# Serena Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Serena Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 4 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Serena Ventures Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund, Feb 2022 VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Consumer Enterprise Fintech Follow Serena Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fserena-ventures) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **12** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$11M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $5.0M** Rounds led **1 of 4** Pitch Serena Ventures ## Serena Ventures highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 Led 1 rounds ## What they do > Early-Stage VC Firm Founded by Serena Williams From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $100K – $5.0M as they say - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Consumer Enterprise Fintech - **Based in:** San Francisco, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Oct** **[Town](https://millionrounds.com/company/town)** Series B · US · Menlo Ventures **$108M** With 15 others - **2025** 1 round - **Jan** **[Teal Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/teal-health)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$10M** With 3 others - **2019** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Flockjay](https://millionrounds.com/company/flockjay)** US · Fastcompany **$3.0M** *Led* - **Sept** **[Neighborhood Goods](https://millionrounds.com/company/neighborhood-goods)** US · TechCrunch **$11M** With 5 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named** AL **Amy Linnay Berliner** Part-Time CFO i Form ADV EM **Elizabeth Marie Ferreira** Operating Partner i Form ADV SJ **Serena Jameka Williams** Founding Partner and Sole Member i Form ADV We also hold **9** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$80M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** SJW Investments, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 321155 ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **22** of 41 we have independently watched raise [Acmomento](https://millionrounds.com/company/ac-momento)[Bitski](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitski)[Bossbeauties](https://millionrounds.com/company/boss-beauties)[Calico](https://millionrounds.com/company/calico)[Esusu](https://millionrounds.com/company/esusu)[Fiveable](https://millionrounds.com/company/fiveable)[Freeingreturns](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeing-returns)[Getteal](https://millionrounds.com/company/teal-health)[Halp](https://millionrounds.com/company/halp)[Infiniteobjects](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinite-objects)[Khloudfoods](https://millionrounds.com/company/khloud)[Limber](https://millionrounds.com/company/limber)[Lolli](https://millionrounds.com/company/lolli)[Nestcoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/nestcoin)[Opensponsorship](https://millionrounds.com/company/opensponsorship)[Oursprivacy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ours-privacy)[Pachama](https://millionrounds.com/company/pachama)[Shoppinggives](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoppinggives)[Solofunds](https://millionrounds.com/company/solo-funds)[Wondermind](https://millionrounds.com/company/wondermind)[Zigazoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zigazoo)[Zitti](https://millionrounds.com/company/zitti) Addtrace Archiveco Beremarkable Bighead Collectivei Formulary Fromrebel Goodcash Hapiko Joinfoody Joinkliq Joinluminous Joinmidi Juno Mini Myparfait Stears Tracfloapp Wilewomen Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. New fund on file **Raised** a new fund in Feb 2022 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Led 1 of 4 rounds **25%** - **Said size:** $100K – $5.0M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *1* - Series B said *1* - Pre-seed said *-* - Series A said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) 3 **Pitching Serena Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Serena Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Forerunner Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies Serena Ventures put money into. [**Town** $108M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/town)[**Teal Health** $10M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/teal-health)[**Flockjay** $3.0M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/flockjay)[**Neighborhood Goods** $11M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/neighborhood-goods) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Serena Ventures in their description, not their title. - [The Deal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-deal) 3 Sept 2026 · 48 min Re-Run: Serena Williams Wants to Conquer Wall Street Mentions [Serena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena)[Serena Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-williams)[Serena Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 28 Jul 2026 · 26 min Serena Williams on winning in business Mentions [Serena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena)[Serena Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-williams)[Serena Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-ventures) Apple Podcasts - [The Deal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-deal) 2 May 2024 · 50 min Serena Williams Wants to Conquer Wall Street Mentions [Serena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena)[Serena Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-williams)[Serena Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 11 Apr 2024 · 28 min E58: Claude Grunitzky on Democratizing Access to Venture Capital Mentions [Serena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena)[Serena Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 17 Jan 2020 · 1h 8m E1019: Mahmee CEO & Co-Founder Melissa Hanna is helping new moms navigate thru postpartum care, shares insights on getting Serena Williams & Mark Cuban to invest, improving the experience for mothers of color & adding structure to a fragmented industry With [Melissa Hanna](https://millionrounds.com/person/melissa-hanna) Mentions [Mark Cuban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban)[Serena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena)[Serena Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-williams) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Serena Ventures ### What does Serena Ventures invest in? Serena Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, Enterprise and Fintech. ### How active is Serena Ventures? 4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Serena Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Town (Series B, Oct 2026), Teal Health (Seed, Jan 2025) and Flockjay (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019). ### How big are Serena Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M. ### Is Serena Ventures investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Serena Ventures invest alongside? Most often Forerunner Ventures (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Serena Ventures? Serena Ventures is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States. ### How much does Serena Ventures manage? 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