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Travis Kalanick Is Exiting His Uber Holdings Uber Quickly

Travis Kalanick’s remaining stake in the ride-hailing company now constitutes about a fifth of his $3 billion fortune.

Travis Kalanick Is Exiting His Uber Holdings Uber Quickly
Travis Kalanick, billionaire and chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., gestures whilst speaking during the opening of “Startup Fest”, a five-day conference to showcase Dutch innovation, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) -- Forget Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Travis Kalanick is having the sale of the century.

Travis Kalanick Is Exiting His Uber Holdings Uber Quickly

The Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder unloaded $350 million more of stock this month, bringing his proceeds to more than $2.1 billion since a share lockup ended Nov. 6.

The 43-year-old’s remaining stake in the ride-hailing company now constitutes about a fifth of his $3 billion fortune, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, down from about 75% before the lockup.

Co-founder Garrett Camp also has reduced his stake, though not on the scale of Kalanick. He’s sold about $35 million of shares, a fraction of his $2.1 billion holding. Another insider is taking the opposite approach. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi bought about $7 million worth of shares on Nov. 18.

Shares of Uber rose 5.5% to $30.05 at 10:40 a.m. in New York after the Wall Street Journal reported that firm was in talks to sell its Uber Eats business in India.

Still, the stock has fallen 33% since Uber’s May public offering as investors question its path to profitability amid regulatory challenges and controversies about passenger safety and the rights of drivers.

A new California law is giving gig-economy workers the right to a minimum wage. Uber also faces problems related to sexual assault and a fatal roadside incident involving a self-driving car in Arizona.

The company has appealed a U.K. regulator’s decision last month revoking its license in London, starting what could be a years-long fight to protect its biggest European market.

To contact the reporter on this story: Tom Metcalf in London at tmetcalf7@bloomberg.net

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