Palmer Luckey

Palmer Luckey is a co-founder of defense firm Anduril, according to The Guardian. His estimated net worth is ~$3.5B. NewsAPI RTB

Business & SEC Activity

The Guardian reported that Anduril has received Pentagon contracts, including sole-source contracts. Financial Times News reported that Luckey backs Erebor, a start-up bank founded to address the gap left by Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and reported to be in talks to raise about $1.5 billion at an $8 billion valuation before the new funding. NewsAPI

Political Activity

FEC filings show at least 100 federal contributions in the most recent 100 contributions on file, totaling $513,376.92; these sampled filings include $268,576.92 to Republican recipients, $241,300 to recipients with an unknown party designation, and $3,500 to Democratic recipients. The largest recipients in that sample were Grow the Majority ($105,300), One Team Senate Majority ($104,500), the NRSC ($44,300), the NRCC ($44,300), and Derek Schmidt for Congress ($7,000). The Guardian reported that Luckey had donated $5.9 million to Republicans and bundled additional fundraising while Anduril won Pentagon contracts. FEC NewsAPI

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In the News

The Guardian reported on emails inviting donors to a National Republican Senatorial Committee fundraiser associated with Luckey. Financial Times News reported that Erebor, a start-up bank backed by Luckey, was nearing a funding round. NewsAPI