Investors who stood behind Uber CEO Travis Kalanick through more than six years of controversies changed their mind this week and forced him to resign.
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources who identified the five investors who demanded Kalanick’s resignation as Benchmark, Menlo Ventures, First Round Capital, Lowercase Capital and Fidelity Investments.
Those five investors collectively own more than a quarter of Uber’s stock but the type of shares they own gives them…