Alexis Ohanian: News

Alexis Ohanian is an American entrepreneur, who co-founded social news website Reddit, along with Steve Huffman, in 2005. Married to reputed professional tennis player Serena Williams, Alexis recently resigned from the board of the company, after Reddit faced backlash over how it handled the issue of racism through the various discussion groups it hosts. As a parting note, the 37-year-old had requested that he be replaced by a black person, in view of the widespread protests, being held in the US, against police brutality and demanding racial justice. Honoring Alexis’ request, the board has named a Silicon Valley insider and Y Combinator Chief Executive Officer Michael Seibel as his replacement. Interestingly, Alexis was also a former partner of Y Combinator, a seed money startup accelerator.

23 Aug 2023

Serena Williams

Serena Williams welcomes second baby: Glimpses of her Instagram family-moments

Tennis legend Serena Williams joyfully announced the arrival of her second child, a daughter named Adira River Ohanian, with her entrepreneur husband Alexis Ohanian, in an endearing TikTok video shared on Wednesday.

01 Aug 2023

Relationships

Serena Williams reveals baby's gender: Relationship timeline with Alexis Ohanian

Former Tennis World No. 1 Serena Williams, and her entrepreneur-husband Alexis Ohanian are all set to welcome their second bundle of joy—as announced during the Met Gala.

10 Jun 2020

Reddit

Meet Michael Seibel, Reddit's first ever black board member

Reddit has named seed capital firm Y Combinator's CEO Michael Seibel as the first black member of its board.

07 Jun 2020

Mark Zuckerberg

#WeeklyRecap: Google's incognito tracking, 'infected' Android wallpaper, Mitron app, more

This week, a number of developments were noted in the world of technology.

06 Jun 2020

Reddit

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian quits board, wants a black replacement

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has quit from the board of the company he started 15 years ago and wants his position to be filled by a black candidate. Making the major announcement on Friday, he said the decision was long overdue.

09 Sep 2018

Reddit

Serena is a Queen, don't let anyone tell you otherwise

Three things are obvious: Serena Williams is a Godsend to teach all of us humility and compassion, she is the greatest woman tennis player to have lived, and her career dotted with Grand Slams and seemingly impossible comebacks is a case study.

15 Jul 2018

Serena Williams

Wimbledon: Serena's husband posts an emotional message post final

23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams needs to be credited for fighting all the way up till the final in her first Wimbledon after giving birth.

09 Mar 2018

Serena Williams

Serena wins her first game in comeback after giving birth

23-time women's singles Grand Slam champion Serena Williams made a winning return to tennis.

28 Feb 2018

Serena Williams

Serena welcomed back to tennis by husband Ohanian in movie-style

Serena Williams is set to return to tennis, less than six months after giving birth to her daughter.

17 Nov 2017

Reddit

All about Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder's wedding

Arguably one of the greatest tennis stars of all time, Serena Williams got married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans on Thursday.

17 Jun 2017

Social Media

Reddit raising funds, company's valuation to be $1.7bn

Giving a major boost, venture capitalists are funding popular link-sharing website Reddit that will give the company a total valuation of $1.7 billion.