Meet the Silicon Valley billionaires, founders, and investors backing Kamala Harris
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Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman, and Vinod Khosla are among the dozens of Silicon Valley leaders backing Kamala Harris.
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More than 100 powerful venture capitalists organized to pledge support for Kamala Harris.
The effort, named VCsForKamala, comes as other Silicon Valley leaders turn to Trump.
Here are the biggest signatories and their history with the historic election cycle.
As the once decidedly liberal Silicon Valley splinters this election, with figures like Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and David Sacks publicly backing former President Donald Trump, a group of powerful venture capitalists have combined forces to declare their support for Vice President Kamala Harris.
On Wednesday, more than 100 leaders in Silicon Valley pledged to vote and solicit donations for Harris on a new website, VCsForKamala.org. According to one of the group's organizers, the original signatories represent a combined $150 billion in assets under management.
"We are pro-business, pro-American dream, pro-entrepreneurship, and pro-technological progress," reads a statement on the VCsForKamala's website. "We also believe in democracy as the backbone of our nation."
Harris, who was born in Oakland, has garnered support from dozens of leaders in her backyard supportive of her pro-business policies.
Here are some of the biggest names on the list.
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban.
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The billionaire, Shark Tank star, and former principal owner of the Dallas Mavericks is one of the most well-known signatories. Valued at $5.4 billion according to Forbes, Cuban voted for Nikki Haley in the 2024 GOP primaries but later attended a Biden fundraiser, ABC News reported.
He vowed to support Biden after his disastrous debate performance but said hewas interested in whether other Democrats were better positioned to beat Trump. He was one of the quickest to react when Biden dropped his reelection bid, writing on X, "Father time is undefeated."
Cuban has retweeted various posts about Harris' campaign, including one saying that Democrats had "some well-needed momentum." He anticipates that she will be more open to business, artificial intelligence, and crypto, Politico reported.
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman.
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Reid Hoffman, a LinkedIn cofounder and longtime Democratic donor, wasted no time throwing his weight behind Harris, offering his support for her campaign the same day that Biden ended his. Of the president, he said that dropping out was "one of the most selfless acts we've seen from a politician in modern American history."
In January, Hoffman poured $2 million into a super PAC that led a write-in campaign in New Hampshire for Biden's campaign. The Information first reported that Hoffman pushed Reed Hastings, Netflix chairman, to donate $7 m...
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