Art by Clark MillerThe Ben Horowitz Paradox
A swirl of contrasts surrounds the famed investor—and not just when it comes to his flip-flop from Donald Trump to Kamala Harris.
On the night of Sept. 21, a group of Black entrepreneurs, investors and Congressional Black Caucus members navigated a labyrinth of gated security to reach a megamansion with views of the Las Vegas Strip. Their hosts: venture capitalist Ben Horowitz, his wife Felicia and Rep. Steven Horsford, chair of the Democratic congressional group.
As guests mingled by the Horowitzes’ wraparound pool, their discussions focused on cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and how the technologies would affect Black entrepreneurship and culture.
But there was a political elephant in the room: Horowitz was throwing a fundraiser for a group of Congressional Democrats two months after saying he would support GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Horsford had been devoting his time to warning how a second Trump administration would endanger Black Americans.