A growing segment of Silicon Valley is all in on Trump: ‘Very different’ from backlash fears of 2016, 2020

A small but growing segment of Silicon Valley is all in on Donald Trump, sources told The Post — and say the stigma that previously came with supporting him has all but dissipated.

“It’s very different than 2016 when you were ostracized … in 2016 you would have had backlash from portfolio companies or founders [if you endorsed Trump],” said one source who asked to speak on the condition of anonymity, but is now revealing to friends and colleagues that he supports Trump. “The stigma is going away.”

It’s a dramatic pivot from 2016 and 2020 when many kept quiet because they feared backlash from employees, colleagues and investors — and that they would be blacklisted in the tech community, sources add.

Earlier this month, notable tech venture capitalists David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya hosted a $12 million fundraiser for the former president in the traditionally ultra-progressive neighborhood of Pacific Heights. Last week, Trump joined the pair on their “All In” podcast, co-hosted by David Friedberg and Jason Calacanis last week.

On it, he highlighted how his policies would benefit Silicon Valley, including expanding access to visas for high skilled workers, deregulating cryptocurrency and supporting energy independence, which Trump says will generate the needed electricity for artificial intelligence innovation.

And Trump could solidify much of that support with a possible vice-president pick, sources told The Post.