Serena Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- India
- Brazil
- Mexico
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Consumer Products
- Health and Wellness
- Fintech
- E-Commerce
- Food and Beverage
- Enterprise Software
- Digital Health
About
Serena Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on backing founders building companies for underserved and overlooked consumers. Their focus spans consumer brands, health and wellness, fintech, and technology across the United States and select international markets. The firm supports founders from pre-seed through Series A.
Serena Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on backing founders building companies for underserved and overlooked consumers. Their focus spans consumer brands, health and wellness, fintech, and technology across the United States and select international markets. The firm supports founders from pre-seed through Series A.
Investment Thesis
Serena Ventures is a pre-seed to Series A venture capital firm deploying capital across consumer, health and wellness, fintech, e-commerce, food and beverage, and enterprise software. They invest in founders with diverse points of view, with a substantial portion of the portfolio built around companies led by women and founders of colour. The firm differentiates itself through exceptional brand reach and consumer distribution advantages, combining institutional capital with founder-level visibility and go-to-market support.
Manager's Experience
Founded in 2014 by Serena Williams (Founding Managing Partner) and Alison Rapaport Stillman (Founding General Partner). Fund I closed at $111M in 2022. Team of mostly women from diverse backgrounds. 76% of investments are in solo female founders and/or Black founders. Portfolio includes Impossible Foods, Karat, Esusu, MasterClass, Andela, and 60+ companies.
Team
Serena Williams-Founder & Managing Partner
Alison Rapaport Stillman-Founding & Managing Partner
Beth Ferreira-General Partner
Kyra McCarty-Operations Manager
Portfolio
Calico
Esusu
Khloud
Rebel
Luminous
Big Head Club
Boss Beauties
Bunch
Fiveable
Foody
Freeing Returns
GoodCash
Halp
HUED
Infinite Objects
Juno Medical
Kliq
Limber
Midi Health
Momento
Nestcoin
Numida
OpenSponsorship
Ours Privacy
Pachama
Parfait
Remarkable
SoLo Funds
Stears
Teal Health
The Archive Co
TracFlo
Will Perform
Wondermind
Zigazoo
Bitski
Lolli
ShoppingGives
Wile
Zitti