Leah Solivan
Founder
Leah Solivan is a General Partner at Fuel Capital, where she invests in early-stage start-ups
across a variety of sectors including consumer technology, hardware, education, marketplaces, and retail. She created one of the most widely recognized new consumer technology brands of the past decade with Taskrabbit, the pioneering on-demand marketplace company she founded in 2008.
As Taskrabbit’s CEO for eight years, Leah scaled the company into an international business with operations in 44 cities and more than $50 million in venture capital funding. In 2016, Leah transitioned into the role of executive chairwoman, and in 2017 oversaw Taskrabbit’s successful sale to IKEA, the multinational home decor corporation.
Prior to founding Taskrabbit, Leah began her career as a software engineer at IBM, where she
worked for seven years on products including Lotus Notes and Domino. Leah also serves on the Board of Directors for PetMeds, the San Francisco Ballet, and is Chair of the Board for the YPO Pacific US Region.
