Bitcoin Announces Tennis Icon Serena Williams to Be Its 2022 Speaker

Serena Williams is undoubtedly one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Over the years, the 40-year-old has been a history maker, registering her name in a majority of the record lists in tennis. However, tennis is not the only area of expertise for the American. Apart from tennis, Serena is also a well-known personality in the financial world.

In 2014, she founded her own venture capital investment firm, Serena Ventures. Over the years, the firm has invested in close to 70 startups. The company closed its inaugural fund-raising round, raising a whopping $111 million last month. Apart from finance, the 23-time Grand Slam champion is also a tech-savvy personality. Resulting in her obsession with digital investments like Bitcoin and NFT.

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Through Serena Ventures, Williams has invested in several Bitcoin-centric companies over the years. Recently, Serena’s investment in digital currently came out fruitful in other than monetary terms. Being a major investor in cryptocurrency, Serena was recently announced as the Bitcoin 2022 speaker.

Serena Williams becomes the Bitcoin 2022 speaker

Serena Williams is highly known for her love for digital space. Ever since the incorporation of Serena Ventures, the legendary player has been involved in Bitcoin-centric companies. Subsequently, Bitcoin recently announced Serena as their Bitcoin 2022 speaker. The decision comes in soon after Serena’s investment in Nestcoin.

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Yesterday, 5th April, Bitcoin took to their Twitter handle, making the announcement. The tweet read, “Announcing one of the greatest athletes of all time, Serena Williams, as a Bitcoin2022 speaker! The founding partner of Serena Ventures, Serena Williams, is an investor in multiple bitcoin-centric companies and has a passion for expanding access to bitcoin.”

Apart from cryptocurrency, Serena’s interest also lies in Non-Fungible Token (NFT). Serena, along with her husband Alexis Ohanian, have been a major investor in NFT-centric firms.Unsurprisingly, the two are often spotted gifting each other different NFTs.

The rising growth of Serena Ventures

Serena Ventures was founded in 2014 by Serena Williams, along with co-founder Alison Rapaport Stillman. The company primarily focuses on women founders and founders from the unrecognized sector of the society. As per Forbes, Serena Ventures has investments in over 66 startups, 13 of which being Unicorns.

The rapid growth of digital currency and assets has prompted her firm to invest heavily in the sector. With the money in place, the entire world looks up to the capital venture firm, hoping them to keep up the good work and draw down their maximum efforts for the upliftment of women in the society.