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Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, is a successful investor. However, the 23 times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams’ husband isn’t a purely financial investor interested only in ROI. Just like Williams, he is understanding and softhearted.

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Ohanian is wise and values time when it comes to the ever-changing investment market. Though at the same time, he is compassionate and deals with his partners on a human level.

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Alexis Ohanian shares his story to comfort a fellow entrepreneur

In a world that demands quick growth and fast results, Ohanian believes in maintaining the bond with his firms by forging trust. Recently, the NFT company Doddles artist and founder got dragged for doing patchy work. In fact, an investor called him out for delaying projects and taking months’ long vacation. As a response to which, he shared a picture of his bed ridden family member. And wrote, “Here’s a nice photo from the “month long vacation” everyone seems to think I took this summer.”  

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Thereafter a caring and understanding, Ohanian came to his support and wrote, You’re doing it right. My girlfriend fell into a coma and my mom got diagnosed with terminal brain cancer within the first six months of founding Reddit.”

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“I had little to no support from my investors: you have it from us.” He ensured. The 39-year-old’s venture capital arm Seven Seven Six led the first funding round of the company and is still standing strong in its support.

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Ohanian and his wife

The American legend and Ohanian tied the knot and welcomed their daughter Olympia in the year 2017. Thereafter, the couple that shares similar business interest aided each other in building an empire of 250 millions dollars and 40 million dollars’ worth, respectively.

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Apart from that, they are also on the same level when it comes to being a comic book fan. Ohanian and Williams both are big Marvel heads have witnessed the organization grow from comics to movies.

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Watch this story: Serena Williams graces the red carpet premiere of Thor Love and Thunder alongside husband Alexis Ohanian

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Speaking of which, they recently attended the premier of the new Thor movie. They walked the red carpet of Thor: Love and Thunder in London after the seven times champion’s Wimbledon run.

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Mahima Verma is a Tennis writer for EssentiallySports. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai. A sports enthusiast, particularly Tennis since her childhood, Mahima believes that she is fortunate enough to witness the legends like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams play. Mahima is also an artistic person who enjoys painting in her free time. When not engrossed in sports, one can also find her involved in gardening, a hobby she picked up from her father early in life.

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