Adam Smith named Palantir, Kratos and Anduril as the new firms taking on the big defense contractors. Their executives are among his donors.
- 6 AUG 2024FUNDED
- 7 DEC 2024SAID
- 26 FEB 2025SAID
- MAR 2025FUNDED
1 · FUNDED · 6 AUG 2024
| Donor | Alexander C. Karp (Palantir Technologies Inc, Executive; Palantir's CEO) |
|---|---|
| Amount | $6,600 ($3,300 primary + $3,300 general) |
| To | Adam Smith for Congress Committee |
| Limit | $3,300 per election in 2023-24 |
2 · SAID · 7 DEC 2024
“And now you see companies like Palantir and Kratos and Anduril and a lot of others doing the same thing. You know, in the AI community, they’re going up and they’re competing against a lot of the prime contractors and showing that it can work.”
On the Building the Base podcast, recorded at the Reagan National Defense Forum (audio).
3 · SAID · 26 FEB 2025
“The Pentagon is more focused on process, less focused on results. The Defense Industrial Base is focused on sort of gaming the requirements system to make sure that they win.”
Opening remarks, House Armed Services hearing on the defense industrial base.
4 · FUNDED · MAR 2025
| 6 Mar | Alexander C. Karp (Palantir): $7,000 to the campaign; $5,000 to ADAM PAC |
|---|---|
| 14 Mar | Brian Schimpf (Anduril Industries, CEO): $3,500 |
| 31 Mar | Kratos: Eric M. DeMarco (CEO), Deanna H. Lund (CFO), David M. Carter (VP), Amy Zegart and Bradley L. Boyd (board): $3,500 each |
| Limits | $3,500 per election (2025-26); $5,000 a year to a PAC |
| Comparison | Palmer Luckey (Anduril founder) gave Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the Armed Services chair, $7,000 in 2025-26 |
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