After Selling Match.com, She Built Again—and Then Took It to Shark Tank

Suite Success: Masters of Hospitality · Apr 9, 2026 · 53m

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline is joined by Fran Maier—entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Match.com. After helping build one of the most iconic companies of the internet era (and selling it far earlier than she would have liked), Fran went on to do what most people don’t: she started again.

Her next company, BabyQuip, is now the leading baby gear rental platform in the world, operating in thousands of locations and helping families travel more easily. Along the way, she took the company to Shark Tank, scaled a nationwide network of providers, and built a business…