‘Let’s Do This’ Start-Up Co-Founder Reveals How He Got Serena Williams to Invest in Their Company

Other than being an internet entrepreneur and tennis legend, respectively, Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams are both diligent investors. More than that, they believe in supporting start-ups that change lives and living.

But how does it work? For instance, how did the online sports events booking company ‘Let’s Do This’ manage to get an investment from Serena? Let’s find out.

Notably, Alex Rose and Sam Browne started ‘Let’s Do This’ to inspire people to participate in challenges and book sports events easily. Now, they have got sporting legends Serena Williams and Usain Bolt behind them. While this is intriguing, the story, too, is fascinating.

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How Serena Williams became an investor in Let’s Do This

In an interview with CNBC International, the co-founder Alex Rose explained how he persuaded Serena Williams to invest in their company. However, it wouldn’t have been possible without the Reedit co-founder and Serena’s husband, Alexis Ohanian.

“He [Alexis] actually got in touch with us halfway through in one of those emails that you can’t quite believe you’ve received, you know, coming from, without a doubt one of the most famous, well-connected alumni of the program, saying that he’d just done his Spartan Race and loved what we were building, and would be interested to hear more,” Rose said.

Furthermore, Rose added how Alexis was ready to invest in their company. But he and Browne had a much better idea.

“And then at the end of Y Combinator, when you pitch to investors, he got back in touch about the opportunity to invest,” Rose continued.

“And at that point, I think we went back to him and said, ‘Look, we’d obviously love to take investment from you, but you also happen to be married to one of, if not the greatest female sportswomen ever.'”

Eventually, the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s name got joined with their company. And how they persuaded Olympic legend Usain Bolt is another inspiring story.

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Will Serena play tennis in 2022?

Until now, the American tennis queen has not updated tennis fans about the plans in her tennis career. However, it is most likely she will come back before or at the Australian Open next year.

Unquestionably, Serena will not want to quit before playing for the last time on the WTA Tour. Many would argue that she could indeed play for many more years ahead.

All in all, Serena is a perfect example to look up to on the tennis and business front. Hopefully, she will keep adding more such stories in their career and inspire the generation behind her.

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