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Serena Williams

Serena Williams is a retired tennis player from the USA whose off-the-field ventures include Serena Ventures, Angel City FC, Serena Williams Foundation and Yetunde Price Resource Center. Hydration Break tracks 4 sourced ventures across investing, philanthropy.

23-time Grand Slam champion who became a venture capitalist backing diverse founders.

At a glance: 4 ventures / 7 sources / active 2008–2022 / investing, philanthropy

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Ventures

  1. 2008
    Philanthropy

    Serena Williams Foundation

    Funded construction of the Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya, and university scholarships.

    Sources: leadingladiesafrica.org (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab)
  2. 2014
    Investing

    Serena Ventures

    VC firm investing in start-ups that 'level the playing field' for women and people of color; raised $110M+ by 2022.

    Sources: techparley.com (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab)
  3. 2016
    Philanthropy

    Yetunde Price Resource Center

    Co-founded with Venus in Compton in honor of their late half-sister.

    Sources: Wikipedia (opens in new tab)
  4. 2022
    Investing

    Angel City FC

    Early backer of the LA NWSL club, which began play in 2022.

    Sources: latimes.com (opens in new tab) Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

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