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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
Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg
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 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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By Joseph HostetlerApril 16, 2026
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NewslettersTerm Sheet Next: How Alex Wiltschko went from Google Brain to giving computers the sense of smell
By Leo SchwartzApril 21, 2025
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NewslettersThe AI unicorns that will soar, stagnate, and fall over the next few years, according to readers
By Allie GarfinkleApril 18, 2025
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NewslettersExclusive: Revel emerges from stealth with $30 million to prevent your critical hardware from exploding—literally
By Allie GarfinkleApril 17, 2025
Some manufacturing jobs will return to America only if AI-empowered robots do them—and that’s a good thing
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By Tom BiegalaApril 16, 2025
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By Allie GarfinkleApril 16, 2025
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NewslettersWhy Meta considered spinning out Instagram in 2018
By Andrew NuscaApril 16, 2025
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NewslettersMark Zuckerberg’s showdown with the FTC is massive for Meta—and even bigger for tech overall
By Allie GarfinkleApril 15, 2025
Trump’s tech and science policy chief says Biden led with ‘spirit of fear’ and that today’s progress lags 20th century innovation
TechTrump’s tech and science policy chief says Biden led with ‘spirit of fear’ and that today’s progress lags 20th century innovation
By Jessica MathewsApril 15, 2025
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By Leo SchwartzApril 14, 2025
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NewslettersThe oxymoron of Mira Murati’s reported $2 billion seed round
By Allie GarfinkleApril 11, 2025
Mira Murati’s reported $2 billion ‘seed’ funding suggests the AI boom is alive and well, even after a week of economic chaos
TechMira Murati’s reported $2 billion ‘seed’ funding suggests the AI boom is alive and well, even after a week of economic chaos
By Allie GarfinkleApril 10, 2025
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NewslettersSymphonic Capital unveils $13.5 million first fund to back digital health and fintech startups
By Allie GarfinkleApril 10, 2025
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SuccessFinland’s Oura went from a tiny Kickstarter campaign to a $5.2 billion startup with Cristiano Ronaldo and Prince Harry among its fans
By Prarthana PrakashApril 10, 2025
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NewslettersTrump administration’s new AI policies require federal agencies to prioritize American companies for contracts
By Jessica MathewsApril 9, 2025
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NewslettersHistory suggests a tariff-induced downturn may cause a reckoning in the venture capital industry
By Jessica MathewsApril 8, 2025
Duchess Meghan’s new podcast focuses on startup founder life at a moment of market turbulence
TechDuchess Meghan’s new podcast focuses on startup founder life at a moment of market turbulence
By Allie GarfinkleApril 8, 2025
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NewslettersAs tariffs pummel stock prices, venture investors anxiously wait for the impact on consumer spending
By Leo SchwartzApril 7, 2025
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By Stuart DyosApril 5, 2025
The AI cost collapse is changing what’s possible for startups
CommentaryThe AI cost collapse is changing what’s possible for startups
By Thiyagarajan MaruthavananApril 4, 2025
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NewslettersTariffs will hammer hardware, create consumer chaos, and could stifle the AI boom
By Allie GarfinkleApril 4, 2025
Trump appointee Scott Kupor resigns from some a16z funds, boards ahead of confirmation as head of OPM, documents show
TechTrump appointee Scott Kupor resigns from some a16z funds, boards ahead of confirmation as head of OPM, documents show
By Jessica MathewsApril 3, 2025
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By Jason Del ReyApril 3, 2025
I’ve spent years helping female founders access capital. Now that they have AI, they might not need to
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By Leslie FeinzaigApril 3, 2025
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By Allie GarfinkleApril 2, 2025
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By Allie GarfinkleApril 1, 2025
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By Leo SchwartzMarch 31, 2025
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By Allie GarfinkleMarch 28, 2025
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By Jessica MathewsMarch 27, 2025
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By Alex Wood MortonMarch 27, 2025
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By Stuart DyosMarch 27, 2025
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