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Oracle founder and billionaire Larry Ellison's net worth, businesses, and homes in Hawaii, Malibu and San Francisco

Larry Ellison's rise to fame and fortune
Larry Ellison was born in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City
Larry Ellison moved to Chicago with his adoptive parents
Larry Ellison didn't discover he was adopted until he was 12 years old
Ellison said the difficult times in his early life forced him to grow as a person
Ellison dropped out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ellison worked at a few software companies, including Ampex
Ellison co-founded Software Development Labs (SDL) in 1977 and later renamed it Oracle
Oracle made giant databases for notable global companies including IBM, American Airlines and Ford
Much has been made in the media of Ellison's apparent rivalry with Microsoft founder Bill Gates
Ellison and Gates are now on friendly terms
Ellison had a close friendship with Steve Jobs
Larry Ellison stepped down from his position as Oracle’s chief executive in 2014
Ellison loves sailing and his Oracle Team USA won the America's Cup in 2013
Ellison owns multiple homes around the US
Ellison owns Beechwood Mansion and plans to convert it into a museum
Ellison also owns property in Kyoto, Japan
Ellison bought 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lanai in 2012
Ellison sold his stake in Island Air in 2016
Ellison also owns the Indian Wells Tennis Garden,
Ellison paid $35.8 million (£27m) for the Cal Neva
Ellison has been married four times, most recently to romantic novelist Melanie Craft
Ellison can often be seen at parties and sporting events hanging out with other celebrities including his girlfriend, the model and actress Nikita Kahn
It's estimated that Ellison gives 1% of his wealth to charity
Ellison's children Megan and David are both successful movie producers
Ellison has become fascinated with the idea of prolonging human life
Ellison is now building a hydroponic farm of undisclosed size on his Hawaiian island
At the age of 73, Larry Ellison shows no sign of slowing down
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Larry Ellison's rise to fame and fortune

Larry Ellison co-founded what is now the second largest software company in the world, Oracle Corporation, in 1977. He is now one of the richest people in the world, with a current estimated net worth of $58.5 billion (£44.1bn), according to Forbes. We take a look at his remarkable life story and the other projects he is funding now, including research to prolong human life beyond its current limits.

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Harriet Noble

11 July 2018

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