Paris Koka

Paris Koka is currently an Investor at Serena Ventures, the venture capital firm founded by Serena Williams, where she evaluates various early-stage startup opportunities. She assumed her current position in November 2024 after steadily progressing through multiple roles within the organization over a nearly two-year period. Koka initially joined the firm as an Intern in February 2023, subsequently advancing to Administrative Services Coordinator in June 2023 and then to Analyst in August 2023. Prior to her transition into venture capital, she gained direct entrepreneurial experience as the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Koka Catering. She managed the operational aspects of the independent food service business from March 2020 until November 2021. Her professional background combines direct operational leadership in the food and beverage sector with progressive investment analysis experience within the venture capital industry.