American entrepreneur Travis Cordell Kalanick (born August 6, 1976) is most recognized for his role as Uber’s co-founder and previous CEO. Before founding Red Swoosh, a P2P content delivery network that was sold to Akamai Technologies in 2007, he worked for Scour, a P2P file sharing application startup.
Travis Kalanick Net Worth
Millionaire entrepreneur Travis Kalanick hails from the United States. Co-founding Uber is where Travis Kalanick made the bulk of his fortune. Kalanick and Garrett Camp founded UberCab in 2009, which eventually morphed into Uber.
The ride-hailing service skyrocketed in popularity and changed the transportation industry overnight. Kalanick, however, was fired from Uber in 2017 following a number of scandals and legal concerns, including charges of sexual harassment and discrimination.
Kalanick is one of the world’s wealthiest persons thanks to his stock transactions over the years despite the fact that he is still a major stakeholder in Uber. Kalanick has been busy with a number of new business endeavors since he left Uber. He started a VC firm called 10100 that invests in new technology, internet businesses, and physical stores.
He is also an investor in CloudKitchens, a company that provides a service of delivering prepared meals to customers’ homes. Kalanick’s involvement in the nonprofit sector is extensive, complementing his corporate activities.
He gave the University of California, Riverside $10 million to build a new medical school in 2020. He has given to a wide variety of organizations, including those working in the fields of education, healthcare, and disaster assistance.
Travis Kalanick Actual Property
Travis dropped $37 million for a still-unfinished luxury apartment in Manhattan this past September. There is a private rooftop pool in addition to the almost 7,000 square feet of living space in this property. Travis Kalanick purchased a $43 million property in Bel-Air in May of 2020.