Serena Williams Venture Fund Raises $111 Million

<p>Serena Ventures&comma; the venture capital firm founded by tennis superstar Serena Williams&comma; has raised an inaugural &dollar;111 million fund&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The general partners of the firm are Serena Williams and Alison Rapaport Stillman&comma; who has worked at J&period;P&period; Morgan&comma; Wasserman&comma; and Melo7 Tech Ventures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Through nine years of angel investing&comma; the firm says it has 13 unicorns and six exits&period; Investments include fintech disruptors Propel and Cointracker&comma; edtech giants Masterclass&comma; and consumer product innovators Billie and Daily Harvest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I have been so impressed with Serena Ventures and the extraordinary mentorship and support they provide entrepreneurs&period; Serena has built an exceptional team of diverse experts with branding expertise and strategic advice to help founders as they navigate building their companies&period; With unique backgrounds and experiences&comma; Serena Ventures brings an incredible network &&num;8212&semi; a network of which I am honored to be a part of&period; I am excited to support their growth&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Anne Wojcicki&comma; CEO &amp&semi; Co-Founder of 23andMe and a limited partner in Serena Ventures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Serena Ventures is focused on pre-seed thru Series A rounds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Other limited partners include Norwest&comma; Capital G&comma; Kapor Foundation&comma; and Liontree&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;