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Emma Grede says her $5 billion Skims empire started with a cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘The difference between me and someone else is I made it happen’
Emma Grede says her $5 billion Skims empire started with a cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘The difference between me and someone else is I made it happen’

Emma Grede runs multiple businesses with the Kardashians. In an exclusive interview with Fortune, she reveals that empire can all be traced back to one phone call she made to Kris Jenner that changed everything.

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 16, 2026
An AI protest
Anti-AI sentiment is on the rise—and it’s starting to turn violent
By Beatrice NolanApril 16, 2026
Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg
Harvey’s 30-year-old CEO says failing is a ‘good way to learn’ and says ‘destroying your ego’ led him to an $11 billion success
By Jacqueline MunisApril 16, 2026
Paul Scherer poses casually while sitting on a bookshelf
Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world’s first ‘mutual friend’
By Lily Mae LazarusApril 16, 2026
Canva debuts a new suite of agentic tools, as the design app quietly becomes one of the world’s most used AI services
Canva debuts a new suite of agentic tools, as the design app quietly becomes one of the world’s most used AI services
By Nicholas GordonApril 16, 2026
Exclusive: Top crypto VCs like Paradigm and a16z see portfolio values shrink amid market downturn and distributions to investors
Exclusive: Top crypto VCs like Paradigm and a16z see portfolio values shrink amid market downturn and distributions to investors
By Ben WeissApril 16, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerApril 16, 2026
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PoliticsU.S. Catholic leaders criticize Trump for ‘disparaging words’ about the Pope as Vatican clash risks alienating Catholic voters
By Tristan BoveApril 16, 2026
The housing crisis has become HR’s problem. Helping workers buy homes near the office is employers’ newest RTO play
Personal FinanceThe housing crisis has become HR’s problem. Helping workers buy homes near the office is employers’ newest RTO play
By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewApril 16, 2026
A group of young girls look at a robot.
AIChina has ‘nearly erased’ America’s lead in AI—and the flow of tech experts moving to the U.S. is slowing to a trickle, Stanford report says
By Sasha RogelbergApril 16, 2026
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By Michael Biesecker, Nathan Ellgren and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026
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By The Associated PressApril 16, 2026
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EconomyAmericans have never been this gloomy about the economy. Wall Street has never cashed in harder
By Eva RoytburgApril 16, 2026
SantaCon, the charity fundraiser where drunk Santas flood NYC streets, was a con after all, say feds
LawSantaCon, the charity fundraiser where drunk Santas flood NYC streets, was a con after all, say feds
By The Associated Press and Larry NeumeisterApril 16, 2026
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SuccessInstagram boss says new AI engineers have 2 qualities driving their success, and you don’t need an Ivy League degree: ‘A lot of them are in their 20s’
By Jessica CoacciNovember 18, 2025
Cityblock Health’s unicorn founder explains why health care is broken—and how to fix it
NewslettersCityblock Health’s unicorn founder explains why health care is broken—and how to fix it
By Emma HinchliffeNovember 18, 2025
Billionaire tech founder Joe Liemandt says getting an MBA isn’t worth it and you don’t learn a ‘fraction’ of what you would as an entrepreneur
SuccessBillionaire tech founder Joe Liemandt says getting an MBA isn’t worth it and you don’t learn a ‘fraction’ of what you would as an entrepreneur
By Sydney LakeNovember 18, 2025
Jeff Bezos
NewslettersJeff Bezos is putting $6.2 billion—and himself as co-CEO—behind a new AI startup. Bubble? That’s no trouble
By Sharon GoldmanNovember 18, 2025
FTC data confirms job offer text scams are 4 times more common now and have cost job seekers almost $300 million
Future of WorkFTC data confirms job offer text scams are 4 times more common now and have cost job seekers almost $300 million
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewNovember 17, 2025
Inside billionaire Gabe Newell’s new $500 million superyacht, which has a submarine garage and its own hospital
InnovationInside billionaire Gabe Newell’s new $500 million superyacht, which has a submarine garage and its own hospital
By Dave SmithNovember 17, 2025
A meeting with the Governor’s Office and an altered public document: How Elon Musk’s Boring Company got three safety violations rescinded in 24 hours
NewslettersA meeting with the Governor’s Office and an altered public document: How Elon Musk’s Boring Company got three safety violations rescinded in 24 hours
By Jessica MathewsNovember 17, 2025
Exclusive: Scaramuccis led $220 million investment in crypto mining firm tied to President’s family—‘Bitcoin transcends politics’
CryptoExclusive: Scaramuccis led $220 million investment in crypto mining firm tied to President’s family—‘Bitcoin transcends politics’
By Ben WeissNovember 15, 2025
Anthropic says it ‘disrupted’ what it calls ‘the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention’
AIAnthropic says it ‘disrupted’ what it calls ‘the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention’
By Dave SmithNovember 14, 2025
Photo: Lisbon , Portugal - 13 November 2025; Laura Chambers, CEO, Mozilla on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images)
AITech execs admit AI is a bubble—and they’re pretty happy about it: ‘We can’t deny there’s a ridiculous amount of investment going on’
By Jim EdwardsNovember 14, 2025
Term Sheet Next: Erica Wenger on elephants, branding in VC, and her first fund
NewslettersTerm Sheet Next: Erica Wenger on elephants, branding in VC, and her first fund
By Allie GarfinkleNovember 14, 2025
Palantir CEO Alex Karp visits "The Claman Countdown" with host Liz Claman at Fox Business Network Studios on October 23, 2025 in New York City.
Big TechPalantir CEO slams ‘parasitic’ critics calling the tech a surveillance tool: ‘Not only is patriotism right, patriotism will make you rich’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 13, 2025
After shutting down Vine in 2017, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey invests in a reboot of the app with more than 10,000 archived six-second videos
AIAfter shutting down Vine in 2017, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey invests in a reboot of the app with more than 10,000 archived six-second videos
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 13, 2025
OnlyFans CEO will not tolerate ‘that squidgy layer of middle management’ and refuses to hire them
C-SuiteOnlyFans CEO will not tolerate ‘that squidgy layer of middle management’ and refuses to hire them
By Jim EdwardsNovember 13, 2025
Kim Kardashian visits the Skims Summer Pop-Up Shop in the Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center on May 16, 2023 in New York City.
NewslettersKim Kardashian’s Skims draws $5 billion valuation in reminder that, for the best consumer companies, there’s always a market
By Allie GarfinkleNovember 13, 2025
Vladimir Putin hides his face
AIRussia’s first AI-powered robot walked on stage to triumphant music, took a few steps, and then immediately faceplanted
By Dave SmithNovember 13, 2025
Can Europe’s financial markets fuel an industrial revival?
EuropeCan Europe’s financial markets fuel an industrial revival?
By Riddhi KanetkarNovember 13, 2025
Photo: Lisbon , Portugal - 12 November 2025; Matthew Prince, Co-founder & CEO, Cloudflare on Centre Stage during day two of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images)
Big TechCloudflare CEO says Google is abusing its monopoly in search to feed its AI
By Jim EdwardsNovember 13, 2025
Two firefighters suffered chemical burns in a Boring Co. tunnel. Then the Nevada Governor’s office got involved, and the penalties disappeared
FeaturesTwo firefighters suffered chemical burns in a Boring Co. tunnel. Then the Nevada Governor’s office got involved, and the penalties disappeared
By Jessica Mathews and Leo SchwartzNovember 12, 2025
Trump closes his eyes and puts two fingers to his brow.
PoliticsTrump, who slapped an extra $100,000 on the H-1B visa, now says there aren’t enough talented people in the U.S. to fill jobs
By Sasha RogelbergNovember 12, 2025
Sam Altman looking glum
AIOpenAI says it plans to report stunning annual losses through 2028—and then turn wildly profitable just two years later
By Dave SmithNovember 12, 2025
Kim Kardashian wears a bedazzled white dress
RetailKim Kardashian’s Skims is now worth $5 billion after a massive $225 million funding round led by Goldman Sachs
By Dave SmithNovember 12, 2025
From homelessness to high growth: Jesse Frimpong’s AI-powered path to entrepreneurial success
SuccessFrom homelessness to high growth: Jesse Frimpong’s AI-powered path to entrepreneurial success
By Alexandra KirkmanNovember 12, 2025
Elias Torres’s Agency raises $20 million Series A to chase agentic AI for customer success
NewslettersElias Torres’s Agency raises $20 million Series A to chase agentic AI for customer success
By Allie GarfinkleNovember 12, 2025
Mercor Founders - Adarsh Hiremath, Brendan Foody
AIMeet the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, who skipped finals to make an empire out of teaching AI ‘what only humans know’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 12, 2025
Exclusive: Coinbase and stablecoin startup BVNK call off $2 billion acquisition
CryptoExclusive: Coinbase and stablecoin startup BVNK call off $2 billion acquisition
By Ben WeissNovember 11, 2025
Alexis Ohanian ignored Paul Graham’s warning that Reddit’s ‘terrible’ name would be ‘poison’. Now it’s a $38 billion business 
Startups & VentureAlexis Ohanian ignored Paul Graham’s warning that Reddit’s ‘terrible’ name would be ‘poison’. Now it’s a $38 billion business 
By Rachel VentrescaNovember 11, 2025
Yann LeCun looking fine in a bow tie
AIThe rise of Yann LeCun, the 65-year-old NYU professor who is planning to leave Mark Zuckerberg’s highly paid team at Meta to launch his own AI startup
By Dave SmithNovember 11, 2025
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AISoftbank dumps its entire Nvidia portfolio worth $5.8 billion as its CEO goes all-in on OpenAI to the tune of $30 billion
By Dave SmithNovember 11, 2025
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CryptoExclusive: DeFi founder who graduated Harvard at 18 raises $68 million for crypto trading protocol Lighter
By Ben WeissNovember 11, 2025
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