Travis Kalanick

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Travis Cordell Kalanick (; born August 6, 1976) is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Uber. Previously he worked for Scour, a peer-to-peer file sharing application company, and was the co-founder of Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer content delivery network that was sold to Akamai Technologies in 2007. He is currently CEO of Atoms, which owns CloudKitchens, operator of ghost kitchens. Kalanick was CEO of Uber from 2010 to 2017.

Associated with CloudKitchens(founder) Red Swoosh(co founder) Scour(co founder) Uber(co founder)

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Uber Technologies (UBER) Valuation Check After Strong Q1 2026 Results And Uber One Expansion
Yahoo· 4h ago

Uber Technologies (UBER) is back in focus after a busy start to 2026, with strong first quarter results, rapid Uber One membership growth, larger investments in AI and autonomous vehicles, and new retail partnerships.…
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Yahoo· 10h ago

Most people will focus on the Lime IPO, but there's a bigger opportunity with Uber.
Wall Street Billionaires Make Amazon Their Top AI Trade
Yahoo· 11h ago

Bill Ackman, David Tepper, and other top investors lifted Amazon stakes sharply in Q1 2026 13F filings released May 15.
Uber Stock: 3 Reasons Why Analysts See Over 50% Upside Potential
Yahoo· 12h ago

While UBER stock has dipped so far this year, Wall Street sees massive upside ahead.
Cerebras' blockbuster IPO boosts hype for SpaceX and OpenAI, but crowds out smaller players
CNBC· 17h ago

After Cerebras popped in its market debut, all attention turns to SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic, which are already among the most valuable U.S. tech companies.
5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From Uber’s Q1 Earnings Call
Yahoo· 17h ago

Uber’s first quarter was marked by strong operational execution, with a 14.5% increase in sales and significant improvements in both profitability and user engagement. Management credited robust growth in both Mobilit…
David Tepper’s Appaloosa Raises Stakes in Amazon, Uber. It Exits American, Trims Alibaba.
Yahoo· 1d ago

Hedge fund Appaloosa, run by billionaire David Tepper, took an axe to many of its stock holdings in the first quarter of the year.
Pershing Square Snapped Up Microsoft Shares, Exited Hilton, Slashed Alphabet Stake in First Quarter
Yahoo· 1d ago

Pershing Square Capital Management, the hedge fund run by billionaire Bill Ackman, added Microsoft as a core holding during the first quarter of 2026, betting that the software giant will be a winner in the artifici…