Polis founder Kendall Tucker began her professional life as a campaign organizer in local Democratic politics, but — seeing an opportunity in her one-on-one conversations with everyday folks — has built a business taking that shoe leather approach to political campaigns to the business world. Now the company she founded to test her thesis that […]
View More Polis, the door-to-door marketer, raises another $2.5 millionCategory: Alexis Ohanian
The definitive Patreon reading guide
At nearly six years old, Patreon has gone from startup to king of membership. Now an established leader in an industry that’s been flipped on its head, Patreon’s path has been anything but predictable — peppered with its share of milestones, mishaps, pivots, champions, and critics — and offers invaluable insights for founders, investors, creatives, or […]
View More The definitive Patreon reading guideReddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian brings Armenian brandy to the US
When Alexis Ohanian approached the members-only spirits subscription club Flaviar about bringing an Armenian brandy to market, he saw it as a unique opportunity to honor his paternal heritage.
View More Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian brings Armenian brandy to the USEnvoy raises $43 million to digitize your office
The office might not seem like an area in desperate need of disruption, but Envoy — a Silicon Valley company used to sign in over 100,000 visitors at offices across the world each day; and a TechCrunch SF office neighbor! — has raised $43 million to do just that. The company started life five years […]
View More Envoy raises $43 million to digitize your officeYC-grad Papa raises $2.4M for its ‘grandkids-on-demand’ service
Alexis Ohanian’s Initialized Capital and Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures participated in the round for the Y Combinator graduate.
View More YC-grad Papa raises $2.4M for its ‘grandkids-on-demand’ serviceRankScience closes $1.8M seed — and now only wants to replace human SEO staff if you don’t have any
A couple of years ago YC-backed RankScience, which offers AI-enhanced SEO split-testing, put a few SEO experts’ noses out of joint when the fledgling startup brashly talked about replacing human expertise with automation. Two years on its pitch has mellowed, with the team saying their self-service platform is “augmenting human SEO ability rather than replacing […]
View More RankScience closes $1.8M seed — and now only wants to replace human SEO staff if you don’t have anyAiming to make billboard advertising more programmatic, Adquick raises $2.1 million
Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Initialized Capital and an investor in Adquick, a new service that’s looking to bring billboard advertising into the internet age, bought his last billboard ad just this year. For several years, the Reddit founder had turned to outdoor advertising as a tool to troll politicians and advocate for various positions […]
View More Aiming to make billboard advertising more programmatic, Adquick raises $2.1 millionNow you can play tennis against Serena Williams on Snapchat
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The dignity and grace of Wimbledon is upon us. And that means: a new Snapchat game?!
Now in the Snapchat app, your Bitmoji can play tennis against Serena Williams. Or, at least, the cute lil’ animated version of her.
A new, virtual tennis game is being made available through Snapchat Lenses. “It’s so fun because how often do you get to play against me,” Williams told an interviewer at Wimbledon, laughing.
It was a privilege to see @serenawilliams back in her #Wimbledon whites today 🙌
And now you can take on our seven-time champion via her @Snapchat bitmoji – here’s how 👇 pic.twitter.com/2PmsIAkibb
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2018 Read more…
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Serena Williams trolled her husband Alexis Ohanian’s Instagram Live — and it was everything
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Nothing says love like a little social media trolling.
On Tuesday afternoon, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian hopped on Instagram Live to chat with his followers. Those who tuned in took the opportunity to ask questions about parenting, running a business, Armenian culture, and more.
His wife, tennis legend Serena Williams, on the other hand, saw it as a perfect opportunity to troll her husband for all the world to see.
Serena trolling Alexis Sr. on IG is exactly what I imagine when I think of marital bliss pic.twitter.com/Mp68iIpBdq
— queen miskeen (@agerenesh) June 5, 2018 Read more…
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View More Serena Williams trolled her husband Alexis Ohanian’s Instagram Live — and it was everything4 billboards for Serena Williams cropped up outside of Palm Springs and they might make you emotional
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Four billboards outside of Palm Springs, California, cropped up this week about Serena Williams.
No, this isn’t the plot of an Oscar nominated movie—this is just what happens when you’re the greatest tennis player of all time and married to a dude who understands that billboards are an underutilized medium of expressing devotion.
Similar to Williams’ maybe-ex Drake, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian Sr. bought some billboards along the I-10 freeway to share a special message to his wife for all the world to see.
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View More 4 billboards for Serena Williams cropped up outside of Palm Springs and they might make you emotionalSerena Williams shares intimate moment from her wedding day
Tennis star Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian tied the knot at a private wedding ceremony at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans on Thursday.
The intimate and star-studded event was apparently Beauty and the Beast themed, w…