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Aug 14, 2012 · MONTREAL—Gregory Kouri, 51, an early investor in PayPal, died in New York City on Saturday from a heart attack. Montreal-born Kouri had lived in Miami, Florida for over a decade prior to his...
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Early life and education
Gregory Anthony Kouri was born on June 15, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Marlene Yared Kouri and Donald Kouri. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Business degree.
Career
Kouri started his career in Toronto in real estate, before moving to California in 1994. In 1995, he co-founded the Global Link Information Network (later renamed Zip2), with brothers Elon and Kimbal Musk in Palo Alto, California.Kouri poured US$6,000 into the new company. In February 1999, Kouri sold Zip2 to Compaq Computerfor US$305 million. Kouri would later invest in X.com (later PayPal), Tesla, SpaceX, Bazaarvoice, an american software company, and real estate in Canada and South Florida...
Hospitalization and death
On the night of August 10, 2012, Kouri went to the emergency room of Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan due to swallowing a fish bone. On August 11, 2012, he died of a heart attack in the hospital. Kouri's funeral was held on August 20 in the George Antiochian Church and he was buried at Mount Royal Cemetery.
Greg Kouri met his future wife, Jean Marie Echemendia-Kouri, at a party. They married in Montreal and had two daughters, Vanessa Juliette Kouri and Ava Camille Frankel.Before his death, Kouri lived in Miami Beach, having moved there in 1999. Kouri also enjoyed skiing at the Vail Ski Resortwith his friends.
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Greg was a humble person, despite his tremendous financial success. He had a great sense of humor and keen business savvy. He did his undergrad at Western in London, Ontario.
Oct 8, 2018 · One of the earliest investors of Elon Musk is Lebanese-Canadian Gregory Kouri, an extraordinary man with many talents, born in Montreal.
Aug 13, 2012 · Gregory Anthony Kouri, an early investor in the e-commerce payment service PayPal, died unexpectedly in New York City on Saturday at age 51. A third generation Lebanese-Canadian, he was born...
Aug 13, 2012 · Greg Kouri, a former Palo Alto real estate developer who was one of PayPal’s first investors, died Saturday in New York City. PayPal co-founder Elon Musk was just 23 when he and his younger...
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Gregory (Greg) Anthony Kouri, 51, passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 11, 2012 in New York City while on holiday with his family. Originally from Montreal, Canada, he was loved by many from Montreal to Toronto, California to Miami, New York and abroad.
