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Alexis Ohanian

Investor

Founder at Seven Seven Six

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Writes $500K – $5M checks

30 Under 30 2013 · Consumer Technology

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

Experience

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

Education

  1. University of VirginiaB.A., History2001 — 2005

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Social Media99Start-ups99Marketing99Social Media Marketing99Blogging99Nonprofits78Digital Marketing71Content Strategy70Social Networking89SEO65Advertising41
+12 moreWeb AnalyticsPublishingUser ExperienceNew MediaOnline MarketingWeb DevelopmentNon-profitsMobile MarketingCSSPublic SpeakingWeb 2.0HTML

Languages German

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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.

Books by Alexis Ohanian

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Alexis Ohanian

Inside Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian [Classic Interview]

Turpentine VC

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

Upfront Ventures

Colleagues at Seven Seven Six

Network26

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