Why entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian is doubling down on women’s sports | Leadership Next

About this episode

Alexis Ohanian discusses his investments in women's sports and the future of technology focused on community.

Alexis Ohanian is a tech entrepreneur and investor whose enterprises have shaped the internet as we know it. He co-founded Reddit and, as an investor, has backed household names like Coinbase, Hubspot, and Patreon, among others. He is the Founder and General Partner of Seven Seven Six, an early stage venture capital firm. Now he’s reshaping the world of women’s sports. In 2020, he co-founded the NWSL Los Angeles expansion team, Angel City, and this past May he bought an eight percent stake in Chelsea Women. He joined Leadership Next to talk about investing in women’s sports, why he and his all-star wife, Serena Williams don’t work together, and why the next wave of technology will focus on human community.

People in this episode

Guest: Alexis Ohanian

Topics covered

• women's sports
• entrepreneurship
• venture capital
• technology
• investing

Keywords

• Alexis Ohanian
• women's sports
• venture capital
• Angel City
• Chelsea Women

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reddit, Coinbase, Hubspot, Patreon, Seven Seven Six, NWSL, Angel City, Chelsea Women

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