"Recent campaign finance reports show Mahan has raised more than $2 million, though he has touted raising a total of $7 million so far on social media. Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and YCombinator CEO Garry Tan are among the Silicon Valley elite who maxed out their legally-allowed contributions - $78,400 each - into Mahan's governor campaign in January. David Baszucki, the billionaire CEO of the gaming platform Roblox, and his wife Jan gave a combined $156,800 to Mahan's campaign, records show."
"If he keeps this pace up, then he could potentially surpass - if he hasn't already - other candidates in a very short amount of time, Does that make him frontrunner? We'd have to see what the polls say. He does have a ways to go in terms of all Californians knowing who he is and his name. But having the funding he's already gotten is a really strong sign he's going to have a viable and very competitive candidacy."
Silicon Valley donors have contributed large sums to San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s California governor campaign, with campaign filings showing more than $2 million raised and Mahan claiming $7 million on social media. Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and YCombinator CEO Garry Tan each gave the maximum $78,400 in January. David Baszucki and his wife combined to give $156,800, and Rick Caruso contributed $78,400. The donations arrive after Mahan voiced opposition to a proposed billionaire tax. Fundraising at this scale could quickly make a late-entry candidate competitive despite limited statewide name recognition, and filings show ties to Thiel-linked tech support.
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