Alexis Ohanian
Armenian internet entrepreneur and investor
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| November 28 2024 | Underwent surgery to remove thyroid nodules as a preventive measure against potential cancer. |
| August 2023 | Welcomed second daughter, Adira River. |
| May 2023 | Announced the pregnancy of his second child with Serena Williams before the Met Gala. |
| 2022 | Launched a climate-focused grant program for young founders, modeled after the Thiel Fellowship, providing $100,000 grants to 20 fellows annually who are 23 or younger to work on climate change solutions through research, startups, or social movements. |
| December 2022 | Named a 2023 Money Changemaker by Money magazine. |
| 2021 | Served as commencement speaker at his alma mater, the University of Virginia. |
| June 2021 | Announced the launch of a new venture capital firm named '776'. |
| April 2021 | Invested $10 million in pearpop, a social startup, during its Series A funding round, which also included investments from other venture capital firms and celebrities. |
| January 28 2021 | Appeared on a Twitch livestream on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's channel, discussing the Gamestop Short Squeeze alongside other guests including TheStockGuy and Alexis Goldstein. |
| 2020 | Invested $4 million in Dispo (David's Disposable), a photo-sharing app startup. |
| July 2020 | Became lead investor in a female-majority ownership group awarded a new National Women's Soccer League franchise (Angel City FC). |
| June 2020 | Ended his role as Managing Partner at Initialized Capital. |
| June 5 2020 | Resigned from Reddit's board, requesting to be replaced by a Black candidate in response to the murder of George Floyd. |
| May 21 2020 | Delivered the commencement address at Johns Hopkins University. |
| January 2020 | Launched 'Business Dad' podcast on Initialized Capital's platform, featuring conversations with successful men about fatherhood and career balance |
| 2019 | Invested $3 million through Initialized Capital in Kinside, a childcare start-up. |
| June 2019 | Announced plans to advocate for federal paid family leave legislation, intending to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. |
| February 2018 | Stepped back from Reddit to focus on investing again. |
| 2017 | Ellen Pao publicly criticized Ohanian for avoiding the fallout from Victoria Taylor's firing by attending Wimbledon in the days immediately following the incident. |
| November 16 2017 | Married Serena Williams in New Orleans, with high-profile guests including Beyoncé, Anna Wintour, Kelly Rowland, and Kim Kardashian. |
| September 1 2017 | Daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian was born in West Palm Beach, Florida. |
| July 17 2017 | Apple officially released the hijab emoji, a direct result of Ohanian's support and advocacy alongside Rayouf Alhumedhi's campaign. |
| January 2017 | Ohanian collaborated with teenager Rayouf Alhumedhi to campaign for creating a hijab emoji, helping to raise awareness and support for the project. |
| 2016 | Named one of Fast Company's 'Most Creative People in Business'. |
| 2016 | Left Y Combinator to help launch the third Initialized Capital fund with Garry Tan. |
| December 29 2016 | Became engaged to Olympic tennis player Serena Williams. |
| 2015 | Named to Crain's '40 Under 40' list for business achievement. |
| July 2015 | Returned to Reddit full-time with co-founder Steve Huffman to lead the now-independent company. |
| July 12 2015 | Former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong publicly accused Ohanian of being responsible for Victoria Taylor's firing, claiming she was fired by 'the CEO's boss'. |
| July 2 2015 | Alexis Ohanian was involved in firing Reddit communications director Victoria Taylor, which sparked significant controversy and protests from Reddit moderators who set their forums to private. |
| April 2015 | Visited Armenia during the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, touring Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)-supported villages in rural Armenia. |
| January 15 2015 | Conducted a day-long phone-a-thon with the FCC and Congress to support net neutrality. |
| January 8 2015 | Launched Reddit's podcast 'Upvoted', featuring in-depth stories from Reddit users, with the first episode (Episode 0) being released. The podcast aims to explore and discuss unique stories found on the platform with their original creators. |
| 2014 | Raised $12,244 for the non-profit Black Girls Code through a crowdfunding campaign on Tilt.com. |
| 2014 | Ranked number one by CB Insights for network centrality among tech investors, highlighting his extensive and high-quality connections in the investment ecosystem. |
| October 2014 | The second season of 'Small Empires' hosted by Ohanian premiered in October. |
| October 15 2014 | Launched NYRD Radio podcast, which features a segment called Office Hours where Ohanian provides mentorship to aspiring entrepreneurs. Early guests included Tim Ferriss, James Altucher, Carter Cleveland, and Cameron Russell. |
| May 2014 | Began lobbying the FCC to support net neutrality. |
| May 2014 | Launched a crowdfunding campaign on Tilt.com called 'Save Net Neutrality: Billboard in FCC's Backyard' to protest potential elimination of net neutrality. |
| 2013 | Completed a five-month book tour spanning 150 stops and 75 universities to promote his book 'Without Their Permission'. |
| 2013 | Alexis Ohanian launched 'Small Empires', a weekly online video series highlighting rising startups in New York City, which premiered on The Verge. The first season consisted of nine episodes. |
| 2013 | Featured as a 'champion of innovation' in Wired magazine's 20th Anniversary issue alongside Erik Martin. |
| October 1 2013 | Published his book 'Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed', which ranked fourth on The Wall Street Journal's Hardcover Business best sellers list. |
| 2012 | Named to Forbes '30 Under 30' list for a second consecutive year in the technology industry. |
| 2012 | Named the number one most influential activist by The Daily Dot and dubbed 'Mayor of the Internet' by Forbes Magazine for his work advocating for an open Internet. |
| December 10 2012 | Launched a Kickstarter project with Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers to fund a new album, raising over $61,000 to demonstrate sustainable crowdfunding opportunities for artists. |
| October 2012 | Embarked on the Internet 2012 Bus Tour from Denver, Colorado to Danville, Kentucky, campaigning for open Internet during presidential and vice presidential debates. |
| January 18 2012 | Helped launch national anti-SOPA/PIPA protests and spoke at the New York rally organized by NY Tech Meetup. |
| 2011 | Named to Forbes '30 Under 30' list as a significant technology industry figure. |
| 2010 | Co-founded Initialized Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage tech investments. |
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