776 Invitational to offer biggest purse for all-female track event

Zoom in: "776 is committing to the biggest purse ever for an all-female track event. We're going to make sure that these female athletes are getting their due," Ohanian said at the event, produced by Axios and Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment.

• Olympic sprinter Gabby Thomas, who was onstage with Ohanian, will be the first partner.
• "If I were to invest in track and field right now, it would be [in] accessibility and visibility to the sport," Thomas said.
• Thomas said track athletes are not "really incentivized as athletes to compete at every track meet" because the majority of her peers' income comes from brand partners.

Zoom out: Ohanian's early career was co-founding Reddit. In recent years, he has been an active investor in and vocal advocate of women's sports. He's the founder of venture capital firm 776, and is married to tennis champion Serena Williams.

• Ohanian is the principal owner of the Los Angeles-based National Women's Soccer League team, Angel City. Last year, he formed a new golf team, Los Angeles Golf Club, alongside Serena and Venus Williams.

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TN50: The Business of Women's Sports Summit is an event focused on the growing marketing and investment dollars in women's sports. The event, produced by Axios and Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment, features top female athletes, sports leaders and investors in the women's sports industry.

Editor's note: This story was updated with quotes from Thomas.