Leah Solivan

Leah Solivan

General Partner atFuel CapitalCalifornia

Leah Solivan is a General Partner at Fuel Capital, investing in early-stage companies. She founded TaskRabbit, served as CEO for eight years, and later became executive chairwoman before its acquisition by IKEA.

What Leah can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
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Career

  1. TaskRabbit · CEO
  2. TaskRabbit · executive chairwoman
    2016-2017
  3. Fuel Capital · General Partner
    Now
  4. IBM · software engineer

Companies founded

TaskRabbitThe Precedent CollectivePrecedent.vcRunMyErrand

Investments named in public bios

NanitPie SocialBoardy.aiPacasoOur PlaceGood DogBird BuddyMiSaludUpwardsBark

Focus

consumer technologyhardwareeducationmarketplacesretail

Education

Sweet Briar College, B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science

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Who is Leah Solivan?

Leah Solivan is a General Partner at Fuel Capital, investing in early-stage companies. She founded TaskRabbit, served as CEO for eight years, and later became executive chairwoman before its acquisition by IKEA.

How much does Leah Solivan invest?

Fuel Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at seed.

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What did Leah Solivan do before Fuel Capital?

CEO at TaskRabbit; executive chairwoman at TaskRabbit; software engineer at IBM.

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