Serena Ventures
Serena Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 by tennis champion Serena Williams and Alison Rapaport Stillman. Based in Washington, D.C., the firm focuses on investing in and mentoring innovative founders, particularly women and founders of color, who are redefining various industries. With a portfolio exceeding 40 companies and a total valuation of over $33 billion, Serena Ventures has successfully created 16 unicorns. The firm specializes in early-stage capital investments, typically participating in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding rounds. Serena Ventures offer
Investing activity
Serena Ventures appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $108M. The rounds are mostly Series B and Seed, with a median round size of $108M. The most recent are Town (Series B, $108M, Oct 2026) and Formulary Financial (Seed, $4.6M, Jan 2026).
Serena Ventures most often invests alongside Menlo Ventures, Forerunner, Precedent.vc and Better Tomorrow Ventures, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI assistants and AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Serena Ventures
What AI companies has Serena Ventures invested in?
Serena Ventures's AI investments include Town and Formulary Financial. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Serena Ventures based?
Serena Ventures is based in New York, New York, United States.
What stage does Serena Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Serena Ventures has invested at Series B and Seed, with a median round of $108M.
Who does Serena Ventures co-invest with?
Serena Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Menlo Ventures (1 deal), Forerunner (1 deal), Precedent.vc (1 deal), Better Tomorrow Ventures (1 deal) and First Round Capital (1 deal).
How can founders reach Serena Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Serena Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Serena Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.