Phoebe Gates

Phoebe Adele Gates is an American entrepreneur, women's health advocate, and social media influencer. The youngest child of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, she is recognized for her work in sustainable fashion, reproductive rights, and public health. Gates is the co-founder of the digital fashion platform Phia and a co-host of the podcast The Burnouts.

Early life and education

Phoebe Adele Gates was born in Seattle, Washington, as the youngest of three children to Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. She attended the Lakeside School before enrolling at Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in human biology with a minor in African studies in June 2024, graduating in three years. Her mother, Melinda French Gates, delivered the commencement speech at her graduation.

Gates co-founded Phia, a digital fashion platform, in January 2023 alongside her former Stanford roommate Sophia Kianni. The platform launched in beta in late 2024 and is intended to help shoppers find deals and make more environmentally conscious purchasing decisions.
In 2025, Gates was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She and Kianni were also named to Time Magazine's Time100 Next rising stars list. In October 2025, Time also named the Phia app as one of the best inventions of the year.

Gates is an active advocate for women's health and reproductive rights, working with organizations such as Reproductive Freedom for All, which recognized her as its 2024 "Rising Reproductive Freedom Champion." She has spoken at conferences and festivals, including Goalkeepers and Global Citizen NOW, and has contributed essays on gender equality for publications such as Vogue and Teen Vogue. Gates also uses her social media platforms to raise awareness about sustainability, fashion, and reproductive health.
In April 2025, Gates and Kianni launched The Burnouts, a podcast under Alex Cooper's Unwell Network, focusing on their experiences as young entrepreneurs and the challenges of building a startup. Gates has described the podcast as an unfiltered look into the realities of entrepreneurship, aiming to inspire and connect with a new generation of women in business.

Gates has participated in global health initiatives, including attending the United Nations General Assembly with her mother and interning with Partners In Health in Rwanda.

Gates dated Robert Ross, a fellow Stanford alum and tech entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence, which earned him a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She later dated Arthur Donald briefly.