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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How Serena Williams built an off-court investing powerhouse

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As Serena Williams concludes her amazing tennis career, she’s already on the way to superstar status in another competitive realm — venture capital, as this Forbes magazine article details. The magazine takes a look back at its coverage of Williams in 2019, when she became the first athlete ever to hit Forbes’ annual list of the America’s Richest Self-Made Women, with an estimated fortune of $225 million, “the vast majority of it having come via her brain and brand rather than her backhand.” Now, with an estimated net worth of $260 million on the 2022 list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women, the 40-year-old tennis legend is already well underway toward another grand slam, this one focused on the success of other women- and minority-owned startups. In case you didn’t see it three years ago, here’s a look back in this cover story Forbes recently republished about Williams’ drive for success off the tennis court.