Sep 22, 2025	$33K	GROW THE MAJORITY	pac
Jun 28, 2024	$32K	WINRED	pac
Jun 18, 2024	$32K	2024 THUNE REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY	pac
Sep 22, 2025	$22K	NRCC	party
Mar 28, 2025	$22K	NRCC	party
Sep 27, 2024	$15K	CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND	pac

* Matched to FEC records filed under "HOROWITZ, BEN", employer on file "ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ".

* First presidential campaign donation ever

* Ben Horowitz publicly split from Andreessen, donated personally to Harris