As President-elect Joe Biden moves ahead with appointments to key government roles, it’s notable that quite a few of the people selected have ties to the tech, startup and venture capital spheres.
That this would be the case with an incoming Democratic administration is not entirely surprising. Venture capitalists and funded startups overwhelmingly carry out business in Democrat-leaning states, counties and cities, as we’ve documented before.
The incoming administration’s level of connection to the tech and VC sphere varies considerably among appointees, from a full-time VC, to a venture adviser and investor, to a professor at a business school with deep ties to the founder community.