Ben Horowitz (right), Andreessen Horowitz partner talks about artificial intelligence and jobs on the TANIUM CONVERGE16 conference San Francisco.
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Lower than three months after announcing plans to contribute to political motion committees supporting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, enterprise capitalist Ben Horowitz says he’s donating to Vice President Kamala Harris’ election bid, CNBC has confirmed.
In a letter to employees of enterprise firm Andreessen Horowitz, the tech investor said he and his wife, Felicia, have had a longtime friendship with Harris. Axios was first to report on the letter. An individual near the firm, who asked to not be named to talk freely on the matter, confirmed the contents of the letter.
“I wanted to provide you an update on my political activity.” Horowitz wrote. “As I discussed before, Felicia and I actually have known Vice President Harris for over 10 years and she or he has been an ideal friend to each of us during that point.”
“Because of this of our friendship,” Horowitz continued, “Felicia and I might be making a major donation to entities who support the Harris Walz campaign.”
Andreessen and Horowitz, who founded their firm in 2009, have not made formal endorsements ahead of the 2024 election. Their financial support of the Trump campaign was as a consequence of what they called a greater “little tech agenda.”
“Our political efforts as a firm are entirely focused on defending Little Tech,” they wrote in a blog post on July 5. “We don’t engage in political fights outside of issues directly relevant to Little Tech.”
Andreessen and Horowitz have been particularly critical of the Biden administration and its position towards startups and crypto. In his latest letter, Horowitz said he’s encouraged by his belief in Harris after conversations together with her and her team, but “they’ve not yet stated what their tech policy might be, so the firm is not going to be updating its position in that regard.”
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