12 Silicon Valley billionaires and tech heads backing Kamala Harris, from Apple’s Steve Wozniak to LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban

Sep 12 , 2024

Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman and Steve Wozniak are all supporting Kamala Harris in her race to the White House. Photos: @mcuban; @reidhoffman/Instagram; EPA/TWT

Elon Musk may be vocal in his support for Donald Trump, but several prominent tech CEOs and VCs are signing on to support Kamala Harris for US president

As the once decidedly liberal Silicon Valley splinters this election, with figures like Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen and David Sacks publicly backing former president and convicted felon Donald Trump, a group of powerful venture capitalists have combined forces to declare their support for current Vice-President Kamala Harris.

By late August, more than 800 venture capitalists pledged to vote and solicit donations for Harris on a new website, VCsForKamala.org. According to one of the group’s organisers, the original signatories represent a combined US$150 billion in assets under management. The current signatories represent a combined US$276 billion, according to the group’s founders.

Many of Silicon Valley’s finest have rallied around Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, despite others like Elon Musk speaking out against her. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

“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, California, 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.

1. Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban is a Kamala Harris-supporting billionaire, philanthropist and cast member on Shark Tank. Photo: @mcuban/Instagram

The billionaire Shark Tank star and former principal owner of the Dallas Mavericks is one of the most well-known signatories. Valued at US$5.4 billion, according to Forbes, Cuban voted for Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican Party primaries, but later attended a Joe Biden fundraiser, ABC News reported.

He vowed to support Biden after his disastrous debate performance, but said he was interested in whether other Democrats were better positioned to beat Trump. He was one of the quickest to react when Biden dropped his re-election bid, writing on X (formerly Twitter), “Father time is undefeated.”

Cuban has retweeted various posts about Harris’ campaign, including one saying that the Democrats had “some well-needed momentum”. He anticipates that she will be more open to business, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, Politico reported.

2. Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman (right), pictured here with Mark Zuckerberg, has been outspoken about his support for Kamala Harris. Photo: @RonConway/X