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Reuters reports:
More than 100 venture capitalists including entrepreneur Mark Cuban threw their support behind U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, a counterweight to tech billionaires backing Republican rival Donald Trump.
Silicon Valley has traditionally been seen as a liberal bastion, but Republicans have won support from prominent industry figures in this election cycle.
They were bolstered by Trump’s selection of U.S. Senator JD Vance, a former venture capitalist, as running mate. But President Joe Biden’s decision to drop off the Democratic ticket on July 21 has reenergized some in the tech industry who previously had stayed on the sidelines.
The New York Times reports:
The group includes Reid Hoffman, a founder of LinkedIn; Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures; Mark Cuban, the former principal owner of the Dallas Mavericks; Ron Conway, a well-known angel investor; and the billionaire Chris Sacca.
“We are pro-business, pro-American dream, pro-entrepreneurship and pro-technological progress,” the group said in a statement posted to their website, VCsForKamala.org. “We also believe in democracy as the backbone of our nation.” The website asks people to sign a pledge to support Ms. Harris and another to donate to her campaign.
The effort was buttressed by another group of tech entrepreneurs and workers called Tech For Kamala, which also wrote a letter this week expressing “enthusiastic and unwavering support for Vice President Harris.” The letter gathered more than 550 signatures in two days.
Expect Trump’s attack on Mark Cuban any minute.
More than 100 Silicon Valley investors have announced their intention to vote for Vice President Harris and solicit donations for her campaign.
The group includes:
* Reid Hoffman, a founder of LinkedIn
* Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures
* Mark Cuban, the former principal owner of…— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 31, 2024