In September 2024, Keith Rabois and husband Jacob Helberg hosted a JD Vance fundraiser in Manhattan that raised over $1 million for the Trump campaign. Tickets ranged from $25,000 to $250,000. Rabois also donated $500,000 to Congressional Leadership Fund and approximately $700,000 to Protect the House PAC. His husband Jacob Helberg donated $2M to Trump 2024 and was appointed Under Secretary of State.
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Keith Rabois
General Partner Founders Fund
General Partner at Founders Fund. Part of the PayPal Mafia. Previously executive at PayPal, LinkedIn, and Square. Major Republican donor and vocal supporter of Trump. Known for outspoken political views in tech.
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Keith Rabois, Founders Fund general partner and PayPal Mafia member, has been a vocal Trump supporter. He donated to Republican and Trump-aligned causes, and publicly advocated for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, aligning with the broader Founders Fund / Peter Thiel political network in Silicon Valley.
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In January 2013, Keith Rabois resigned as COO of Square (now Block) after a male employee accused him of sexual harassment. Square stated that Rabois had 'exercised poor judgment.' Rabois denied the allegations but resigned, calling it a 'false accusation' while acknowledging a prior relationship with the employee.