Enterprise capitalist Marc Andreessen speaks on the TechCrunch Disrupt convention in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (Photograph By Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle by way of Getty Pictures)
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Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have advised workers of their enterprise agency, Andreessen Horowitz, that they plan to make important donations to political motion committees supporting Donald Trump’s marketing campaign for president, CNBC has confirmed.
The Info first reported on the anticipated donations, that are based mostly on Trump’s deliberate tech agenda.
The outstanding buyers be a part of others in tech who’ve donated to help Trump. Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and crypto billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss contributed to America PAC, which was shaped just lately. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has additionally reportedly stated he’s planning to pledge about $45 million a month to the tremendous PAC. And enterprise capitalist David Sacks, who spoke on the opening night time of the Republican Nationwide Conference on Monday, co-hosted a fundraiser for Trump in San Francisco.
Andreessen Horowitz, based in 2009, has backed firms together with OpenAI, Fb, Airbnb, Anduril, Field, DoorDash and GitHub.
The agency’s founders have not made formal endorsements forward of the 2024 election. Andreessen has lengthy been crucial of what he views as Silicon Valley’s left-leaning tendencies, however he did voice his help for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016, tweeting “I am along with her.”
— CNBC’s Mary Catherine Wellons contributed to this report.
