Serena Williams Invests in Startup to Boost Black Tech Talent

Tennis star backs Karat to help Blacks ace the interview
Williams has long invested in tech and has her own VC firm

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By Jennifer Zabasajja

April 20, 2022 at 8:57 PM UTC

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Tennis superstar Serena Williams is expanding her personal portfolio with a new investment in a Seattle-based startup that’s attempting to close the opportunity gap for Black talent.

Williams will work with Karat, which helps businesses conduct technical interviews, in a “strategic” capacity, to double the number of Black software engineers working in the technology industry.