Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title General Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    Fuel Capital
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Leah Busque is the Founder and Executive Chairwoman of the Board of Directors at TaskRabit since April 2016. A pioneer of the sharing economy, Leah launched TaskRabbit in 2008 as a way to help people connect and get more done, every day.

Since that time, she has been named one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” raised $50

million in venture funding, and expanded the company internationally.

Prior to founding TaskRabbit, Leah earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Sweet Briar College and worked as a Software Engineer at IBM.

Leah currently lives in San Mateo, CA with her husband, daughter, and cuddly black lab, Emerson.

Number of Investments 2
Leah Busque has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - StyleRow on Jun 1, 2018, when StyleRow raised
$620K
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jun 1, 2018
StyleRow
Seed Round - StyleRow
$620K
Aug 20, 2012
Yellowsmith
No
Seed Round - Yellowsmith
$850K
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Leah Busque has exit - Yellowsmith.
Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 2
Leah Busque has 5 current jobs including Co-Founder at ShineTogether, General Partner at Fuel Capital, and Founder at Taskrabbit. Additionally, Leah Busque has had 2 past jobs including Founder & CEO at Taskrabbit.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Taskrabbit
Founder & CEOJun 2008Apr 2016
IBM
Software EngineerJun 2001May 2008
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Leah Busque holds 3 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Zently, Executive Chairmanwoman of the Board of Directors at Taskrabbit, and Member of the Board of Trustees at Sweet Briar College.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Rise
AdvisorSep 2013Mar 2016
Leah Busque studied at Sweet Briar College and Sweet Briar College.