[6] Upon graduating from Columbia, he moved to Washington, D.C., to join the Globalist, an online international affairs magazine that focuses on the economics, politics and culture of globalization.
[1] In 2005, von Borries co-founded Refinery29 with his high school friend Justin Stefano,[7] his wife Piera Gelardi[8] and Christene Barberich as a localized New York platform for discovering independent boutiques and shops.
The company raised around $130 million from investors including First Round Capital, Floodgate Fund, Stripes Group, WPP plc, Scripps Networks Interactive, and Hearst Communications.
[3] In 2022, Lonely Planet bought Elsewhere, a website that links travelers directly with experts who assist in designing trips.
[16] In 2020, von Borries wrote a letter with Refinery29 cofounder Justin Stefano apologizing to the company's Black and employees of color for tokenizing staff and making them feel that they didn't belong.