Donor
Pivotal Ventures
Company / nonprofitWashington
10 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Pivotal Ventures gave $9.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 26% ended up on the winning side ($2.4M won, $6.8M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$9.8M
97% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
26%
$2.4M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$6.8M
Not spent yet
$679K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
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 Result not matched
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cffe PAC | $3.0M | $662K / $2.3M | |
| Women Vote | $2.5M | $1.2M / $1.2M | |
| One for All Committee $489K not spent yet | $2.4M | $219K / $1.6M | |
| Care in Action PAC | $2.0M | $279K / $1.6M |
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.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris | President | Supporting | $4.9M | ✗ No |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $593K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $533K | ✗ No |
| Larry Hogan | Maryland Senate | Attacking | $513K | ✓ Yes |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $344K | ✓ Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $336K | ✗ No |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $278K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Supporting | $275K | ✗ No |
| Eric Hovde | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $261K | ✓ Yes |
| David Trone | Maryland Senate (primary) | Attacking | $241K | ✓ Yes |
| Nella Louise Domenici | New Mexico Senate | Attacking | $196K | ✓ Yes |
| Carl J. Marlinga | Michigan 10th District | Supporting | $166K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Pivotal Ventures spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Pivotal Ventures gave $9.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 26% ended up on the winning side ($2.4M won, $6.8M lost).
- Which super PACs did Pivotal Ventures fund in 2024?
- Cffe PAC ($3.0M), Women Vote ($2.5M), One for All Committee ($2.4M), Care in Action PAC ($2.0M).
- Which candidates did Pivotal Ventures's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Kamala Harris (President, about $4.9M, lost); for Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $593K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $533K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.