Travis Kalanick

Aug 6, 1976Los Angeles CAAmericanAge 49
Tech BillionaireActiveUber founder
Net Worthest
$3B
Uber sharesverified
$1.4B sold — post firing
CloudKitchensest
Ghost kitchen empire — $15B valuation
Fired
Forced out as Uber CEO 2017

Travis Kalanick — Net Worth and Career Earnings

Travis Kalanick has an estimated net worth of $3 billion as of 2026. He co-founded Uber in 2009 with Garrett Camp and served as CEO through its growth to a $72 billion IPO valuation in 2019 before being forced out in June 2017 following corporate culture crises. He sold approximately $1.4 billion worth of Uber shares in the years following his departure. His post-Uber venture CloudKitchens — a ghost kitchen network providing commercial cooking infrastructure — has grown to an estimated $15 billion valuation with a $400 million investment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. He previously founded RedSwoosh, acquired by Akamai Technologies for $23 million in 2007.

Earnings

Net Worth
$3B est
Uber shares
$1.4B sold post-departure
CloudKitchens
Ghost kitchen network — $15B est. value
Saudi PIF
$400M CloudKitchens investment
RedSwoosh
Prior exit — sold to Akamai $23M

Career

Company
CloudKitchens — CEO
Uber
Co-founded 2009 — fired 2017
RedSwoosh
Prior company sold $23M
CloudKitchens
Ghost kitchen network
Controversies
Culture problems led to firing
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