Where does Alexis Ohanian work?

Alexis Ohanian is Cofounder of Reddit and Founder & General Partner at Seven Seven Six and Board director at WFC LA and Board director at SIMULATE.

What check size does Alexis Ohanian write?

Alexis Ohanian typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.

What boards does Alexis Ohanian sit on?

Alexis Ohanian holds tracked board seats at Chelsea Women FC, Roman Health Ventures, SIMULATE, WFC LA.

Where did Alexis Ohanian go to school?

Alexis Ohanian studied at University of Virginia (B.A., History).

What awards has Alexis Ohanian received?

In 2014, CB Insights ranked Ohanian number one among tech investors for network centrality.

Does Alexis Ohanian lead rounds?

Yes — Alexis Ohanian has led 2 tracked investments.

Alexis Ohanian

InvestorUnicorn founder

Cofounder at Reddit · Founder & General Partner at Seven Seven Six · General Partner at 1924 Chamonix · General Partner at 1932 Lake Placid · General Partner at 1904 St. Louis · +17 more

Florida

Writes $500K – $5M checks

FoundedReddit$10B · YC

30 Under 30 2013 · Consumer Technology

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About

Alexis Ohanian co-founded Reddit in 2005 and the venture firm Initialized Capital before launching Seven Seven Six in 2020 to invest at the earliest stages. He has become one of the most prominent backers of women's sports, including as a founding owner of Angel City FC, and wrote Without Their Permission about building on the open internet.

Invests in

Climate TechConsumerCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Beyond investing

Founded: Ohanian launched Breadpig in 2007, an 'uncorporation' selling geeky merchandise that gives proceeds to charity. Ohanian launched Athlos in 2024, a women's-only track and field event.
Education: Studied at University of Virginia (double major, history and business commerce, 2005) Studied at Howard High School Studied at McIntire School of Commerce
Charities: After leaving Reddit in 2010, Ohanian spent three months as a Kiva fellow working in microfinance in Yerevan, Armenia.
Communities: Ohanian became the founding control owner of the NWSL franchise later unveiled as Angel City FC, which began play in 2022.
Awards: In 2014, CB Insights ranked Ohanian number one among tech investors for network centrality.
Hobbies: In his downtime Ohanian spends time with his daughter or plays video games.
Family: Ohanian is married to tennis player Serena Williams, with whom he has two daughters, Alexis Olympia and Adira River. Ohanian is of Armenian American heritage; his paternal grandparents fled the Armenian genocide and settled in Binghamton, New York.

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Board director at WFC LA

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WFC LA's investors · 1

Seven Seven SixPalm Beach Gardens · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at WFC LA

Julie UhrmanPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Issuer

Natalie HershlagDirector

Board director at SIMULATE

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SIMULATE's investors · 8

Big Idea VenturesNew York · $125K – $2.5M checks · since 2021 K2 GlobalSingapore · since 2021 LOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checks · since 2021 MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2021 Rainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2021 Seven Seven SixPalm Beach Gardens · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021 Summit Peak VenturesFort Worth · since 2021 Toba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at SIMULATE

Ben PasternakExecutive Officer, Director

Sam TerrisCofounder

Cofounder at Reddit YC S05

Intro paths

Alexis went through Y Combinator (Summer 2005) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Reddit's investors · 35

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2013 A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checks AAF Management Ltd.Washington Alley Robotics VenturesCohasset · $500K – $2M checks AlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checks Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019 Bitcoin MagazineSeattle Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checks Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks Eniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M checks Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park Graph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checks Isaac Lidsky Jumpstart VenturesCleveland · $500K – $2M checks mark vcAustin Nucleus Adventure CapitalNew York Partners ResoluteChicago Placeholder VCNew York Raptor GroupMiami Beach ReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checks Saga VenturesAustin Sam Altman Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2019 Sequoia Capital’s Scout programMenlo Park · $25K – $100K checks Smash CapitalNew York Standard CapitalSan Francisco SV AngelSan Francisco The Gramercy Fund Valor Equity PartnersChicago Verissimo VenturesBedford Vy CapitalDubai Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2005

Co-founders at Reddit

Steve HuffmanFounder

Experience

Seven Seven Six 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣Foundercurrent2020 — present
redditExecutive Chair & Board Member2014 — 2020
redditCo-Founder2005 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Initialized CapitalCo-founder, Managing Partner2011 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Y CombinatorPartner2014 — 2016Brooklyn, NY
Institute on Higher Awesome StudiesCo-founder, Treasurer2011 — 2013Brooklyn, NY
Y CombinatorAmbassador to the East2010 — 2013
Without Their PermissionAuthor2011
HipmunkHead Marketing Dude & Hipmunk Doodler2010 — 2011
HipmunkAdvisor & Evangelist2010 — 2011
Breadpig, Inc.Founder and Chief Swine Defender2007 — 2011
Das Kapital Capital, LLCThe Dude2010
Conde Nast PublicationsProduct Manager2006 — 2009
UVA Parking & TransportationParking garage attendant2003 — 2005
Pizza HutDishwasher, Cook, and Waiter1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Social Media99Start-ups99Marketing99Social Media Marketing99Blogging99Nonprofits78Digital Marketing71Content Strategy70Social Networking89SEO65Advertising41

+12 more

Web AnalyticsPublishingUser ExperienceNew MediaOnline MarketingWeb DevelopmentNon-profitsMobile MarketingCSSPublic SpeakingWeb 2.0HTML

Languages German

From Alexis's professional profile.

Deals · 3

WFC LABoard seat

via Seven Seven Six · filed Sep 2024 · $123.1M raise

SIMULATEBoard seat

via Seven Seven Six · filed Jul 2021

Roman Health VenturesBoard seat

via Seven Seven Six · filed Mar 2021 · $500M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Ticket Wallet

Board seats

Chelsea Women FC

Investor

42Floors7 CupsAdiosoAdQuick Aidaly AirhouseAlchemize FightwearAlcoveAltAltan InsightsAmbitionAmicusAnja HealthAnticApportableArcus Financial IntelligenceArea 2 Farms ArkeroArriveArtsyAtlas ObscuraAtomsAvailBalanceBaleenaBeep NetworksBellhopBetterBrandBitcloutBloomThat Blue Frog Gaming Blueleaf BufferBox Buttercoin ChartableChelsea Football ClubCircuitHubCleverCloud9CodecademyCoinbaseCoinTrackerCOLOURloversComprehend SystemsCouple Creative MarketCruiseCurioCurrent FoodsDeelDeeptuneDepictDerby GamesDeSo FoundationDigitDirectrDispoDojiDouble Robotics Dyspatch EarlyBird Eclipse Foods Egomotion Emanate Emerge CareerEnerneticsEnvoyEponymEvernoteExecFan Controlled FootballFlexport FoodoroFourthwallFramed Data FrogmetricsFrontFrontbackGammatimeGeneral AssemblyGeniusGetGoing GivingliGloriaGOALSGOAT GroupGobbleGuildedGustoHalo BraidHeapHERHgenHipmunkHomeisHuddlesHullabalu Impossible FoodsIndiGGInstacartIntroIslandsItsmeIUNUJabbrJinxJomboy MediaJulyJumpKairosKaizen Labs Kamcord KicksendKinsideLadderLALALatticeLaurel Lawn Love LeadGeniusLednLeft FieldLendUpLobLolliLumi StoryMagic LabsMajor League Hacking (MLH)Maker's RowMassive HealthMatSatVoxliMeta ViewMino GamesMode AnalyticsMonogramMove LootNeko HealthNovaNucleusOmazeOpendoorOpendoor TechnologiesOpenSea OrderAhead OriginOutbound.ioOvertimePachamaPalabra.aiPanorama EducationPaperspaceParty RoundPatreon PearpopPerceptual NetworksPicfairPipePlan GridPlotPolygonPolyworkPriceonomicsPrizeoProduct HuntPulp CulturePursuitPushbullet Quarterly QuestDB QuicknodeRaise Commercial Real EstateRallyRare CandyRetrievAirRevelRidejoyRiversideRoRomanScentbird ScorePlay Screen Skinz SecretSekai StudioSemionSendHubSequenceShefSiftSiloSkip ScootersSky MavisSmartthingsSnapjoy SocialCam Sorare SoundFocus Soylent Splendid Spoon SpoonRocket Standard Cognition Stoke SpaceStreakSurvataSvbtle SwiftypeSYKYSyndicateTaplyticsThe GrandThe MuseTiltTMRW SportsTopiaTorchTracks.byTralaTroveo AITruepill Trusted Insight Tutorspree Two Tap Upcall Upwave UpworthyURXVaycayHeroVHXVibeCodeVidmeViroolWagrWakemate WattvisionXMTPZenefits

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

Books by Alexis Ohanian

Without Their Permission: The Story of Reddit and a Blueprint for How to Change the World

Grand Central Publishing, 2013

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Alexis Ohanian

Inside Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian [Classic Interview]

Turpentine VC

Alexis Ohanian – From Reddit to 776, a Technology Company that Deploys Venture Capital (EP.388)

Capital Allocators with Ted Seides

Alexis Ohanian Talk Seven Seven Six with Julia Boorstin | 2023 Upfront Summit

Upfront Ventures

Alexis Ohanian on the Future of Sports and Tech | The Bill Simmons Podcast

Ringer NBA

All Hands Podcast: How To Build Businesses With Integrity With Alexis Ohanian

Lattice

Colleagues at Seven Seven Six

Ashraf Shemirani

Executive Assistant to Alexis Ohanian at Seven Seven Six

Asif Ahmed

Lead Software/Design Engineer at Seven Seven Six

Brianna Zuniga

Outcomes Analyst at Seven Seven Six

Chris Vanzetta

Partner at Seven Seven Six

Elizabeth Gray

Finance Manager at Seven Seven Six

Harry Chiang

Outcomes Manager at Seven Seven Six

Hiram Vazquez

Investor at Seven Seven Six

Kai Takagi

Sr. Director at World Innovation Lab

Network30

Adrien MontfortScout

Co-founder & board member of Sorare

Abby LevyScout

Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Primetime Partners

Adam GuildScout

Co-founder and CEO at Owner.com, helping restaurant owners save their businesses.

Ajay VasheeScout

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Ali HamedScout

General Partner at Crossbeam Venture Partners

Amanda BradfordScout

Co-Founder & CEO, The League at xfactor ventures

Amy ErrettScout

Venture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison Reed

Arianna SimpsonScout

General Partner, a16z at Andreessen Horowitz

Avery KlemmerScout

Investor at Thrive Capital

Barbry McGannScout

Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Workday Ventures

Baylor AdamsScout

Investor at Z-Fellows

Ben DavenportScout

Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexis Ohanian?: Alexis Ohanian co-founded Reddit in 2005 and the venture firm Initialized Capital before launching Seven Seven Six in 2020 to invest at the earliest stages. He has become one of the most prominent backers of women's sports, including as a founding owner of Angel City FC, and wrote Without Their Permission about building on the open internet.
Where does Alexis Ohanian work?: Alexis Ohanian is Cofounder of Reddit and Founder & General Partner at Seven Seven Six and Board director at WFC LA and Board director at SIMULATE.
What does Alexis Ohanian invest in?: Alexis Ohanian invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
What check size does Alexis Ohanian write?: Alexis Ohanian typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What companies did Alexis Ohanian found?: Alexis Ohanian founded Reddit.
What boards does Alexis Ohanian sit on?: Alexis Ohanian holds tracked board seats at Chelsea Women FC, Roman Health Ventures, SIMULATE, WFC LA.
What companies has Alexis Ohanian invested in?: Investments tracked here include SIMULATE, Ticket Wallet, 42Floors, 7 Cups, Adioso, AdQuick, Aidaly, Airhouse, Alchemize Fightwear, Alcove, Alt, Altan Insights, and 227 more.
Where did Alexis Ohanian go to school?: Alexis Ohanian studied at University of Virginia (B.A., History).
What awards has Alexis Ohanian received?: In 2014, CB Insights ranked Ohanian number one among tech investors for network centrality.
What podcasts and interviews feature Alexis Ohanian?: Tracked appearances include "Inside Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian [Classic Interview]", "Alexis Ohanian – From Reddit to 776, a Technology Company that Deploys Venture Capital (EP.388)", "Alexis Ohanian Talk Seven Seven Six with Julia Boorstin | 2023 Upfront Summit", and 2 more.
Does Alexis Ohanian lead rounds?: Yes — Alexis Ohanian has led 2 tracked investments.