Alexis Ohanian: Co-founder of Reddit and Initialized Capital
Business Owner · Internet & Consumer Tech
Alexis Ohanian co-founded Reddit with Steve Huffman and Aaron Swartz, then co-founded the venture firm Initialized Capital and worked as a Y Combinator partner.
About Alexis Ohanian: Co-founder of Reddit and Initialized Capital
Alexis Kerry Ohanian (born April 24, 1983) is an American internet entrepreneur and investor, best known as the co-founder and former executive chairman of the social media site Reddit with Steve Huffman and Aaron Swartz. He also co-founded the early-stage venture capital firm Initialized Capital, helped launch the travel search website Hipmunk and started the social enterprise Breadpig, and was a partner at the startup accelerator and venture firm Y Combinator. He is based in Florida, where he lives with his wife, tennis player Serena Williams, and their daughters, and as of 2024 his net worth is estimated at $150 million. Ohanian's paternal grandparents fled from Bitlis and Kharput during the Armenian genocide and eventually settled as refugees in Binghamton, New York. His father Chris, a travel agent, was born in San Francisco and his mother Anke, a pharmacy technician, is originally from Hamburg, Germany; through her he spoke German as a second language in childhood, while identifying strongly with his Armenian heritage. Sources: English Wikipedia (Alexis Ohanian, accessed September 2026).
Basic Information
Co-founder, Reddit and Initialized Capital; founder, 776
Company Details
Reddit / Initialized Capital / 776
Social Media, Venture Capital