Which candidates did Timothy Draper's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.8M, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $825K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $156K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Timothy Draper

Individual

Venture Capital, Draper Management Company · California

3 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Timothy Draper gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (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 ($0 won, $156K lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$156K scored (5% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$156K

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.8M

$238K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.6M 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
SFA Fund $238K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M		$0 / $156K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$1.8M	Unknown
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$825K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$156K	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$10K	Unknown
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$844	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Timothy Draper spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Timothy Draper gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (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 ($0 won, $156K lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Timothy Draper fund in 2024?: SFA Fund ($3.0M).
Which candidates did Timothy Draper's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.8M, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $825K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $156K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.