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phiajul 19, 2026
Phoebe Gates and the Generational Bet Behind Phia
“The youngest Gates is building an AI shopping company on one condition: it can't lean on her last name.”
Phia started as two Stanford roommates' frustration with secondhand shopping. It launched in April 2025 and is now valued around $185 million — with none of it coming from Bill and Melinda Gates.