Alexis Ohanian

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alexis Ohanian
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Apr 24, 1983(1983-04-24)
Age	41
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Taurus

Alexis Ohanian Biography

Alexis Ohanian is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on April 24, 1983 in New York, New York, United States. Internet entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Reddit.

He was a vocal opponent of the 2011 Stop Online Piracy Act, which was introduced by Representative Lamar Smith.

Ohanian was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a German mother, Anke (née Prigge), and an Armenian father, Chris Ohanian. Chris’s grandparents came to the US as refugees after the Armenian Genocide. Alexis went to Howard High School in Ellicott City, Maryland, where he gave the student address for his graduating class in 2001.

After graduation from the University of Virginia in 2005 with degrees in commerce and history, Ohanian and friend Steve Huffman pitched the idea MyMobileMenu to Y Combinator. The company passed on the idea, but encouraged the duo to come up with another idea it could potentially fund. They subsequently came up with reddit.com with the goal of it becoming the “front page of the Internet.” Living in Boston at the time, they were less than a month into development when Ohanian learned that his girlfriend had fallen five stories and was in a coma. Within a month of the site’s launch in June 2005, his father called him to tell him that his mother had been diagnosed with an inoperable tumor.

His father was of Armenian descent. In 2016, he got engaged to tennis star Serena Williams. He and Serena welcomed a daughter on September 1, 2017. They got married two months later.

Alexis Ohanian Net Worth

Alexis Ohanian is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexis Ohanian 's net worth $40 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005.

He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in both 2010 and 2012.

Alexis Kerry Ohanian (born April 24, 1983), also known by the username kn0thing, is an American Internet entrepreneur and investor. He is best known as the co-founder and executive chairman of the social news website Reddit. He also co-founded the early-stage venture capital firm Initialized Capital, helped launch the travel search website Hipmunk, and started the social enterprise Breadpig. He was also a partner at Y Combinator. In 2012, Andy Greenberg of Forbes magazine dubbed him “Mayor of the Internet.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Alexis Ohanian height 6 ft 5 in weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Alexis Ohanian Dating?

According to our records, Alexis Ohanian married to Serena Williams. As of December 1, 2023, Alexis Ohanian’s is not dating anyone.

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On December 10, 2012, Ohanian teamed up with Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers to launch a Kickstarter project, with the intent to make a new album entitled “Lester’s Time Has Come.” According to Fast Company, Ohanian aimed “to prove that there are new, sustainable funding opportunities for artists now thanks to platforms like Kickstarter.” This project raised over $61,000 for Chambers.

Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alexis Ohanian celebrates birthday on April 24 of every year.

In October 2012, Ohanian teamed up with Reddit General Manager Erik Martin and embarked on the Internet 2012 Bus Tour from Denver, CO to Danville, KY to campaign for the open Internet during the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates. One of the campaign stops spurred the idea for a possible “National Geek Day” in Washington D.C.

How did Serena Williams meet Alexis Ohanian?

The couple met by chance during breakfast at the Cavalieri Hotel in Rome. While Serena was dining with friends, Alexis sat down at the table right next to the group. “This big guy comes and he just plops down at the table next to us, and I’m like, ‘Huh!

How much is Alexis Ohanian worth?

Ohanian is based in Florida, where he lives with his wife, tennis player Serena Williams, and their daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian. As of 2019, Forbes estimated Ohanian’s net worth as $70 million.

Is Serena Williams still married to Alexis Ohanian?

Serena Williams is feeling the love on her 40th birthday! The tennis superstar’s husband Alexis Ohanian, 38, penned a romantic tribute to his wife on Sunday to mark the special occasion.

What does Alexis Ohanian do now?

But today he is also known as a savvy start-up investor. Ohanian, now 37, recently founded venture capital fund Seven Seven Six and has invested in companies like Impossible Foods and soccer digital collectible platform Sorare. He admits though, that he made some money mistakes along the way, especially early on.

Does Venus Williams have any children?

5. Does Williams have children? The tennis champion doesn’t have any kids , but she’s a proud dog mom to her 14-year old Havanese, Harold Reginald Williams—whom she affectionately calls her “son.”