Entrepreneur, Investor, Founder & CEO of CloudKitchens (City Storage Systems)
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American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Uber, later founder of CloudKitchens. Known for aggressive scaling strategies and transforming global transportation and food logistics.
49 years
1976-06-08
Studied Computer Engineering & Business Economics (dropped out to start his company)
Granada Hills Charter High School, Los Angeles
Full Name: Travis Cordell Kalanick
Nickname: Travis
Country/State: United States
Date of Birth: 1976-06-08
Languages Known: English
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Food Habit: Not Public
Religion: Not Public
Hobbies: • Coding and tech experimentation • Fitness and cycling • Entrepreneurial projects • Real-estate investments
School: Granada Hills Charter High School, Los Angeles
College: Granada Hills Charter High School, Los Angeles
Degrees Obtained: Studied Computer Engineering & Business Economics (dropped out to start his company)
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Parents: Father: Donald Edward Kalanick • Mother: Bonnie Renée Kalanick (late)
Siblings: Not publicly available
Marital Status: not_married
Wife:
Children: 0
Current Position: Entrepreneur, Investor, Founder & CEO of CloudKitchens (City Storage Systems)
Skills:
Net Worth: Approximately USD 4–5 Billion (varies by source)
Awards & Achievements: • Co-founded Uber, one of the world’s most influential tech companies • Listed in Time 100 Most Influential People • Major investor in real estate and global ghost-kitchen infrastructure • Pioneered the on-demand gig economy model
Travis Kalanick was born in Los Angeles, California on August 6, 1976. He showed early interest in computers and began coding as a teenager. He enrolled at UCLA to study computer engineering and economics but dropped out to pursue entrepreneurship full-time.
His first major venture was Scour, a peer-to-peer search engine, followed by Red Swoosh, a content-delivery startup later acquired by Akamai.
In 2009, Kalanick co-founded Uber, a ride-hailing platform that revolutionized the global transportation industry, expanding to hundreds of cities worldwide. His leadership style was fast-paced and highly aggressive, focusing on scaling operations rapidly.
After stepping down as CEO of Uber in 2017, he invested heavily in real estate and kitchen-as-a-service businesses. He founded CloudKitchens, transforming commercial food delivery infrastructure globally. Kalanick remains a significant figure in the tech and startup world.
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