Serena Williams embarks on a business venture at Fantasy Sorare, a company in which Gerard Piqué is a partner

The Williams sisters became the athletes of today thanks to the film that opens this Friday, The Williams Method, which tells the life of Richard, the father of Serena and Venus, who trained them from childhood to become the best tennis players of history, also amassing great wealth, and it is that according to ForbesSerena has $45,900,000 in net worth, and her sister, Venus, $11,300,000.

Amounts that have led them to invest in big projects, and other stars like Rafa Nadal, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gerard Piqué, among others, also know about it. And it is that the American tennis player has in common with the latter a company that is estimated to go very far, published daily AS from Spain.

The great signing of Sorare

Serena Williams has become the luxury signing on the board of directors of Fantasy Sorare, the soccer platform where users collect limited edition digital collectible cards with which they manage their own team and win prizes. A business in which the central defender of FC Barcelona is an investor.

Serena will now take on an advisory role within the board of the company, which is currently valued at more than $3.9 billion after it was founded in 2018 and the technology was brought on board. blockchain in December 2019.

“Excited to join Sorare”, wrote the tennis player in her profile of Instagram, announcing his new project.

“Serena is one of the most important figures in sport and culture, and has redefined what it means to be a modern athlete and entrepreneur, including her unprecedented successes in early-stage investments,” said Sorare CEO Nicolás Julia. , through a statement issued by the company this week to announce his signing.

And it is that Piqué is not the only athlete who acts as an investor of Fantasy Sorare, because so are Antoine Griezmann, his former teammate at Barça, and Rio Ferdinand. (D)