16 Facts About Alexis Ohanian
On December 29, 2016, international tennis superstar, Serena Williams, announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, in the form of a poem on no other than Reddit!
For those not familiar with Alexis Ohanian, he's a tech guru of Armenian descent. The team at Harsanik is a huge fan of Alexis and we're inspired by his accomplishments.
Photo Source: Alexis Ohanian Blog
Here are 16 interesting facts about Alexis Ohanian:
1. Co-founder of Reddit, a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Reddit is currently the #7 most visited site in the USA according to Alexa.
2. Co-founder of Initialized Capital, a venture capital firm.
3. Helped launch travel site Hipmunk.
4. On the Forbes 30 under 30 two years in a row.
5. Author of bestselling book Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed.
6. Creative! He's designed the mascots of every company he's started.
7. Father is Chris Ohanian, an Armenian-American whose family were Armenian Genocide survivors. Mother is Anke who was born in Germany. Here's Alexis's Twitter post on April 24, 2015.
If a brave little Armenian boy (my great grandfather) hadn't survived the #ArmenianGenocide, there'd be no @reddit. http://t.co/Nqq0Vccd0t
— Alexis Ohanian (@alexisohanian) April 24, 2015
8. Volunteered in Armenia in 2010 for 4-months through the Kiva Microfunds non-profit organization.
9. Organized the first TEDx Yerevan event. Here's the video of his talk:
10. Personal Moto: Make the World Suck Less. You can follow him on his blog.
11. Born on April 24th, the recognition day of the Armenian Genocide.
12. He is 6 foot 5! Taller than Serena who's 5 foot 9!
13. Activist of the open internet who joined the fight against Congress’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate’s Protect I.P. Act (PIPA) in 2012.
14. When Serena Williams won her 22nd grand slam at Wimbeldon, he called her his "queen" on his Instagram post!
Photo Source: Alexis Ohanian Instagram
15. Romantic? Here's the poem Serena Williams posted on Reddit to announce their engagement:
I came home
A little late
Someone had a bag packed for me
And a carriage awaited
Destination: Rome
To escort me to my very own "charming"
Back to where our stars first collided
And now it was full circle
At the same table we first met by chance
This time he made it not by chance
But by choice
Down on one knee
He said 4 words
And
r/isaidyes
16. According to Wikipedia, he is now the luckiest nerd of them all!
The couple has kept their relationship very private, and one of the very few photos of the two of them is the famous Halloween costume photo posted by Serena on her Instagram account.
Photo Source: Serena Williams Instagram
For those curious about the engagement ring, Serena recently posted a funny photo of her ring on Instagram!
Photo Source: Serena Williams Instagram
Alexis seems to be thrilled with the congratulatory wishes from all, especially the Armenian community! Here's his post on Twitter:
Thank you for all the kind words--esp from all my Armenian brothers & sisters debating when they can claim Serena as Armenian.
We love this couple's humor, creativity, and incredible achievements.
According to E! News, sources say the couple’s wedding will be in about a year. We can’t wait to see all the details and find out whether they choose to incorporate any Armenian wedding traditions.
Congratulations to Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams! We're very excited for both of you and wish you a lifetime of love, laughter, and happiness!
UPDATE: Alexis and Serena got married on November 16, 2017. Harsanik co-founder Marineh Tchakerian had the honor of meeting Alexis Ohanian at a tech event in Los Angeles and he agreed to have his wedding featured on Harsanik! We had the opportunity to interview Alexis Ohanian and we're thrilled to feature Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams' wedding on our blog!
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