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Marc Lore Net Worth: How Rich is the Entrepreneur Actually?

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3 years ago

May 14, 2021

Marc Lore is an American entrepreneur, who worked as a CEO of Walmart from 2016 to 2021. He was also CEO and co-founder of Quidsi, which he sold to Amazon in 2011 for $545 million. As of 2022, Marc Lore net worth is summed up to be around $4 billion.

Marc Lore and his business partner, Alex Rodriguez have recently finalized a deal to buy the basketball team, Minnesota Timberwolves. The deal is reported to be worth over $1 billion, which includes WNBA’s basketball team, Minnesota Lynx.

Full Name	Marc Eric Lore
Birth Date	May 16, 1971
Birth Place	New York City, United States
Profession	Entrepreneur, Investor
Ex-wife	Carolyn Lore
Net Worth	$4 billion (estimated, figure may vary)

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Early life

Marc Lore was born on 16th May 1971 in Staten Island, New York City, United States. He was born to parents, Peter and Chiara Lore. Marc was raised along with two siblings. He had spent most of his childhood days in the small town of Lincroft. His mother, Chaira was a bodybuilder. She was also a personal trainer, who trained famous actress, Julianne Phillips. Likewise, his father, Peter owned a computer consulting company called Chadmarc Systems.

Regarding his education, he studied at Ranney School from 5th to 12th grade. He earned his high school graduation degree in 1989. Marc was excellent with numbers during his high school days. His classmates used to call him a human calculator. He later joined Bucknell University, from where he majored in Business Management and Economics.

Marc also studied at Columbia University for a while, but he eventually dropped out before getting a master of statistics degree. He had already started working for a Bankers Trust at that time. Lore also attended The Wharton School to study the MBA program. However, he studied there for one year and dropped out to start an online retailer for baby products, Diapers.com.

Marc Lore Net Worth & Career

Marc co-founded a company called The Pit, Inc. In 1999, the company was started as an alternative to e-commerce, eBay. He served as a CEO till 2001, before it was sold to The Topps Company for $5.7 million. He was still a part of Topps even after the acquisition. Lore was looking after the gaming subsidiary, WizKids as Chief Operating Officer.

In 2011, after Diapers.com was sold to Amazon. He served Amazon for more than 2 years. In 2014, Marc founded an eCommerce company called Jet. He was serving as the CEO of the company. In 2016, the company was acquired by Walmart for $3.3 billion. After the acquisition, he was serving as CEO and President of Walmart U. S. eCommerce.

Walmart excelled in company’s operation and had a massive growth in e-commerce. He was able to make Walmart a No. 2 online shopping site in the United States. After leaving Walmart, he invested in Archer Aviation. In February 2021, Lore increased in investment in the company adding $10 million.

Lore announced on May 12, 2021, that he would be starting a new venture capital firm, Vision Capital People (VCP) along with Alex Rodriguez. The company was launched with a $50 million investment of both Lore and Alex. Both made their first investment in social commerce company, NOW//with.

Marc and Alex made a bond again to purchase the Basketball Team, Minnesota Timberwolves. Both signed a letter of intent to purchase on April 10, 2021. They reportedly finalized to make a deal to purchase Minnesota Timberwolves on May 13, 2021.

Marc Lore Personal Life

Marc Lore was married to Carolyn Lore. He has not shared much information about his personal life. Wikipedia shows that he is divorced from Carolyn. Why he separated from Carolyn is still a mystery. He shared two daughters with ex-wife Carolyn named Sierra and Sophia.