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Travis Kalanick

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Founder at Uber

Los Angeles, CA

FoundedUber

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About

Travis Kalanick co-founded Uber in 2009 and scaled it to operations in more than 70 countries before being forced out as CEO in 2017 after a series of governance and culture crises. He had previously founded Scour and Red Swoosh, the latter sold to Akamai in 2007. He now runs CloudKitchens, a ghost-kitchen real-estate company, and invests through 10100.

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137 VenturesSan Francisco3Spoke CapitalIrvine408 VenturesPalo AltoA*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksACE & CompanyGenevaACME CapitalSan FranciscoAcross Capital PartnersMiamiAdventure FundBrooklynAglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checksAkkadian VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksAliya Capital PartnersMiamiAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checksAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAppWorks VenturesTaipei · $200K – $15M checksARC VENTURESNew YorkAxel Springer Digital VenturesBerlinBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2011Bezos ExpeditionsBINARY CAPITALSan FranciscoBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksCapital B Private HoldingsCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCota CapitalSan FranciscoCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksDniproPalo AltoEastlink Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksECP GrowthGreenwichEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFontinalis PartnersDetroit · $250K – $5M checksFort Ross VenturesHerzliyaFoundation CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checksFounder CollectiveCambridgeG SquaredChicagoGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checksGeodesic CapitalSilicon ValleyGraph VenturesNew York · $50K – $300K checks · since 2014GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksHDS CapitalNew York CityHuangpu River CapitalShanghaiICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksInnovation EndeavorsPalo Alto · $1M – $15M checksInspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checksInvestXVancouverIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksK2 GlobalSingaporeK5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLauder PartnersLos AltosLAUNCHSan Francisco · $25K – $250K checks · since 2009Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checksLight Street CapitalPalo AltoLocus VenturesPalo AltoLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksLowercase CapitalJacksonMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksMSA NovoSingaporeNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNewView CapitalBurlingameNextEquity PartnersMenlo ParkNomad Venture Partners, LlcLos AngelesNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksOlive Tree CapitalBostonPayPal VenturesSan Jose · $1M – $10M checksR136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksRAISEParisRaptor GroupMiami BeachRedwood VenturesGuadalajaraRizvi Traverse ManagementWest Palm Beach · $25M – $1B checksS32Palo AltoSciFi VCSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksSection 32Palo AltoSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checksShumway CapitalGreenwichSINEWAVE VENTURESSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonSound VenturesSanta MonicaSoundboard Venture FundNew JerseyStructure CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $200K checksSummit PartnersBoston · $10M – $500M checksTactile VenturesPalo AltoTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksThink+ Ventures Management, LlcPalo Alto · $200K – $500K checksTime Zero CapitalLos AngelesTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoTusk Venture PartnersNew York · $750K – $2M checksVentura CapitalLondonViking GlobalStamfordWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checksWingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checksXG VenturesMenlo ParkXplorer CapitalMenlo Park

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AtomsBeaconBlippy Social CommerceCasaExpensifyFigure EightFlowtownFormspringGoop KitchenHabitasKareoLivefyreLuminous ComputingMegaBite FoodPolymarket Consumer GrowthStyleseatTalentBintlee.comUber

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Travis Kalanick

Two Legendary Founders: Travis Kalanick & Michael Dell Live from Austin, Texas

All-In Podcast

Travis Kalanick | All-In Summit 2024

All-In Podcast

Travis Kalanick: How AI Will Transform the Physical World

a16z

Building a Company in Stealth | Travis Kalanick with a16z

a16z

Travis Kalanick: How the billionaire former Uber CEO is re-emerging from stealth mode after 8 years

Spear's Magazine

FULL INTERVIEW: Uber Founder Travis Kalanick is Back with a New AI Startup

TBPN

Network1

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Travis Kalanick?
Travis Kalanick co-founded Uber in 2009 and scaled it to operations in more than 70 countries before being forced out as CEO in 2017 after a series of governance and culture crises. He had previously founded Scour and Red Swoosh, the latter sold to Akamai in 2007. He now runs CloudKitchens, a ghost-kitchen real-estate company, and invests through 10100.
Where does Travis Kalanick work?
Travis Kalanick is Founder of Uber.
What companies did Travis Kalanick found?
Travis Kalanick founded Uber.
What companies has Travis Kalanick invested in?
Investments tracked here include Atoms, Beacon, Blippy Social Commerce, Casa, Expensify, Figure Eight, Flowtown, Formspring, Goop Kitchen, Habitas, Kareo, Livefyre, and 7 more.
What podcasts and interviews feature Travis Kalanick?
Tracked appearances include "Two Legendary Founders: Travis Kalanick & Michael Dell Live from Austin, Texas", "Travis Kalanick | All-In Summit 2024", "Travis Kalanick: How AI Will Transform the Physical World", and 3 more.

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