Which super PACs did Vinod Khosla fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($100K), DCCC ($83K), DSCC ($41K).

Which candidates did Vinod Khosla's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $886K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $4K, won); against John Duarte (California 13th District, about $4K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Vinod Khosla

Individual

Venture Capitalist, Khosla Ventures · California

9 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Vinod Khosla gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 5% were on the winning side ($53K won, $930K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

$983K scored (80% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$930K

Not allocated or result unknown

$241K

$236K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $887K
House Majority PAC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$39K / $34K
DCCC $65K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83K	$9K / $7K
DSCC $35K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$4K / $2K

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?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$886K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$4K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Marcus Molinaro	New York 19th District	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$3K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Vinod Khosla spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Vinod Khosla gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 5% were on the winning side ($53K won, $930K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Vinod Khosla fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($100K), DCCC ($83K), DSCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Vinod Khosla's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $886K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $4K, won); against John Duarte (California 13th District, about $4K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.