Tech founder Ethan Aggarwal, who has raised hundreds of million dollars from VCS in two startups, 2026 California is running for the Gubernatorial seat, as Informed By AXIOS.
Exios “Democrats who believe in capitalism” to Aggarwal. ” He reported that he is mainly concerned about the increasing cost of living and doing business in the state, which has departed for filmmaking inhabitants and other occasions.
California ,Some businesses and technical skills can be used to cure things in such a way that other candidates in the race will not do, ”he told Exios.
Aggarwal co-established the first Fintech Startup The Cottery, which according to the pitchbook, gathered $ 80 million from VCS, before Property Was sold earlier this year. He co-established Aaptiv, an audio-centric fitness app, which was roughly raised $ 61 Millionn before being sold to pear health laboratories.
Aggarwal has already planned the campaign money raising programs, including Dordash co-founder Stanley Tang and Gary Tan, president of Y Combinator, who invested in Kotri through their venture firm Initiated Capital.
He has already updated his linkedIn profile to list his latest status as “as”.Candidate for governor,
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