Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have reportedly told employees that they're going to donate to Trump PACs
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- Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz are reportedly planning donations to groups supporting Donald Trump.
- The pair told employees at their VC firm, Andreessen Horowitz, about the plans, The Information reported.
- It's the latest example of big names in Silicon Valley lending support to Trump's election bid.
Two of the biggest names in Silicon Valley are reportedly planning to throw cash behind groups supporting Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, who founded the venture capital firm that bears both of their names, are preparing donations to political action committees, or PACs, that support Trump's latest bid for the White House, The Information reported on Tuesday.
The pair have shared their plans with employees at the firm, according to the report. It would mark the first time that both men have expressed support for Trump in public.
The exact PACs that Andreessen and Horowitz plan to support, as well as the exact amount that they plan to donate, were unclear. Andreessen Horowitz did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment on the report.
In fact, supporting Trump would mark a clear change for at least one of the men from eight years ago. In 2016, Andreessen told Bloomberg that he planned to vote for Hillary Clinton instead of Trump in that year's presidential election, citing her stances on issues ranging from immigration to science.
When pressed about why, he responded: "Is that a serious question?"
Other major figures in the tech world have indicated their support of Trump this summer.
Elon Musk endorsed Trump after Saturday's assassination attempt on the former president. Musk is also reportedly planning to donate $45 million each month to a pro-Trump PAC.