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Pivotal Ventures

Company / nonprofit

Washington

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

Winner

Pivotal Ventures gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 98% were on the winning side ($2.3M won, $45K lost, with $647K in races still being counted). $123K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

98%

$2.4M scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$45K

$647K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$643K

$520K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $123K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the cheques went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 Race not called yet Result not matched
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Cffe PAC$2.0M
$1.9M / $0
Women Vote

$369K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$32K / $45K
One for All Committee

$54K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$378K / $0
Edw Action Fund

$96K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$35K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Pivotal Ventures's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Pivotal Ventures's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Troy JacksonMaine SenateSupporting$405K✓ Yes
Dan J. SullivanAlaska SenateAttacking$384KCounting
Josh TurekIowa SenateSupporting$340K✓ Yes
Sherrod BrownOhio Senate (special)Supporting$261K✓ Yes
Abdul El-SayedMichigan SenateSupporting$229K✓ Yes
James TalaricoTexas SenateSupporting$176K✓ Yes
Ashley HinsonIowa SenateAttacking$82K✓ Yes
Christina BohannanIowa 1st DistrictSupporting$78K✓ Yes
Mary PeltolaAlaska SenateSupporting$73KCounting
Matthew DunlapMaine 2nd DistrictSupporting$65KCounting
Ken PaxtonTexas SenateAttacking$64K✓ Yes
Rebecca CookeWisconsin 3rd DistrictSupporting$57K✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Pivotal Ventures spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
Pivotal Ventures gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 98% were on the winning side ($2.3M won, $45K lost, with $647K in races still being counted). $123K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Pivotal Ventures fund in 2026?
Cffe PAC ($2.0M), Women Vote ($1.0M), One for All Committee ($500K), Edw Action Fund ($150K).
Which candidates did Pivotal Ventures's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
for Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $405K, won); against Dan J. Sullivan (Alaska Senate, about $384K, pending); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $340K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.