Which super PACs did Vinod Khosla fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Tech for Campaigns ($100K).

Which candidates did Vinod Khosla's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $1.1M, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $194K, won); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $132K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Vinod Khosla

Individual

Founder, Kholsa Ventures · California

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Vinod Khosla gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 69% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $693K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

69%

$1.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$693K

Not spent yet

$387K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Ab PAC $226K not spent yet	$1.5M	$1.1M / $177K
Senate Majority PAC $116K not spent yet	$1.0M	$368K / $516K
Tech for Campaigns $45K not spent yet	$100K	$55K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Vinod Khosla's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Vinod Khosla's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$194K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$107K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$105K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$28K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Vinod Khosla spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Vinod Khosla gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 69% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $693K lost).
Which super PACs did Vinod Khosla fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Tech for Campaigns ($100K).
Which candidates did Vinod Khosla's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $1.1M, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $194K, won); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $132K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.