Garry Tan

Positioned YC toward Trump's Washington after his San Francisco political network lost in November 2024. Organized a "Little Tech Competition Summit" on Trump's April 2, 2025 Liberation Day with FTC and DOJ antitrust enforcers. Launched "Garry's List," a 501(c)(4) dark-money group targeting all 58 California counties. Called himself "a San Francisco Democrat" while building a Trump-aligned lobbying infrastructure. Pushed back on Trump's H-1B fee as "kneecapping startups."

Posted tweet wishing death on SF Board of Supervisors members. Donated ~$400K to SF political causes focused on housing, schools, and public safety. Called for tech leaders to engage in SF politics.

Garry Tan YC AI startups. Balanced approach. Not as ideological as a16z.

Garry Tan YC batch pressure. But supportive community. SF politics controversy.

On December 9, 2023, Tan tweeted about protesters chanting "Intifada revolution": "This is a call for genocide, full stop. They're shouting on the streets what they're going to do now: the final solution. Not in America, not on our watch." Withdrew from Web Summit after its founder criticized Western support for Israel. Blocked a Palestinian YC founder from Gaza who tried to engage.