Alexis Ohanian Biography
Alexis Ohanian is an internet entrepreneur, activist, and investor from the United States. He is best known for being one of the co-founders of the popular social news website ‘Reddit.’ In addition, he co-founded the early-stage venture capital firm Initialized Capital, assisted in the launch of the travel search website Hipmunk, and founded the social enterprise Breadpig. He was also a Y Combinator partner.
Alexis Ohanian Age- Birthday
Ohanian was born Alexis Kerry Ohanian on April 24, 1983, in Brooklyn, New York City, United States of America. He is 39 years old as of April 2022.
Alexis Ohanian Education
He graduated from ‘Howard High School’ in Ellicott City, Maryland. He joined the ‘University of Virginia,’ and completed a degree in commerce and history in 2005.
Alexis Ohanian Height
Alexis stands at a height of 6’5″ (196 cm), tall.
Alexis Ohanian Family- Parents
Ohanian was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, to Anke and Chris Ohanian on April 24, 1983. His mother was German, and his father was of Armenian ancestry.
Alexis Ohanian Wife
He admired tennis player Serena Williams and proposed to her in December 2016, after dating her for 15 months. Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., their daughter, was born in September 2017. The couple married in New Orleans in November 2017.
Alexis Ohanian Reddit Career
In 2005, he and his friend Steve Huffman sold the concept of ‘MyMobileMenu’ to the seed accelerating company ‘Y Combinator’. The company liked the concept but advised the duo to come up with something more unique to fund.
They then devised the concept of’reddit.com.’ It was intended to be a social news and media aggregator to which registered users could contribute content. The phrase “read it” inspired the name. ‘Reddit’ was accepted as a startup by ‘Y Combinator’ in 2005 and was sold to the media company ‘Condé Nast’ in 2006 for an undisclosed sum between $10 and $20 million.
He remained a member of the board of directors and continued to work closely with ‘Reddit’ as a co-founder with Huffiman. He also launched several new businesses at the same time. He established ‘Breadpig’ in 2007. The company makes “nerdy” products. The products are then sold, with the proceeds going to charity. He founded the company, which is now running on its own without his daily involvement. In 2010, he spent three months in Armenia working in microfinance with the non-profit organization ‘Kiva,’ which uses the internet to lend money to small entrepreneurs and students in over 80 countries.
The project’s goal was to assist people in overcoming poverty and becoming self-sufficient. He also founded ‘Das Kapital Capital,’ which focuses on start-up investments, consulting, and advice. Under his leadership and guidance, ‘Reddit’ became an independent company in 2015. He ran the company until February 2018, when he decided to focus on investing. He helped launch the third ‘Initialized Capital’ fund with Garry Tan, which made seed investments in companies like ‘Instacart,’ ‘Opendoor,’ ‘Zenefits,’ and ‘Cruise.’
Alexis Ohanian Net Worth
Alex has an estimated net worth of 40 million dollars as of 2022.