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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
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Anti-AI sentiment is on the rise—and it’s starting to turn violent
By Beatrice NolanApril 16, 2026
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Harvey’s 30-year-old CEO says failing is a ‘good way to learn’ and destroying his ego led to an $11 billion success
By Jacqueline MunisApril 16, 2026
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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 Amanda GerutApril 16, 2026
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CryptoMeet Joe McCann: the high-flying crypto trader held in Tanzania after sudden death of his influencer fiancée Ashly Robinson
By Jack KubinecApril 16, 2026
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By Jake AngeloApril 16, 2026
Manycore, the first of the Hangzhou ‘Little Dragons’ to go public, pushes ‘spatial intelligence’ as the next wave of AI development
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By Nicholas GordonApril 16, 2026
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By Catherina GioinoApril 16, 2026
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By The Associated Press and Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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By David Fischer and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026
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By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026
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NewslettersKKR ranks as top alternative asset manager in Fortune 500
By Luisa BeltranJune 4, 2025
Snowflake CEO says environment for deals is good as VC-backed startups look for exits
TechSnowflake CEO says environment for deals is good as VC-backed startups look for exits
By Alexei OreskovicJune 3, 2025
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By Allie GarfinkleJune 3, 2025
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NewslettersVenture funding is creating a global AI divide, even as sovereign wealth funds and tech unicorns try to bridge the gap
By Leo SchwartzJune 2, 2025
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NewslettersWhat it’s like watching your company be acquired for $8 billion—20 years after leaving
By Allie GarfinkleMay 30, 2025
Palmer Luckey and Mark Zuckerberg ended their bitter feud to bolster Silicon Valley’s new love affair with the military market
TechPalmer Luckey and Mark Zuckerberg ended their bitter feud to bolster Silicon Valley’s new love affair with the military market
By Jessica MathewsMay 29, 2025
Europe must seize opportunity created by Trump turbulence, says tech VC who invested in Spotify early 
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By Pär-Jörgen PärsonMay 29, 2025
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NewslettersExclusive: Empathy raises $72 million Series C to tackle the agonizing logistics of death
By Allie GarfinkleMay 29, 2025
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NewslettersExclusive: Hex raises a $70 million Series C to double down on data in the AI era
By Allie GarfinkleMay 28, 2025
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NewslettersWhen an AI model misbehaves, the public deserves to know—and to understand what it means
By Sharon GoldmanMay 27, 2025
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NewslettersMenopause startup Midi Health launches a longevity platform for women who want to be ‘healthy grandmothers’
By Alexa Mikhail and Nina AjemianMay 27, 2025
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NewslettersTerm Sheet Next: Andreessen Horowitz’s David George on moving beyond buzzwords
By Allie GarfinkleMay 27, 2025
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NewslettersAI M&A signals that the hype cycle is growing up
By Allie GarfinkleMay 23, 2025
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ConferencesFemale entrepreneurs are finding new ways to build a climate-resilient local food supply in Saudi Arabia
By Christiaan HetznerMay 22, 2025
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NewslettersOpenFX raises $23 million led by Accel to build near-instant cross-border transactions
By Leo SchwartzMay 22, 2025
OpenAI’s hiring of legendary former Apple design boss Jony Ive is a $6.5 billion move to dominate the AI age by creating the next iPhone
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By Verne Kopytoff, Jeremy Kahn and Alexei OreskovicMay 21, 2025
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ConferencesThere are more women who move to Riyadh to create a new business than natives who start companies there, startup founder says
By Sydney LakeMay 21, 2025
Exclusive: Clair, embedded earned wage access startup, raises $23.2 million Series B
NewslettersExclusive: Clair, embedded earned wage access startup, raises $23.2 million Series B
By Allie GarfinkleMay 21, 2025
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By Jeremy KahnMay 20, 2025
Crypto needs to fix its image—or it’ll stay stuck in its malaise
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By Mark GraceMay 20, 2025
Aarthi Ramamurthy unveils Schema Ventures’ $20 million first fund
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By Allie GarfinkleMay 20, 2025
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By Leo SchwartzMay 20, 2025
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By Jeremy KahnMay 20, 2025
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Exclusive: Stord raises $200 million in equity and debt to empower brands competing with Amazon
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By Allie GarfinkleMay 16, 2025
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By Jason Del ReyMay 15, 2025
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By Jeremy KahnMay 14, 2025
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