Politics
Political donations and endorsements
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All Stances (87)
Made $1M personal donation to Trump inaugural fund, joining Bezos and Zuckerberg.
Sam Altman personally donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund in December 2024, stating "President Trump will lead our country into the age of AI."
Jeff Bezos personally donated $1 million to Trump's 2025 inaugural fund and attended the inauguration.
Donated $1M to Trump inaugural fund. Dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Amazon paid $40M for Melania Trump documentary. Washington Post blocked anti-Trump endorsement before election.
Donated $1M to Trump inaugural fund. Pivoted Meta hard right. Removed fact-checkers. Dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. UFC board seat with Dana White.
Named Trump White House AI policy advisor. Former a16z GP. Close to Elon Musk. Ex-Twitter and Meta. Connected to immigration controversy.
Met with Trump after 2024 election. Praised "badass" survival after assassination attempt.
Close Trump friend. Hosted fundraiser at Lanai estate. Called Trump "good for the country." Oracle benefits from government contracts.
Posted support for Trump on X after 2024 election. Faced backlash from developer community.
Guillermo Rauch pro-Trump posts drew developer backlash. Vercel CEO political pivot.
Peter Thiel major Trump ally since 2016. Spoke at 2016 RNC. Invested in Rumble. Portfolio includes Palantir (ICE contracts), Anduril (defense). JD Vance, Thiel protégé, became VP. Fund embodies tech-right movement.
Vinod Khosla vocal Trump critic. Called for regulation of tech. Supports climate initiatives. Rare anti-Trump voice in VC.
Vinod Khosla donated $413K to Harris Action Fund. Called Trump a "convicted felon, charged rapist" with "depraved values." Publicly clashed with Musk over Trump endorsement. Said "democracy is on the line."
Co-founders Andreessen and Horowitz each donated $2.5M to pro-Trump super PAC. Cited SEC enforcement against 30+ portfolio companies under Biden as key factor.
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each donated $2.5M to Trump super PAC "Right For America" in October 2024. Total $24M+ in 2024 election donations. Andreessen advises Musk's DOGE. Neither previously donated to presidential campaigns.
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz endorsed Trump in 2024.
Endorsed Trump in July 2024 with Ben Horowitz, citing crypto regulation and opposition to unrealized capital gains tax. Each donated $2.5M to pro-Trump super PAC.
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.
Endorsed Trump in 2024. Wrote Techno-Optimist Manifesto.
Major Trump donor and supporter. Spoke at 2016 RNC. Funded JD Vance's campaign.
David Sacks co-hosted Trump San Francisco fundraiser in June 2024 raising $12M. All-In podcast amplified Trump positions. Now serves as White House AI and Crypto Czar under Trump. Fund partners include Peter Thiel.
Chamath Palihapitiya co-hosted Trump fundraiser with Sacks in June 2024. Previously supported Yang and was Democrat. All-In podcast co-host. Flip-flopped on Trump - initially critical, now supportive. Called "tech contrarian."
Josh Kushner (Jared Kushner's brother) has maintained distance from Trump despite family ties. Donated to Democrats. Wife Karlie Kloss is vocal Democrat. Firm focuses on tech investing separate from political controversy.
CEO Garry Tan heavily involved in SF politics. Moved YC headquarters back to SF, said founders "have to be in San Francisco." Donated $400K+ to moderate political causes.
CEO Garry Tan made controversial "die slow" post toward SF supervisors in January 2024. Advocates for tech-friendly politics. YC historically non-partisan but Tan pushes founder advocacy. Sam Altman (OpenAI) is YC alum.
Peter Thiel's firm. Major Trump and Republican donors.
Vocal Trump supporter. Co-hosts All-In podcast discussing politics.
Trump supporter. Funded Nimble America (pro-Trump memes). Fired from Facebook over political activities. MAGA defense tech.
All-In podcast host. Trump supporter. Called for deregulation. Close to David Sacks and Chamath. Early Uber investor.
Chamath Palihapitiya All-In podcast host. Anti-establishment rhetoric but supported Trump allies. SPAC criticisms.
Shou Zi Chew TikTok CEO navigating US ban threat. Congressional testimony. ByteDance CCP concerns.
Y Combinator historically apolitical. Paul Graham blog posts on politics controversial. Garry Tan SF politics.
Spark Capital moderate approach. Biz Stone (Twitter) partner. Not aligned with MAGA VCs.
Lowercase Capital Chris Sacca retired from active VC. Moderate politics. Early Twitter/Uber investor.
Greylock Reid Hoffman Democrat. But firm invests across spectrum. Not as political as a16z.
NEA traditional VC. Not politically vocal. Diverse portfolio.
Sapphire Ventures enterprise focus. Less political than consumer VCs.
Evan Spiegel Snap relatively apolitical. Los Angeles based. Less MAGA than peers.
Jack Dorsey libertarian. Web3 advocate. Bitcoin maximalist. Less MAGA but contrarian.
Stewart Butterfield Slack founder. Canadian. Less political than US tech leaders.
Dylan Field Figma CEO apolitical. Design focus. Adobe acquisition blocked.
Sergey Brin Google co-founder reclusive. Named in Epstein files. Limited public statements.
Bill Gates philanthropy focus. Epstein connections damaged reputation. Gates Foundation work.
Steven Sinofsky a16z board partner. Epstein files. Microsoft Windows legacy.
Larry Page Google co-founder extremely reclusive. Alphabet resignation 2019. Named in Epstein files.
Donated to both parties. Testified before Congress on AI regulation. Worldcoin project raises privacy concerns. Fired then rehired in board coup.
Founders Fund Peter Thiel major Trump donor. Supported J.D. Vance for Senate. MAGA aligned.
Ran for California governor. Vocal on political issues. Shifted views over time.
Declared Coinbase would not engage with social or political issues.
Brian Armstrong declared Coinbase "mission-focused." Anti-activism policy. Crypto libertarian.
Joined Trump business council 2017, then quit after backlash. CloudKitchens now operates globally. Politically opportunistic.
Travis Kalanick briefly joined Trump council then quit. CloudKitchens globally. Opportunistic.