Aryna Sabalenka’s investment lands $1 billion in funding as she reels from 2026 US Open heartbreak

Aryna Sabalenka, the 28 year old Belarusian professional tennis star who currently holds the World No. 2 ranking in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, is currently with the loss against Elena Rybakina, in three sets: 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, in the 2026 US Open. Amid this, her investment in a brand has sparked chaos after it received a whopping $1 billion in funding.Aryna Sabalenka’s investment gets a $1 billion in funding as she remains focused on her career amid the 2026 US Open heartbreakAryna Sabalenka is a global ambassador and equity shareholder in IM8 Health, a y growing premium longevity and nutritional supplement brand which has been co-founded by David Beckham and parent company Prenetics Global.The 28 year old tennis star has been associated with the profitable brand for over a year now after she invested in it in June 2025. As per reports, just a few weeks ago, it was announced that the brand IM8 has taken on $1 billion in funding from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF),Adit Swarup, a partner at General Catalyst and lead on the CVF partnership with Prenetics Global issued a statement that read as, “IM8 is a category-defining consumer health business, and the underlying cohort economics are among the strongest we’ve seen across the Customer Value Fund portfolio…”The statement added, “Their cohort retention data is remarkable: highly consistent across geographies, subscription tenors, and product lines, with quarterly renewal rates setting new industry benchmarks for direct-to-consumer health.”Prenetics Global co-founding partner & CEO Danny Yeung weighed in on adding Aryna Sabalenka as he said her coach, Jason Stacy, had recommended her to try it out.Prenetics Global co-founding partner & CEO Danny Yeung said, “Of course, Jason does a lot of vetting before he gives anything to Aryna first…She started taking it and she actually felt different in terms of energy, endurance, cognitive function, et cetera... Her agent [Evolve’s Stuart Duguid] got in touch and said, ‘You know what, Aryna really likes the product, she’s been taking the product, and she only endorses things that she really believes in and uses herself every day.’ That’s where the conversation got started.”Aryna Sabalenka’s net worth has increased significantly as she becomes one of the highest paid tennis players in the worldWhile Aryna Sabalenka has not spoken of her investment in public yet, she has been pretty active with investments in growing startups.Apart from IM8, the tennis star has also acquired equity stakes in the prebiotic soda brand Olipop and the propolis-based wellness company Beekeeper's Naturals.According to Forbes, Aryna Sabalenka’s net worth is a whopping $22 million as she is the 4th highest paid tennis player in the world.While the 28 year old star keeps her focus on the court, it seems her investments have grown rapidly.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.