#CalExit picks up steam with angry voters after Silicon Valley VCs pledge to fund campaign

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Executive Chairman of Hyperloop One Shervin Pishevar speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 on September 14, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch) less SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Executive Chairman of Hyperloop One Shervin Pishevar speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 on September 14, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by ... more Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close #CalExit picks up steam with angry voters after Silicon Valley VCs pledge to fund campaign 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

The odds of a California secession is, legally and financially, extremely unlikely. However, after the results of Tuesday night's presidential election came in, the movement to coordinate such an exodus from the Union intensified.

Shervin Pishevar, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist whose company, Sherpa Capital, has invested in massive companies like Uber and Airbnb, announced on Twitter Tuesday that in the event of Trump win, he would be "announcing and funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation."

When the election was called in favor of Trump, Pishevar started to explain his reasoning for his plan:

Soon after he tweeted, Path founder Dave Morin added that wanted to be involved as well.

"I was literally just going to tweet this," he wrote. "I'm in and will partner with you on it."

A previously announced campaign hoping to facilitate the secession of California from the United States, called Yes California, is gaining more steam with voters disappointed in the results of the election. The group is holding a meet up Wednesday, November 9, at the steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento.



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