Question 1

True or false: Eric Lefkofsky co-founded Groupon, the daily deals giant, in 2008.

Accepted Answer

True. He co-founded Groupon with Andrew Mason and others in 2008, becoming a billionaire after its rapid growth and IPO.

Question 2

True or false: He once played professional basketball for the Chicago Bulls.

Accepted Answer

False. Lefkofsky is a tech entrepreneur and investor, not an athlete; he never played in the NBA.

Question 3

True or false: Lefkofsky’s first major startup was a software company called InnerWorkings.

Accepted Answer

True. He co-founded InnerWorkings in 2001, a print procurement firm that went public and grew to over $1 billion in revenue.

Question 4

True or false: Lefkofsky co-founded Lightbank, a venture capital firm, with Brad Keywell.

Accepted Answer

True. He and Brad Keywell launched Lightbank in 2010, investing in early-stage tech startups like Uber and Fab.

Question 5

True or false: He earned his medical degree from Harvard before starting tech companies.

Accepted Answer

False. Lefkofsky has a law degree from the University of Michigan and a JD/MBA from Northwestern, not a medical degree.

Question 6

True or false: Lefkofsky funded a startup that built the first commercial quantum computer.

Accepted Answer

False. He co-founded Tempus, a health tech company using AI for cancer care, but has no involvement with quantum computing startups.

Question 7

True or false: Tempus, his health tech firm, went public via a SPAC merger in 2021.

Accepted Answer

True. Tempus merged with a SPAC called Tempus AI, going public in 2024, not 2021, but the SPAC path is correct.

Question 8

True or false: He donated $100 million to build a new campus for his alma mater, the University of Michigan.

Accepted Answer

False. Lefkofsky and his wife donated $100 million to the Art Institute of Chicago, not the University of Michigan.

Eric Lefkofsky Trivia Questions