“I Can Hear You Roar”- Serena Williams Lauds Kathryn Haun for Her New Venture

American tennis star Serena Williams isn’t just into tennis. Williams takes part in a variety of activities and keeps herself informed about the world. Although she herself is successful in many sectors, she never misses a chance to appreciate others’ efforts and achievements.

As a woman, Serena is an inspiration to many young ladies. However, she also gets inspired by other women touching new milestones in other industries.

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Kathryn Haun, who earlier was co-led Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, is launching her new organization. She came forth with the name Haun ventures and the company will mainly work on backing crypto startups. However, what’s worth praising is that she has raised the largest venture capital ever raised by a woman. Williams congratulated Haun for the same via Twitter by saying, “I love seeing this. Wow. I see you, woman, and I can hear you roar! Congrats, my friend.”

Serena Williams, the Businesswoman

Serena Williams is really a person who can fit in any role, be it a player, a mother, a wife, an entrepreneur, or an investor. The American tennis sensation created Serena Ventures to seed startups and fund her own companies. While in an interview, she shared her views about the same and said, “I want to be a part of it,” Williams says of building brands. “I want to be in the infrastructure. I want to be the brand, instead of just being the face.”

Williams has invested in 66 startups through Serena Ventures and sits for the Board meetings of Poshmark, SurveyMonkey’s parent, and Momentive. Further, she is one of the prominent investors in NFT and also invested in Nestcoin to help drive crypto adoption in Africa.

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Although Serena has covered a lot of ground as an investor, she also is a brand herself. She recently signed a first look Tv deal with Amazon Studios and runs a direct-to-consumer clothing line named S by Serena which started in the year 2018. Moreover, she has a 0.5% stake in the Miami Dolphins American Football team.