Don Jr is a partner at 1789 Capital founded by Omeed Malik, Chris Buskirk, Rebekah Mercer - all part of the Rockbridge Network
An item not getting enough coverage: 1789 initially raised $150M+ from Rebekah Mercer per an SEC filing communication from Malik
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1995413/000121390025001330/ea022698901-425_colombier2.htm
More on 1789, Rockbridge, Mercer
#DonaldTrumpJr #1789Capital #RebekahMercer #Rockbridge Network
The #RockbridgeNetwork has assembled a database with deep profiles of potential #voters through nonpolitical memberships, including outdoors groups & churches, acc/to a person directly familiar with the organization.
#ChrisBuskirk’s ties to #Trump’s orbit go beyond Rockbridge. #1789Capital, the #VC firm he co-founded with investor #OmeedMalik, focuses on what the partners call “patriotic capitalism” & now counts Donald Trump Jr. as a partner.
And then, last Wednesday, the 2 men found each other face to face at the kickoff dinner for the #ExecutiveBranch, a members-only club in Georgetown started by #DonJr, #1789Capital & allies.
A back-&-forth by the bar ensued. #ScottBessent demanded to know why #Pulte was trash-talking him to #Trump, & then threatened to punch him in the face.
#ToxicMasculinity #idiocracy #Unfit #Treasury #Housing #FHFA
Trump family doing very well with presidential connections 🤔
Trump-linked venture fund 1789 Capital tops $1 billion in assets
“In the months following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a little-known venture fund with ties to the #Trump family quietly crossed a milestone: $1 billion in assets.
The firm, #1789Capital, was once a niche experiment that aimed to align equity investing with conservative political values.
Reuters traced the rise of #1789Capital from its origins as a partnership between Omeed Malik, a former investment banker in New York, & Christopher Buskirk, a once-struggling Arizona businessman who became a confidant of #conservative #tech #billionaire #PeterThiel & VP #JDVance. With the addition of #DonJr., the fund has gained extraordinary access to #political #power.
#Trump #law #emoluments #corruption #plutocracy #technocracy
This year, it has grown into a financial powerhouse following two *strokes of fortune*: #Trump’s election in Nov & the addition of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., as a #1789Capital partner that same month.
Interviews w/people close to the firm, along w/financial records, reveal a dramatic expansion in its portfolio to include #defense contractors, #AI startups & other companies that #ethics experts say could benefit from #federal contracts & #regulatory changes.
#Trump linked venture fund #1789Capital tops $1 billion in assets
In the months following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a little-known venture fund with ties to the Trump family quietly crossed a milestone: $1 billion in assets.
The firm, 1789 Capital, was once a niche experiment that aimed to align #equity #investing with #conservative #political *values*.
#law #emoluments #corruption #plutocracy #technocracy
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/trump-linked-venture-fund-1789-capital-tops-1-billion-assets-2025-09-08/
1789 Capital tops $1 billion in assets - firm was founded by Omeed Malik, Chris Buskirk and Cambridge Analytica funder Rebekah Mercer - last year Donald Trump Jr became a partner
Recent investments include Perplexity AI, Juul Labs, defense startup Hadrian
#1789Capital #DonJr #OmeedMalik #RebekahMercer #ChrisBuskirk
In Nov FBI raided home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan
Don Jr's 1789 Capital has now invested in Polymarket and Don Jr is on the advisory board
Polymarket funders include Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin
In 2022 Polymarket agreed to stop offering services to US users after Commodity Futures Trading Commission settlement and fine
Prediction markets platform Polymarket secures investment from 1789 Capital and Donald Trump Jr joined the advisory board
Per source investment amount is double digit millions
Last year the FBI raided home of CEO Shayne Coplan
#Polymarket #1789Capital #DonaldTrumpJr
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/26/polymarket-secures-investment-from-trump-jr-backed-1789-capital.html
In June Federal Prosecutors at SDNY dropped investigation into Polymarket
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission also closed an investigation into Polymarket
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/technology/polymarket-betting-investigation-dropped.html
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