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Silicon Valley’s Power Players Ready to Fund Kamala Harris

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Prominent venture capitalists (VCs) in Silicon Valley have launched efforts to rally support for Kamala Harris. Influential VC Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, and major VC Ron Conway initiated a fundraising campaign to support Harris instead of Donald Trump.

CNBC reported on Wednesday that Hoffman and Conway expect to raise over $100 million in election donations for Harris in Silicon Valley.

Conway has already expressed his support for Harris on social media, stating, “Silicon Valley must unite to defeat Trump.” After President Joe Biden stepped down as the Democratic presidential candidate, Conway began efforts to recruit Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, co-founders of the prominent VC firm Andreessen Horowitz in Silicon Valley.

Although the two co-founders of Andreessen Horowitz had previously announced their support for Trump, Conway’s efforts could potentially shift the overall mood in Silicon Valley if influential figures change their stance.

The Information reported, “Hoffman persuaded Netflix Chairman Reed Hastings to donate $7 million to Harris’s political action committee (PAC), which has no limits on fundraising and spending.”

The reason for the growing support for Harris in Silicon Valley is simple: Biden, who had previously stifled Silicon Valley, withdrew from the Democratic presidential race.

However, experts point out that Harris must address particular challenges to gain overwhelming support from Silicon Valley.

Kamala Harris must actively demonstrate her commitment to addressing the Biden administration’s excessive regulations on Silicon Valley. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have notably restricted the artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual asset industries, contributing to a perception among Silicon Valley leaders that the Biden administration was unfairly targeting them. This sentiment has been a critical factor in Silicon Valley’s shift towards supporting Trump. Harris’s approach to these regulatory issues could significantly influence Silicon Valley’s backing in the upcoming election.

Therefore, according to CNBC, prominent VCs in Silicon Valley are highlighting Harris’s promise to meet with Silicon Valley leaders to listen to their concerns if she is elected president.

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