Travis Kalanick
American entrepreneur and former CEO of Uber
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| 2022 | Travis Kalanick was portrayed by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the Showtime television series Super Pumped, which dramatized his role and experiences with Uber. |
| January 2022 | Business Insider reports CloudKitchens has raised new funding valued at $15 billion. |
| April 2020 | Bought a home in Los Angeles for $43.3 million. |
| 2019 | Purchased a penthouse in New York City for $36.4 million. |
| December 31 2019 | Resigns from Uber's board of directors. |
| December 24 2019 | Kalanick announced his resignation from Uber's board, effective December 31, 2019, after selling approximately 90% of his Uber stock holdings worth over $2.5 billion. |
| January 2019 | Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund completes an investment agreement with CloudKitchens, investing $400 million in the company. |
| 2018 | Kalanick joins the advisory board for Neom, Saudi Arabia's futuristic 'mega city' project. |
| 2018 | Invests nearly $150 million in City Storage Systems and becomes its CEO, operating the ghost kitchen startup CloudKitchens. |
| June 2018 | CloudKitchens, a subsidiary of Kalanick's City Storage Systems, takes a controlling interest in U.K.-based startup FoodStars. |
| March 7 2018 | Travis Kalanick announces the launch of his venture fund 10100, focusing on job growth in emerging markets like China and India via Twitter. |
| January 2018 | Benchmark dropped its lawsuit against Kalanick to allow a deal with SoftBank to proceed, which valued Uber at $48 billion. |
| 2017 | Sells approximately 90% of his Uber shares, generating a profit of about $2.5 billion. |
| September 29 2017 | Kalanick unilaterally appointed Ursula Burns and John Thain to Uber's board. |
| August 10 2017 | Benchmark sued Kalanick for fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, attempting to remove his right to name board members. |
| June 20 2017 | Travis Kalanick resigned as CEO of Uber following mounting controversies, internal conflicts, and pressure from the company's board of directors. |
| June 13 2017 | Kalanick announced an indefinite leave of absence from Uber, though he continued to work without board approval. |
| June 11 2017 | An independent investigation report on Uber's sexual harassment issues was presented to top management, recommending Kalanick take a leave of absence and reduce his operational control. |
| May 2017 | Travis Kalanick's parents were involved in a boating accident, which seriously injured his father and resulted in the death of his mother. |
| 2016 | Kalanick ended his romantic relationship with Gabi Holzwarth. |
| 2014 | Travis Kalanick began dating Gabi Holzwarth, a violist and business development manager. |
| 2014 | Uber began aggressive global expansion, rapidly scaling its operations to multiple countries and becoming a significant disruptive force in the transportation industry. |
| 2010 | Uber officially launched its services, initially operating in San Francisco and expanding its ride-hailing platform. |
| 2010 | Becomes CEO of Uber, launching his most significant business leadership role. |
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