SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA \u2014 Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, founders of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, have informed their employees of their intention to make substantial donations to political action committees supporting Donald Trump\u2019s presidential campaign, CNBC has confirmed.<\/p>\n
The Information was the first to report on the anticipated donations, which align with Trump\u2019s proposed technology policies.<\/p>\n
These high-profile investors join other tech industry figures who have contributed to Trump\u2019s campaign. Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir, along with crypto billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, have made contributions to America PAC, a recently established committee. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has also reportedly committed to pledging around $45 million monthly to the super PAC. Additionally, venture capitalist David Sacks, who spoke at the Republican National Convention\u2019s opening night, co-hosted a Trump fundraiser in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
Founded in 2009, Andreessen Horowitz has invested in numerous notable companies, including OpenAI, Facebook, Airbnb, Anduril, Box, DoorDash, and GitHub.<\/p>\n
Although the firm\u2019s founders have not issued formal endorsements for the 2024 election, Andreessen has a history of critiquing Silicon Valley\u2019s predominantly left-leaning stance. Despite this, he supported Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016, expressing his endorsement with the tweet, \u201cI\u2019m with her.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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