Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2024?

Ab PAC ($7.8M), The Lincoln Project ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($500), DSCC ($120).

Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Donald Trump (President, about $4.8M, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $23K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $12K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Moritz

Individual

Partner, Sequoia Capital · California

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

Backed losers

Michael Moritz gave $8.8M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($208 won, $4.8M lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$8.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

$4.8M scored (54% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.0M

$4.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $26K 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
Ab PAC $3.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$7.8M	$0 / $4.6M
The Lincoln Project $784K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $190K
House Majority PAC $124 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500	$196 / $168
DSCC $102 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$120	$11 / $7

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$4.8M	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President	Supporting	$23K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$4K	Unknown
Kari Lake	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$17	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$15	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$14	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$14	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$13	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$13	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$13	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Moritz spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Michael Moritz gave $8.8M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($208 won, $4.8M lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2024?: Ab PAC ($7.8M), The Lincoln Project ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($500), DSCC ($120).
Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Donald Trump (President, about $4.8M, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $23K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $12K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.