WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: Serena Williams attends the 2022 Portrait Of A Nation Gala on November 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for National Portrait Gallery)
Serena Williams is not new to the world of entertainment – here’s how her latest venture 926 productions stands out.
Serena Williams has officially launched her own multimedia company – 926 Productions. Since retiring in 2022, the Tennis legend has put her complete focus on managing her business ventures and she is now aiming to expand her business in various sectors.
Williams knows what it takes to succeed in the business world and is not a stranger to the Entertainment World either. She has named Caroline Currier as the first President of the company.
This is set to be Serena’s first full-time plunge into the world of movie productions, but she has a brief experience of the same. Serena and her sister Venus were executive producers of the Oscar-nominated movie King Richard, a biographical sports drama film which follows the life of Richard Williams – the father and coach of the two sisters. It follows the life and journey of Venus and Serena Williams right from their childhood and how their father, Richard played a humongous role in them becoming the undisputed superstars of tennis.
926 Productions already have a number of upcoming movies in their roster – the complete list will be revealed very soon.
Serena is the founder of Serena Ventures, which raised $111 million in an inaugural funding round in 2022. The venture capital firm focuses on startups with underrepresented founders including women, Latinos, African-Americans and other underrepresented groups. Since she began getting involved with startups in 2014, Williams has been an angel investor in 45 companies, including Clubhouse, Impossible Foods, and Masterclass. The first funding round at Serena Ventures covered 22 startups, including Chatdesk, recipe marketplace Foody, and virtual premarital counseling service Ours.
She is also one of the board of directors of SurveyMonkey (since 2017) and until recently was a board member with Poshmark. She’s a board advisor to blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare, which coincides with her interest in cryptocurrencies. 926 Productions is the latest addition to her long list of ventures.
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