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Venus Williams is backing a hot new finance startup

Sallie L. Krawcheck's Ellevest, a digital investment advisor for women, closed its second round of funding today with a group of A-list female superstars from the worlds of sports, finance and tech. 

The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures and included:

  • Tennis star Venus Williams.
  • Ariel Investments presidentMellody Hobson.
  • Venture capitalists and Aspect Ventures cofounders Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstand.
  • Former deputy general counsel at Google Miriam Rivera.
  • Broadway Angels founder Sonja Perkins.
  • VC firm Thomas, McNerney & Partners co-founder Karen Boezi.

These women join the squad of female Ellevest Series A investors Karen Finerman, the CEO of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, and Andrea Jung, the President and CEO of Grameen America. 

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