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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.
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$250K
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$1M
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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.
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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.

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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

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