Y Combinator's PAC is funding Republicans and Democrats across the country
Y Combinator's PAC is throwing money at Republicans across the country
Y Combinator's Little Tech PAC has spent nearly $118,000 supporting 66 federal political action campaigns, almost half backing Republicans, from Ted Cruz to Pramila Jayapal. The PAC, registered in December 2025, raised $200,000, mostly from YC employees and executives, and focuses on reelecting incumbents with influence over AI and tech policy.
We want 10,000 flowers to bloom and for startups to have every chance to give consumers choice and for there to be truly free markets that create prosperity everywhere.
- qwerpy
Are we supposed to be up in arms about this?
> 66 different federal political action campaigns (PACs), nearly half of which are supporting Republicans.
Seems balanced to me.
- roseway4
And Democrats. Basically, any politician who signs on to the pro-SmallTech agenda. Not unusual for a single-issue PAC.
- b-h-l-d-r
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- api
I’m curious if someone can truthfully explain this. What’s the main motivation for all the money being thrown at R’s from these and other high up tech people?
What I want is specific reasons not the usual Reddit “they’re rich therefore evil blah blah” zero-insight answers. Okay, but why? Almost nobody wakes up and says “I’m going to be evil today!” People have motives and objectives and belief systems.
- frugalmail
PACs are evil, but at least going to Republicans is better than the alternative right now.