About
Steve Case co-founded America Online, the company that brought much of the United States online, and led it through the AOL-Time Warner merger. He now chairs Revolution, the Washington, DC investment firm whose Rise of the Rest funds back startups outside the coastal tech hubs, a thesis he has laid out in two books.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded America Online in 1985. Co-founded the investment firm Revolution LLC in 2005. Established the Case Foundation with his wife Jean in 1997.
- Boards
- Was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership, launched at the White House to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship. Chairs UP Global, formed in 2013 when Startup America Partnership joined forces with Startup Weekend.
- Charities
- Joined The Giving Pledge with his wife Jean in 2010, committing to give away the majority of their wealth.
- Awards
- Serves as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. Author of the New York Times bestseller The Rise of the Rest and the book The Third Wave.
- Family
- Is married to Jean Case, with whom he founded the Case Foundation.
- More
- Was born and raised in Hawaii and retains active ties to his home state.
From Steve's own website β common ground for a warm intro.
Investments
Investor
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Books by Steve Case
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Steve CaseSteve Case, Chair & CEO of Revolution and Co-Founder of America Online on revolutionizing the world - YouTube
Alt Goes Mainstream (AGM)
Revolution CEO Steve Case on how the AI boom is, and isn't, like the internet's rise | StrictlyVC DC - YouTube
TechCrunch
Revolution Chairman & CEO Steve Case touches on the focus on open source in AI | StrictlyVC - YouTube
TechCrunch
Entrepreneurial Revolution with Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution - YouTube
Walker & Dunlop
Colleagues at Revolution
Network7
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