campaign: But with the 37-year-old Buttigieg intent on seeking a position in the gasp public sector, tech industry VCs instead appear interested in investing in the small-town mayor's upstart presidential campaign, according to The Guardian. More than 75 venture capitalists donated to Buttigieg's presidential campaign in the second fundraising quarter of 2019. If Pete Buttigieg had a product and a pitch deck, Silicon Valley's venture capitalists would most likely be lining up to get in on his startup's seed round. Buttigieg's support among venture capitalists appears to top that of other Democratic candidates with strong ties to the industry, including the California senator Kamala Harris, the New Jersey senator Cory Booker and the former startup evangelist Andrew Yang, according to a Guardian review of campaign finance filings. But Buttigieg's second quarter haul of 24.8m signaled growing support for his candidacy and proved that his initial burst of viral popularity has more staying power than, say, Ello. Such numbers aren't everything to a candidate running for the president of the entire country and not just Sand Hill Road, especially at a point in the campaign when many donors are hedging their bets by backing multiple candidates.
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