Billionaire Melinda French Gates once revealed she refused to fund her Gen Z daughter’s startup—despite being worth over $34 billion
- Posted on September 20, 2026
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Billionaire Melinda French Gates once revealed she refused to fund her Gen Z daughter’s startup—despite being worth over $34 billion
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has long warned that his kids won’t be coasting off his fortune—and Melinda French Gates is making sure of it, by insisting her daughter raises capital on her own.