Venus Williams has invested in a $ 500 m funding round to support Ellevest , a robo - advisory start - up built to address the gender investing gap . The wealth - management initiative is run by Sallie Krawcheck , a former executive at Citigroup and founder of America . The robo - advisor 's proprietary algorithm will enable clients to access goal - oriented investment opportunities for wealth investing , retiring and buying wealth .
Venus Williams has invested in a $9m funding round to support Ellevest, a robo-advisory start-up built to address the gender investing gap. The wealth-management platform is run by Sallie Krawcheck, a former executive at Citigroup and Bank of America. The robo-advisor's proprietary algorithm will enable clients to access goal-oriented investment plans for starting businesses, retiring and buying properties.