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History. Travis Kalanick, former CEO of Uber, in 2013. In 2009, Garrett Camp, a co-founder of StumbleUpon, came up with the idea to create Uber to make it easier and cheaper to procure direct transportation.
Discover who truly owns Uber and the global giants backing its journey. From Benchmark Capital to SoftBank and Alphabet Inc., learn how strategic investments transformed Uber from a startup to a transportation behemoth.
Dara Khosrowshahi was Uber's top individual shareholder as of November 2023 with 1,016,240 shares. The Vanguard Group was Uber's top shareholder as of December 2023 with 167.63 million shares.
Travis Cordell Kalanick (/ ˈkælənɪk /; born August 6, 1976) is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Uber.
Before its highly anticipated IPO in 2019, investors valued Uber at as much as $120 billion. But after going public on May 9, 2019, it made history with the biggest first-day dollar loss in U.S...
Travis Kalanick, American entrepreneur who was cofounding CEO (2009–17) of the ride-hailing app company Uber. He was ultimately forced out over various complaints about Uber’s work environment, including allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination.
Kalanick will hold on to his billionaire status. He still has a large stake in Uber and stands to make a killing if the company goes public. He's also retaining his seat on Uber's board.