INDEPENDENT · FOUNDED & RUN BY WOMEN · EST. 2019
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She Built Rent the Runway for 18 Years. Then She Chose to Leave.

Jennifer Hyman spent 18 years building Rent the Runway from a Harvard Business School pitch into a public company. In May 2026, with the stock down 98% from its IPO, she decided the comeback was proof it was time to go.

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