--- title: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni: TIME100 Next 2025 description: Find out how Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. canonical: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318867/phoebe-gates-sophia-kianni/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-09-30T11:03:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:55:30.726Z article:section: World og:title: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni Is on the 2025 TIME100 Next og:description: Find out why Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni is on this year’s list og:url: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318867/phoebe-gates-sophia-kianni/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63c38c774dbe33eb/6998ca069fbc7ca8b3d9a71c/t100-next-2025-phia-gates-kianni.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni Is on the 2025 TIME100 Next og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni Is on the 2025 TIME100 Next twitter:description: Find out why Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni is on this year’s list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63c38c774dbe33eb/6998ca069fbc7ca8b3d9a71c/t100-next-2025-phia-gates-kianni.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 30, 2025 # Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni by Whitney Wolfe Herd  Phia Phoebe Gates, Sophia Kianni Phia Phoebe Gates, Sophia KianniALEXANDRA GENOVA—The New York Times/Redux It’s rare to come across founders as visionary and values-led as Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni. I first met Sophia at Stanford and was struck by her tenacity and entrepreneurial spirit. That same energy now fuels Phia, the online shopping company she co-founded with Phoebe. Phoebe brings her own extraordinary strengths—strategic clarity, creativity, and a deep commitment to inclusion. Together, they represent a new generation of entrepreneurs who are as ambitious about impact as they are about innovation. In a startup world often obsessed with speed and scale, Sophia and Phoebe show that ideas anchored in purpose can grow into successful businesses. Launched last spring, Phia isn’t just another venture—its focus on sustainability makes it a platform for change. I believe Sophia and Phoebe have the grit and integrity to build something that lasts. My advice is simple: Hold onto the sense of responsibility that makes your work matter. The world needs leaders like you. _Herd is the founder and CEO of Bumble_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318867/phoebe-gates-sophia-kianni/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318867/phoebe-gates-sophia-kianni/"},"headline":"Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni","datePublished":"2025-09-30T11:03:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:55:30.726Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318867/phoebe-gates-sophia-kianni/","keywords":["TIME100 Next","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63c38c774dbe33eb/6998ca069fbc7ca8b3d9a71c/t100-next-2025-phia-gates-kianni.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63c38c774dbe33eb/6998ca069fbc7ca8b3d9a71c/t100-next-2025-phia-gates-kianni.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time100-next/","name":"TIME100 Next"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318867/phoebe-gates-sophia-kianni/","name":"Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni"}}]}] ```