Young, Ivy League and data-driven: why venture capitalists love Pete Buttigieg

VC support for Mayor Pete seems to top that of other Democratic candidates with strong ties to the industry

He's young, he's white, he went to Harvard, and he loves to talk about data.

If Pete Buttigieg had a product and a pitch deck, Silicon Valley's venture capitalists would most likely be lining up to get in on his startup's seed round. But with the 37-year-old Buttigieg intent on seeking a position in the - gasp - public sector, tech industry VCs instead appear interested in investing in the small-town mayor's upstart presidential campaign.