# Leah Solivan, Owner > Leah Solivan, Owner. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Leah Solivan Owner at [Fuel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-capital) Latest rounds - **Boardy** Seed · $8M Jan 2025 Backs *AI* *Telecoms* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Jan 2025 - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 5 +5 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Fuel Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=leah-solivan)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=leah-solivan) ## The firm [**Fuel Capital** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **44** all time **1** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-capital) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $8M - **Active:** 2025 2025 - [Boardy](https://millionrounds.com/company/boardy) *Seed* **$8M** *US* Jan 2025 Joined · +7 investors By stage - Seed **1** What they backed AI **1** Telecoms **1** Alongside - [8VC *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) - [Andrew Yeung *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-yeung) - [Andy Dunn *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-dunn) - [Creandum *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum) - [FJ Labs *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) - [Precursor Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) - [Soma Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Also at Fuel Capital - [**Brad Silverberg** Co-Founder *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-silverberg) - [**Chris Howard** Founder and Managing Director *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-howard) - [**Leah Busque** General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-busque) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 20 Mar 2025 · 53 min Advice Line with Leah Solivan of Taskrabbit (September 2024) With [Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan) Mentions [Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity) About this episode Taskrabbit founder Leah Solivan joins Guy on the Advice Line, where they answer questions from three tech founders working to identify and grow their core customer base. First we meet Kate in Los Angeles, who wants her digital greeting cards to stand out in app stores. Then Shahn in Australia,… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 12 Sept 2024 · 53 min Advice Line with Leah Solivan of Taskrabbit With [Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan) Mentions [Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity) About this episode Taskrabbit founder Leah Solivan joins Guy on the Advice Line, where they answer questions from three tech founders working to identify and grow their core customer base. First we meet Kate in Los Angeles, who wants her digital greeting cards to stand out in app stores. Then Shahn in Australia,… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 15 Aug 2024 · 35 min The vital question Taskrabbit founder Leah Solivan wished she asked investors With [Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan) About this episode A pioneer in the gig economy, Leah Solivan joins host Jeff Berman to share scale lessons from founding Taskrabbit. Hear how a need for dog food on a snowy night grew into a global business acquired by IKEA. She also reveals how her experience as an entrepreneur is shaping her next act as an… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 11 Jul 2022 · 1h 19m TaskRabbit: Leah Solivan With [Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan) Mentions [Tim Ferriss](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-ferriss) About this episode One snowy night in Boston, Leah Solivan ran out of dog food for her 100-pound yellow lab. She wondered: shouldn’t I be able to resupply Kobe without going to the store? That was the origin of TaskRabbit, an online errand service that matches users with “taskers” to do deliveries and other chores.… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 7 May 2020 · 46 min 222. Crisis Coverage w/ Leah Solivan - Building TaskRabbit in a Recession; COVID Effects on the Independent/Gig Economy; and Key Factors for Early-Stage Marketplace Success With [Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan) Mentions [Fuel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-capital) About this episode Leah Solivan of Fuel Capital joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Building TaskRabbit in a Recession; COVID Effects on the Independent/Gig Economy; and Key Factors for Early-Stage Marketplace Success. In this episode, we cover: Background -- path to venture? How is the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Leah Solivan in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 3 Jul 2026 · 16 min Best of Build Mode: Think like a VC Mentions [GTMfund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gtmfund)[XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital)[Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan)[Paul Irving](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-irving)[Ross Fubini](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-fubini)[Yuri Sagalov](https://millionrounds.com/person/yuri-sagalov) About this episode Instead of our usual news rundown, Equity is sending you off into the 4th of July weekend with a special episode of our sister podcast Build Mode. Season 3 launches July 9th, but before it does, Build Mode is revisiting some of the best fundraising and startup advice from the investors featured in… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 3 Oct 2024 · 42 min Advice Line: Reaching New Customers Mentions [Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan) About this episode This week, Guy is joined by Leah Solivan of TaskRabbit, Scott and Ally Svenson of MOD Pizza, and Holly Thaggard of Supergoop! to answer questions about reaching new customers from three early-stage founders in this special “mashup” episode of the How I Built This Lab Advice Line. First, Erin from… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 10 Dec 2020 · 11 min Investor Stories 170: Why I Passed (Whitney, Solivan, Douglass, Yin) Mentions [Elizabeth Yin](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-yin)[Jim Douglass](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-douglass)[Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jason Whitney Leah Solivan Jim Douglass Elizabeth Yin Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 13 Aug 2020 · 10 min Investor Stories 153: Strange & Unusual (Solivan, Hsieh, Kerby, Currier) Mentions [James Currier](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-currier)[Kane Hsieh](https://millionrounds.com/person/kane-hsieh)[Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan)[Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Leah Solivan Kane Hsieh Richard Kerby James Currier Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 13 Jun 2020 · 11 min Investor Stories 144: Post Mortems (Solivan, Klaff, Whitney, Bechtel) Mentions [Darren Bechtel](https://millionrounds.com/person/darren-bechtel)[Leah Solivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/leah-solivan) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Leah Solivan Oren Klaff Jason Whitney Darren Bechtel Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=leah-solivan). ## Find people like Leah Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)