DOGE Alumni Raise $500 Million for Tech Firms After U.S. Government-Cutting Push
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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 12
DOGE Alumni Raise $500 Million for Tech Firms After U.S. Government-Cutting Push
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 12
Summary
At least $500 million has been raised by DOGE alumni for companies in cyberwarfare, artificial intelligence and data centers, according to a Washington Post analysis.
The fundraising follows their stint in Washington, where Elon Musk deployed Silicon Valley technologists through the U.S. DOGE Service to cut what they described as a bloated and corrupt federal bureaucracy.
That arc turns a government-dismantling campaign into a commercial springboard, with former participants now leveraging public-sector experience and connections in fast-growing defense and infrastructure sectors.