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Brad Keywell was born on 1 October, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, United States, is an American entrepreneur from Michigan (born 1969). Discover Brad Keywell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?
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Founder and executive chairman, Uptake Technologies |
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1 October, 1969 |
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Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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Brad Keywell Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Brad Keywell's Wife?
His wife is Kimberly (divorced 2021)
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Brad Keywell Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Brad Keywell worth at the age of 55 years old? Brad Keywell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Founder. He is from United States. We have estimated Brad Keywell's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Bradley A. Keywell (born October 1969) is an American billionaire entrepreneur.
He is the founder and executive chairman of Uptake Technologies, an industrial AI software provider.
He is an early investor of Tempus Labs, co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics, Mediaocean, DRIVIN, and Lightbank.
He is the founder of WNDR Museum and Chicago Ideas.
As of March 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.1 billion, down from $2.7 billion in December 2021.
He studied at the London School of Economics in 1990, received a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1991 from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor cum laude in 1993 from the University of Michigan Law School.
He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the State Bar of Illinois.
Keywell started his first business at age 7, a greeting card company called Key Creations.
He started several businesses while an undergrad student at the University of Michigan.
As a freshman, he met Sam Zell and proceeded to spend part of his summers as an intern for Sam Zell's Equity Group Investments.
Sam became an important mentor to Keywell for the following 35 years until Zell's passing in 2023.
In addition, Keywell served on the Board of Directors of Sam Zell's Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), a S&P 500 Company, for ten years.
In 1999, Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky co-founded Starbelly, an online supply chain management firm, which was acquired in January 2000 by HA-LO (NYSE:HMK) for $240 million.
In February 2005, Keywell co-founded Echo Global Logistics, a technology-enabled provider of transportation and logistics services, which had an IPO on NASDAQ in 2009.
In June 2006, Keywell co-founded MediaBank, a SaaS provider to the advertising and media buying industry, serving as the founding CEO and then on the Board of Directors until the company's sale.
In 2007, Keywell co-founded Groupon, the collective buying platform, which Forbes called 'The Fastest Growing Company Ever' in 2010.
In February 2010, Keywell co-founded Lightbank, a technology venture capital and private equity firm, and was a Managing Director through 2018.
Lightbank's portfolio includes early-stage investments in Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT), Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY), Coffee Meets Bagel, Benzinga (sold to Beringer Capital), Reverb (sold to Etsy), Fooda, EventUp (sold to Gather), BenchPrep, Zeel, and TastyTrade (sold to IG Group).
Groupon had an IPO on NASDAQ in 2011.
In 2012, a merger between MediaBank and Donovan Data Systems (DDS) created Mediaocean, and in 2014, Vista Equity Partners acquired MediaOcean.
In 2013, Keywell co-founded DRIVIN, an automobile data analytics company.
In 2014, Keywell co-founded founded the industrial AI software company Uptake valued at over $2.3 billion.
Uptake's applications are featured in the Microsoft Energy Core suite.
Uptake was named the Hottest Startup of the Year by Forbes in 2015.
In 2015, Keywell was an early investor in Tempus Labs, an AI-enabled precision medicine company, and was on its Board of Directors from inception until 2019.
Tempus was named to the CNBC Disruptor 50 list in 2021, and has raised over $1 billion in capital from investors including Google, Franklin Templeton, and T.Rowe Price.
In 2016, KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR) acquired DRIVIN for $43 million.
Keywell was the founding CEO, then served as the Chairman of the Board and lead independent director until 2017.
Echo was acquired in 2021 by The Jordan Company for $1.3 billion.
Keywell served on Groupon's Board of Directors from its inception through 2017.
Uptake was named a CNBC Disruptor 50 winner for three consecutive years, including the #5 ranked CNBC Disruptor in 2017.
Keywell was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in 2017.
In September 2018, Keywell founded WNDR Museum, an experiential art museum located in Chicago’s West Loop.
WNDR has since expanded to include WNDR Museum locations in San Diego, Seattle, and Boston, and has announced plans for further expansion.
In January 2024, Keywell joined the board of directors for TKO Group.
Keywell is an adjunct professor at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.
He is the author (with his daughter Chloe) of the book Isabelle Speaks Up: A Story of Possibilities, and of Biz Dev 3.0: Changing Business as We Know It, published by ALM Publishing.
He is the host of a podcast, The Upside, and a participant of the Renaissance Weekend and the TED Conference.
Keywell is the recipient of the 2019 EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year award, after receiving the overall USA EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2018.
Bradley A. Keywell grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and attended Cranbrook Schools.