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Adam Neumann

Co-founder of WeWork and founder of Flow^{Source [1]}^{Source [4]}

Real estateCoworkingResidential rentalsClimate finance

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About

Adam Neumann is an entrepreneur best known for co-founding WeWork with Miguel McKelvey in 2010 and leading it as chief executive until September 2019. He is the founder of Flow, a residential real estate company started in 2022.^{Source [1]}^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [4]}

Before WeWork he served in the Israeli Navy, enrolled at Baruch College in New York in 2002, and launched Krawlers, a baby clothing line with built-in knee pads. In 2008 he and McKelvey started Green Desk, an eco-friendly coworking space in Brooklyn, and later sold their stake to the landlord.^{Source [5]}^{Source [6]}^{Source [2]}^{Source [7]}

At WeWork he oversaw growth to 528 locations in 111 cities across 29 countries by mid-2019, with revenue of $1.82 billion in 2018, and a private valuation that peaked at $47 billion. The company filed for an IPO in August 2019; he stepped down as CEO on September 24, 2019, the filing was withdrawn days later, and in October 2019 he became a board observer under a SoftBank rescue package.^{Source [1]}^{Source [6]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [8]}^{Source [9]}

In 2022 he founded Flow with a $350 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz and co-founded the carbon credit venture Flowcarbon. Flow raised a Series B in April 2025 at about $2.5 billion, launched the Workflow coworking brand in 2024, and in 2026 operates rental buildings in South Florida, San Jose and Riyadh and an office in Dubai. In 2024 his Flow Group made a $650 million bid for WeWork during its bankruptcy, which the court did not accept.^{Source [10]}^{Source [11]}^{Source [12]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [13]}^{Source [14]}^{Source [15]}

Watch

Optimizing space itself with WeWork's Adam Neumann | Disrupt NY 2017 by TechCrunch on YouTube

Career

2006

2008

2010 to 2019

2022 to now

2022

Company	Years	Role	Status
Flow Started the residential rental company in 2022 with a $350 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz. In 2024 Flow Group made a bid for WeWork during its bankruptcy, which was not accepted.^{Source [10]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [15]} Raised $350 million from Andreessen Horowitz in August 2022, which TechCrunch reported was the firm's largest single check.^{Source [10]} Launched Workflow in October 2024, a coworking offering placed inside residential buildings Flow owns or manages.^{Source [4]} Closed a Series B round of more than $100 million in April 2025 at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, with a16z raising its stake to 25%.^{Source [12]} Grew the portfolio to more than 4,000 apartment units in seven buildings across South Florida, San Jose and Riyadh by 2026.^{Source [13]} Opened a Flow office in the Dubai International Financial Centre in September 2026 to oversee expansion in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the US.^{Source [14]} Suggest a correction to Flow	2022 to now	Founder^{Source [4]}^{Source [13]}	Active
Flowcarbon Co-founded the carbon credit tokenization venture, whose Goddess Nature Token was paused in July 2022 and never launched; token buyers were offered refunds in 2024.^{Source [16]}^{Source [17]} Was one of the co-founders listed when Flowcarbon announced $70 million in May 2022: $32 million in venture funding led by a16z crypto and $38 million from sales of its Goddess Nature Token.^{Source [11]}^{Source [16]} The token launch was paused in July 2022 and never launched; in 2024 the company offered refunds to token buyers.^{Source [16]}^{Source [17]} Suggest a correction to Flowcarbon	2022	Co-founder^{Source [16]}^{Source [17]}	Status unknown
WeWork Co-founded WeWork with Miguel McKelvey and served as CEO and chairman from its start. He stepped down as CEO on September 24, 2019, becoming non-executive chairman, and the company withdrew its IPO filing six days later.^{Source [1]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [8]} Opened the first WeWork space in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood in 2010 with Miguel McKelvey.^{Source [2]}^{Source [7]} Grew revenue from $436.1 million in 2016 to $1.82 billion in 2018; by June 30, 2019 the company reported 527,000 memberships across 528 locations in 111 cities in 29 countries.^{Source [1]} Led the company while SoftBank invested more than $10 billion and its private valuation peaked at $47 billion.^{Source [6]} After the October 2019 SoftBank rescue package, SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure became executive chairman and Neumann became a board observer.^{Source [9]} Suggest a correction to WeWork	2010 to 2019	Co-founder^{Source [1]}^{Source [7]}CEO^{Source [1]}^{Source [3]}	Active
Green Desk Started the Brooklyn coworking business with Miguel McKelvey, then sold their share to the building's landlord before founding WeWork.^{Source [7]}^{Source [6]} Co-founded Green Desk in Brooklyn in 2008 as an eco-friendly coworking space.^{Source [7]} Sold the founders' stake to the building's landlord; Business Insider reports the price as $3 million.^{Source [6]}^{Source [7]} Suggest a correction to Green Desk	2008	Co-founder^{Source [7]}^{Source [6]}	Acquired
Krawlers A baby clothing line with built-in knee pads, launched while he was a student at Baruch College.^{Source [5]}^{Source [6]} Sold pants and onesies with built-in knee pads for crawling babies, pitching the line to buyers at trade shows.^{Source [5]} Business Insider describes the venture as Egg Baby, a baby clothing company whose knee-pad garments were called Krawlers.^{Source [6]} Suggest a correction to Krawlers	2006	Founder^{Source [5]}	Status unknown

Milestones

2026-09Flow opened an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre.^{Source [14]}
2025-05Flow bought a 336-unit apartment building in San Jose.^{Source [13]}
2025-04Flow closed a Series B of more than $100 million at a valuation of about $2.5 billion.^{Source [12]}
2024-10Launched Workflow, a coworking offering inside Flow buildings.^{Source [4]}
2024-04The bankruptcy court did not accept Flow Group's $650 million bid for WeWork.^{Source [15]}
2022-08Andreessen Horowitz invested $350 million in Flow.^{Source [10]}
2022-05Flowcarbon, which he co-founded, announced $70 million in funding and token sales.^{Source [11]}
2019-10Became a WeWork board observer as SoftBank took about 80% of the company in a rescue package.^{Source [9]}
2019-09-24Stepped down as WeWork CEO; the IPO filing was withdrawn on September 30.^{Source [3]}^{Source [8]}
2019-08-14The We Company filed its S-1 registration statement for an IPO.^{Source [1]}
2017-06Completed his Baruch College degree and gave the commencement address.^{Source [2]}
2010Co-founded WeWork with Miguel McKelvey and opened its first space in SoHo.^{Source [2]}^{Source [7]}
2008Co-founded Green Desk, an eco-friendly coworking space in Brooklyn.^{Source [7]}
2006Launched Krawlers, a baby clothing line, while a student at Baruch College.^{Source [5]}^{Source [6]}

Boards, investments and other roles

Organization	Role	Years
WeWork (The We Company)Other	Board observer^{Source [9]}	2019
Israeli NavyGovernment	Service member^{Source [5]}^{Source [6]}

Education

Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, Bachelor of Business Administration (entered 2002, left in 2005, completed in 2017), Entrepreneurship 2002 to 2017^{Source [2]}^{Source [18]}

Sources

The We Company, Form S-1 Registration Statement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), 2019-08-14. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Baruch College Confers More Than 4,800 Degrees during 2017 Commencement, Baruch College, 2017-06-05. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
WeWork CEO Adam Neumann steps down, TechCrunch, 2019-09-24. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Adam Neumann Launches Workflow, New Coworking Venture, CRE Daily, 2024-10-02. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
The Roots of Adam Neumann's Jedi-Like Mind Control Over Investors (excerpt from The Cult of We by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell), Commercial Observer, 2021-07-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
The career rise, fall, and attempted return of Adam Neumann, the controversial WeWork cofounder, Business Insider via Yahoo Finance, 2024-02-06. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
7 NYC companies that helped lead the coworking movement, Built In NYC, 2016-02-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
The We Company, Request for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form S-1, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), 2019-09-30. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
WeWork confirms an up to $8 billion lifeline from SoftBank Group, names new executive chairman, TechCrunch, 2019-10-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
a16z's Chris Dixon on the firm's investment in Adam Neumann's Flow, TechCrunch, 2022-10-18. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Flowcarbon Raises $70M in Funding, FinSMEs, 2022-05-24. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Valuation Of Adam Neumann's Flow Doubles To $2.5B, IPO Could Be In The Cards, Bisnow, 2025-04. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Adam Neumann's Flow, Florida Trend, 2026-08-10. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Adam Neumann opens DIFC office for real estate venture, Semafor, 2026-09-01. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Yardi To Become WeWork's Majority Owner In $450M Bankruptcy Exit Plan, Bisnow, 2024-04-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
WeWork Founder's Climate Firm Refunds Crypto Token Holders After Failed Launch: Forbes, CoinDesk, 2024-09-12. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Adam Neumann's crypto comeback company is reportedly refunding investors, TechCrunch, 2024-09-11. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Adam Neumann, Wikipedia. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

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