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In 2009, a tiny startup called UberCab was founded; today, it's just called Uber, and it's one of Silicon Valley's most successful companies. Uber operates in more than 700 cities worldwide.
Now, Uber has officially gone public in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs of all time. Some of Uber's first investors stood to make up to $1.3 billion in total after the IPO, according to Bloomberg.
Read more: Uber is sliding after its IPO, and Main Street traders who struggled to invest dodged a bullet
Many of Uber's earliest employees still work at Uber, including former intern Austin Geidt, who's now the Head of Strategy for the company's Advanced Technologies Group and rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on the day of Uber's IPO.
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Others have left to pursue other startups and related ventures. At least three of the company's early employees — former CEO Travis Kalanick, Ryan Graves, and Garrett Camp — are now billionaires.
Here's what 12 of Uber's earliest employees are doing now.
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