2025 Serena Williams Pitch Contest

📖 About Serena Williams Pitch Contest

For the 10th anniversary, one lucky participant will have the opportunity to share their business idea with investor, CEO, and tennis legend Serena Williams. The winner will also travel to New York City for a day at Serena Ventures HQ and receive a $15,000 seed fund.

Opportunity Details

• Date Published: September 22, 2025
• Application Deadline: September 23, 2025
• Category: Contest, Fully Funded, Grants
• Opportunity Location: United States

Sponsor Organization

• MasterClass

🎁 Benefits of Serena Williams Pitch Contest

The Grand Prize includes:

• Review of business pitch deck by Serena Williams.
• Virtual meeting (30 minutes) with Serena Williams to discuss the business pitch deck.
• $15,000 start-up budget (awarded as a corporate check or wire transfer).
• In-person meet-and-greet and lunch with partners and experts from Serena Ventures at their NYC office.
• Economy air travel for one person to New York City, including ground transportation to/from the airport, hotel, and Serena Ventures office (if needed).
• Local hotel accommodation for two nights in NYC (one room, room and tax only).
• $500 spending money (awarded as a corporate check or wire transfer).

✅ Serena Williams Pitch Contest Requirements

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be U.S. residents (excluding Alaska, Arizona, and Hawaii).
• Be entrepreneurs with a bold, innovative business idea.
• Commit to watching Serena's MasterClass tennis course before entering.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: September 23, 2025
• To apply, visit the application website.

🌐 Scholarship Application Portal

For more details, visit the Serena Williams Pitch Contest Terms.

✈️ Contact Information

For further inquiries, refer to the official contest page linked above.

• Review of business pitch deck by Serena Williams;
• A virtual meeting for one (1) person with Serena Williams for one 30-minute session to discuss business pitch deck;
• A $15,000 start-up budget from Sponsor (awarded as a corporate check or wire transfer to Winner);
• An in-person meet-and-greet and lunch for one (1) person with partner(s) and expert(s) from Serena Ventures at their New York City Office;
• Economy air travel for one (1) person to New York City and ground transportation to/from airport and hotel (if and as needed), and transfers between hotel and Serena Ventures office (if and as needed);
• Local hotel accommodation for two (2) nights in New York City in one (1) room (room and room tax only) (if and as needed);
• $500 spending money (awarded as a corporate check or wire transfer to Winner).