Serena Williams Achieves Unprecedented Honor With Latest Forbes Cover

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Williams is making moves out here.

Serena Williams is one of the best tennis players to ever grace the sport and this year, she has been making quite a few moves off of the court. Williams is set to be featured on the cover of Forbes for its issue with lists the richest self-made women in the world. What's interesting about Williams' inclusion on this list is the fact that she is the first ever athlete to receive the honor. Williams is more than just an athlete as she is also a global brand that is immediately recognizable to people all over the world.

In the recent Forbes article about the honor, it states that Williams has a net worth of $225 million and has invested in 34 startups over the last five years. She also has her own company called Serena Ventures which helps other companies secure funding. As she explains in the article, one of her biggest mistakes was losing $250,000 while investing in a startup that never took off.

“I learned you can’t overspend, but I also learned that I love seed investing,” Williams explained. “It’s fun to get in there. I don’t gamble. I don’t jump off buildings. I’m the most non-taking-a-chance kind of a person, but I felt like seed was where we wanted to be.”

At 37 years old, Williams says she still plans to play tennis for a long time and won't stop investing in projects she's passionate. From here on out, Williams' fortune will only go up.

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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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