Here's the Uber investor letter that forced Travis Kalanick to step down

Below is a full reproduction of the letter, which references corporate scandals and concerns about the lack of a qualified chief financial officer

On June 20, 2017, two venture capitalists arrived at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Chicago to hand-deliver a letter to Travis Kalanick. The memo helped convince the Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder to step down as chief executive officer.

The document was among a series of files that were unsealed Monday as part of a lawsuit over autonomous-vehicle trade secrets brought by Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo. Although the companies settled the case a year ago, a judge ruled that some of the evidence shouldn’t be kept from the public.

Below is a full reproduction of the letter, which references corporate scandals and concerns about the