Scoop: JD Vance's first RNC fundraiser as VP

• Vance has deep connections to the world of Silicon Valley donors, including investor David Sacks and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who was a Vance mentor and helped bankroll his 2022 Senate bid.
• The vice president is also close to Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and the face of DOGE, who lobbied Trump to pick Vance as his VP.

Driving the news: Couples looking to be on the "Host Committee" for the event are being asked to give $250,000 per couple, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by Axios.

• Couples looking to join for the next tier down are expected to fork over $100,000.

Flashback: Vance earlier this month was tapped to serve as RNC finance chair, a perch that will give him entree to the the party's biggest donors.

• Trump himself has been courting major givers, hosting events that are drawing $1 million a plate.