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Bill Gates Says He Probably Would Have Helped Fund Daughter Phoebe’s Business, but ‘Luckily’ She Never Asked

Phoebe Gates founded online business Phia with her former roommate, Sophia Kianni. Bill Gates revealed in a new interview how he would’ve reacted if Phoebe had asked him to invest in the venture.

The Microsoft co-founder, 69, confessed he had concerns when his youngest daughter, Phoebe, informed him that she would be starting a business with her former Stanford University roommate, Sophia Kianni. Phoebe, 22, and Kianni, 23, teamed up to make Phia, an app that offers shoppers an easy way to compare the prices of new and used items across thousands of e-commerce sites. While on the Figuring Out with Raj Shamani Podcast earlier this month, he said, “I decided it wouldn’t be a favor to them.” However, his staggering wealth could mean that, despite the low percentage, his children will each still inherit multimillions.

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