According to filings with the United States Federal Election Commission, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each donated $2.5 million to a pro-Trump super PAC called Right For America.

Their support for Trump is based on his policies being seen as beneficial to the crypto industry and startups, which they call the “little tech agenda,” according to a Bloomberg report on Oct. 16.

Andreessen also gave an additional $844,600 — the federal limit for donations — to Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party.

Donations Rolling In

Earlier this month, Horowitz made a surprising announcement that he would also be making a donation to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, however, there have yet to be any records of it. The venture capitalist also doesn’t know her crypto policies, as she has said very little about the industry.

In a somewhat bizarre move, Ripple co-founder and chairman Chris Larsen recently contributed $1 million worth of XRP tokens to Future Forward, a super PAC supporting the Harris presidential campaign, according to CNBC. The Democrat-controlled SEC sued the firm in 2020 and has dragged out the legal battle for the past four years.

The Right For America super PAC has raised $27.8 million and had $43.6 million cash on hand for the final weeks of the campaign, reported Bloomberg. It is focusing most of its spending in the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

In July, Horowitz said, “I’m going to have a lot of friends who are probably pissed off at me for saying anything nice about President Trump” before adding that he was the righ

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