Trump Media & Technology Group's stock jumps 10%+, hitting a $7B+ market cap, as Donald Trump beats Kamala Harris, despite losing $19M+ in Q3; TSLA rises 10%+
Veteran Investor Predicts US Economy Could ‘Take Off’ Craig Trudell / Bloomberg : Tesla Soars While EV Rivals Slump as Trump Win Upends Market Rohail Saleem / Wccftech : Trump's Net Worth Soars In Aff...
Polymarket and Kalshi expect to pay out ~$450M total to US election bettors; Kalshi says 28K bet on Harris, 40K on Trump; one Polymarket user bet $40M on Trump
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Kamala Harris appealed to tech leaders in San Francisco, drawing ~700 people and raising $13M on August 11, in her first return to the city since her nomination
and Elite Donors—to Boost Election Bid Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg : Harris Follows Swing-State Tour With Fundraiser in San Francisco The San Francisco Standard : Kamala Harris courts donors at sold-ou...
A group of VCs, including Reid Hoffman and Ron Conway, hosted a “VCs for Kamala” Zoom call to support Harris' campaign with up to 600 attendees, raising $150K
It started with a “rage tweet.” — “Gonna start ‘VCs for Democracy,’” Leslie Feinzaig, founder and general partner at Graham & Walker, wrote on X in late July.
Interviews with 20+ founders and investors provide an inside look at Y Combinator's virtual W20 Demo Day, which saw some companies lower their target valuations
It was four weeks before Y Combinator's scheduled March 2020 Demo Day, and the pressure was on Helena Merk as she tried to pivot her startup idea ahead of the big pitch. Tweets: @triketora , @bizcarso...