A Group of more than 200 Venture Capital Investors, Founders, and Tech Leaders, pledged to Vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, in the 2024 Presidential Election, Wednesday.
The largely Democratic-leaning Silicon Valley Investors, organized under the name VCsForKamala, represent Billions-of-Dollars in Assets, and appear to be standing up as a Counter, to the chunk of Tech Billionaires lining up behind Trump.
The Harris Group includes: Billionaire Entrepreneur Mark Cuban; LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman; Khosla Ventures Founder Vinod Khosla; and Silicon Valley Angel Investor Ron Conway.
"We are pro-business, pro-American dream, pro-entrepreneurship, and pro-technological progress," the Group said in a Statement on their Website.
"We also believe in democracy as the backbone of our nation. We believe that strong, trustworthy institutions are a feature, not a bug, and that our industry - and every other industry - would collapse without them."
The List is like a Who's Who of Tech's Progressive Wing, and a reminder that Newly Vocal Trump Supporters in the Industry, like Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, and David Sacks, are almost certainly still a Small Minority of Tech's Wealthiest Leaders and Investors.
The Names on the List are largely unsurprising and were those expected to support a Democratic Ticket. Additionally, many of them are generally Supportive of Women's Rights and Advancement in Tech and Venture Capital.
As Trump chose Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), a former Venture Capitalist, as His Running Mate, Venture Capital Billionaires like Andreessen and Horowitz, lined up to Support the GOP Ticket.
The Tech Investor class used to be solidly Democratic, with just a handful of Republican Outliers.
But its Red Camp is now Growing, and Throwing around its weight.
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