American football quarterback Caleb Williams is launching an investment firm named 888 Midas. The new entity will target “like-minded associations and select private equity, venture capital and real estate funding opportunities,” 888 Midas said in a statement. Williams is the first player selected in the 2024 National Football League (NFL) draft by the Chicago Bears.
Williams’ partners and advisors in the venture include Sherif Guirgis, former Managing Director at Main Street Advisors; Ross Walker, co-founder and Managing Partner of real estate firm Hawkins Way Capital; John Terzian, co-founder and Co-President of The h.wood Group, a hospitality, lifestyle and media company; and Lew Wolff, Chairman of real estate development and management firm Wolff Urban and former co-owner and Managing Partner of the Oakland Athletics team in Major League Baseball (MLB).