Palmer Luckey (pictured), a near-billionaire tech entrepreneur who brags about 'being part of the 0.001 per cent', has secretly funded a pro-Donald Trump group that mocks Hillary Clinton online

A near-billionaire tech entrepreneur who brags about 'being part of the 0.001 per cent' has secretly funded a pro-Donald Trump group that mocks Hillary Clinton online.

Palmer Luckey, who founded the virtual reality company, Oculus, that was purchased by Facebook for $2 billion in March 2014, has been revealed as the cash behind an anti-Clinton organization, Nimble America.

Nimble America is an online 'troll' group that says it wants to, 'make America great again with meme magic', the Daily Beast reports.

The group's website claims it has paid for a billboard in Pittsburgh that has a caricature of Clinton's face on it and the slogan, 'too big to jail'.

The Daily Beast also uncovered a lengthy Reddit post it claims Luckey made under his pseudonym, NimbleRichMan, on a forum for Trump fans.

The post was a plea for those active on the forum to donate to Nimble America, with the promise Luckey would match each contribution dollar for dollar.

'I am a member of the 0.001% (sic),' the post reads.

'You and I are the same. We know Hillary Clinton is corrupt, a warmonger, a freedom-stripper. Not the good kind you see dancing in bikinis on Independence Day.

'I have supported Donald's presidential ambition for years... I reached out to the because I am doing everything I can to help make America great again.

The troll group Nimble America claims to have been behind this billboard in Pittsburgh that mocks Hillary Clinton

Luckey and the group he was financially backing attempting to raise money from Donald Trump supporters online last weekend

'I need your help: for the next 48 hours, I will match your donations.

'Let's generate some success of our own. Make America great again with your meme magic.'

Luckey told the Daily Beast he first got in contact with the troll group on Facebook.

Luckey posted a message backing Donald Trump on a Reddit forum under the name 'NimbleRichMan'

In the post, Luckey claimed to have been a long-time supporter of Donald Trump, and said he would match any contributions made over the weekend to Nimble America

'It went along the lines of "hey, I have a bunch of money. I would love to see more of this stuff." They wanted to build buzz and do fundraising,' he told the website.

He added that he got behind the group because: 'I’ve got plenty of money... Money is not my issue. I thought it sounded like a real jolly good time.'

However, the group appeared to turn on Luckey over the weekend, after what it described as a 'disastrous' plea for donations last Friday.

Users accused the 'shady charity' of trying to 'monetize' people on the forum, before lashing out at the claims 'NimbleRichMan' - who at that point was unknown - would provide financial help for the group.

Palmer Luckey liked a number of pro-Trump and anti-Clinton memes across social media, before it had been revealed he was behind the new group

After moderators for the group and infamous 'alt-right' figure Milo Yiannopoulos encouraged people to donate, according to Motherboard, users kicked up a fuss and demanded those behind the 'charity' resign.

According to a post on the forum on Friday, two 'moderators' did quit over the botched fundraiser.

In addition to funding the pro-Trump group, Luckey's public Twitter profile actively supports many 'alt-right' and anti-Clinton groups.

He has an estimated worth of $700 million.