Chris Larsen
Ripple co-founder and tech entrepreneur named as a key figure shaping SF's development over 30 years.
“Bluecore Energy Builds barge-mounted small nuclear reactors that generate electricity for ports, coastal infrastructure, and data centers, raised $10M pre-seed. Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen also anteing up.”
Source→“California tech billionaires and venture capitalists...organized private chats, PACs, counter-initiatives, and candidate recruitment efforts to fight a proposed 5% tax on billionaires' net worth, only to see the measure gather enough signatures for the November ballot.”
Source→“The book tells the story of the rise of the internet industry in San Francisco...It features a rich cast of characters, including well-known political leaders like Gavin Newsom and Willie Brown...Tech kingpins such as Chris Larsen and Mark Pincus.”
Source→“A well-funded opposition coalition — including John Doerr, Eric Schmidt, Michael Moritz, and Chris Larsen — is sponsoring multiple ballot initiatives to cancel it out, including one that would 'bar any future wealth taxes.'”
Source→“opponents in the tech industry, led by former Sequoia chair Michael Moritz and Ripple founder Chris Larsen, are sponsoring a countervailing measure.”
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