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Who are Uber co-founders Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp?

UBER drivers will be entitled to worker rights such as minimum wage and holiday pay after winning a court battle on February 19, 2021.

The ride-hailing app was founded by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in the United States and is now widely used around the world.

Uber was launched in the United States in 2009
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Uber was launched in the United States in 2009Credit: Alamy

Who are Uber co-founders Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp?

Travis Kalanick, 44, is an American businessman, co-founder and former CEO of Uber - a position he held from 2010 to 2017.

Uber co-founder Garrett Camp, 42, is a Canadian billionaire entrepreneur.

Travis Kalanick is an American businessman
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Travis Kalanick is an American businessmanCredit: Getty Images - Getty

When did Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp start Uber?

The pair launched the company as UberCabs - now just known as Uber - in March 2009.

Uber went live for the first time in San Francisco in 2010 before gradually expanding to other US cities including New York City and Chicago.

In 2011, Uber began expanding outside the US when it was launched in Paris, France.

It launched in London in 2012.

Garrett Camp is the co-founder and chairman of Uber
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Garrett Camp is the co-founder and chairman of UberCredit: Getty Images - Getty

How did Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp meet?

Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp met at the LeWeb tech conference in France in 2008.

There, Camp spoke with Kalanick about an idea he had to cut the cost of black car services.

One year later, Uber was born.

What is their net worth?

Travis Kalanick's net worth is $2.7 billion, according to .

Garrett Camp's net worth is $4.7 billion, reports.

What do Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp do now?

Kalanick is now CEO of City Storage Systems, a company focused on redeveloping distressed real estate assets such as parking lots or abandoned strip malls.

Garrett Camp now serves as chairman of both Uber and StumbleUpon - both companies he co-founded.

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