Leah Busque

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Leah Busque
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Born (1979-11-15) November 15, 1979 (age 45)
Education Sweet Briar College
Occupation(s)General Partner at Fuel Capital; Founder of TaskRabbit
SpouseMichael Breyer [1]

Leah Busque[ pronunciation? ] (born November 15, 1979), the founder of TaskRabbit, [2] is an American entrepreneur. [1]

Biography

Busque graduated from Sweet Briar College in 2001, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science.[ citation needed ] She previously served on the college's board of directors. [3] Prior to RunMyErrand, Solivan was an IBM Corp. engineer. [4]

She left IBM "to build the first version of the site". When a chance to help the business grow required the family to relocate, they moved from Boston to San Francisco. [5]

Since the summer of 2017, Solivan has been a General Partner at Fuel Capital. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Playbook: The two profiles everyone’s talking about". Politico. .
  2. Anand Giridharadas (June 1, 2012). "Is Technology Fostering a Race to the Bottom?". The New York Times .
  3. "SBC Board of Directors".
  4. Moore, Galen (2010-04-08). "RunMyErrand changes name to TaskRabbit". BizJournals.com (Boston Business Journal).
  5. Bruder, Jessica (2012-12-19). "A Wave of Start-Ups Helps Small Companies Outsource Their Tasks". The New York Times .
  6. "TaskRabbit's founder has joined a VC firm, as the company continues to explore a sale". Recode. Retrieved 2017-11-27.