It seems quite a few successful celebs have institute a second calling as Silicon Valley investors . Ashton Kutcher , for example , has parlay his public image and piles ofThat ' 70s Showcash into a fairly lucrative side gig as a speculation capitalist , cobalt - foundinghis own investment firmand pouring 1000000 into unicorns like Uber and Airbnb . But he ’s just one of many big names who ’re actively indue in lesser - known startups , betting big that they ’ll be the nextSnapchat– and praying they do n’t break themselves to be the nextTheranos . allow ’s take a face at who ’s throwing their money at what .
Jared Leto – actor/musician
investiture : Frame.io , Nom , Headspace , Blue Bottle Coffee , Zenefits , PlateJoy , Life On Air Inc. ,Reserve , Reddit , Superpedestrian , Radius , Robinhood , Surf Air , GobblerAs if moonlight as a rockstar were n’t enough to keep this Oscar winner engaged , he ’s amassed an impressive investing portfolio with stake in 14 dissimilar company – including Surf Air , a member - only , on - demand individual jet Robert William Service that only flies around California .
Jessica Alba – actress/entrepreneur
investment : Headspace , manage by Q , HonorYou may have heard about Alba ’s own billion - dollar venture , The Honest Company , which she co - founded in 2011 , but she ’s also a fiscal backer of a few others let in Managed By Q , which is essentially a TaskRabbit for federal agency director . Unclear whether James Bond is call for .
Dwyane Wade – athlete
investment : StanceThe Chicago Bulls star has stakes in the freshness sock mark Stance . He ’s credibly just in it for the free socks .
Lady Gaga – musician
investment : BackplaneGaga ’s big investiture was in a venture that would facilitate brands build standalone social networks , but much like Gaga herself , it was reinvented into something slightly different : a way for anyone to create custom - themed on-line communities .
Justin Bieber – musician
Investments : Shots Studios , StampedIf Bieber ’s star ever burns out , he might be able to exist well off the dividend from a twosome of investments , include Stamped , a " recommendation " app that was produce by Yahoo .
Tony Hawk – athlete
investment : Blue Bottle CoffeeMr . Pro Skatermust really , really love his artisanal beans .
Arnold Schwarzenegger – athlete/actor/politician
Investments : GoogleArnold had the foresightfulness to throw his fiscal reinforcement behind the fledgling hunt engine right smart back in ' 99 .
Ellen DeGeneres – actress/comedian
Investments : StampedThat ’s right – Ellen and Biebs are de facto commercial enterprise married person .
Kevin Spacey – actor
Investments : Madefire , Frame.io , WonderSpacey is a newbie of sorts when it comes to Silicon Valley , backing three different companies just this year , include Wonder , about which very small is known other than it hassomethingto do with virtual realism .
Drake – rapper/actor
Investments : MadefireAubrey Graham ’s play big on Madefire , a digital funnies app that ’s also branching out into augmented- and virtual - world play .
Steph Curry – athlete
investiture : SlyceThe NBA star ’s put his money on a startup dedicated to helping athletes and stars well wield their " brands " via societal media .
Snoop Dogg – musician
Investments : GameOn , Philz Coffee , Reddit , RobinhoodSnoop ’s various investment include GameOn , an app for sports fans , and a California - based coffee bean chain that shares his chemical attraction for unusual names .
Tyra Banks – model/talk-show host/reality-TV star
Investments : Locket , Videogram , The Muse , The HuntAmong the several troupe this former supermodel has backed is Locket , an Android - specific app that in the beginning allow brands to circularise ads on a phone ’s lock screen , and would pay users a few cents any clock time they unlocked their phones .
John Legend – musician
investment funds : Thrive marketplace , Bungalow Clothing , GobblerMr . Chrissy Teigen is regard with a few interesting startups , including Thrive Market , which has been described as an online Whole Foods for " people who are n’t rich . " Yes , please !
Leonardo DiCaprio – actor/professional model-dater
investment : Qloo , RUNA , Diamond Foundry , Rubicon Global , Casper , Zuli , Cue , mobliThe proprietor of America ’s pet pa bod has his script in several forward - thinking ventures , including the sustainable trash - collection startup Rubicon Global , wellness - tracking equipment Cue , and RUNA , an " gumptious " tea brand that supports indigenous farmers in the Amazon .
Justin Timberlake – musician/actor
Investments : Stipple , Miso MediaJT would be wise to cling to entertainment , considering both of the ventures he ’s backed have gone under .
Oprah Winfrey – media mogul
Investments : WaywireOprah ’s spidey sense for impertinent investments led her to a company that uses proprietary technology to curate and aggregate TV for stain around the World Wide Web .
Selena Gomez – musician/actress
investment : Postcard on the RunSelena Gomez does n’t have a great runway disk as a moneyman . The one companionship she put her money on , an app that allow you to sprain smartphone photo into strong-arm postcard , move belly up last yr .
Derek Jeter – athlete
Investments : BlueJeans connection , WePlayThe MLB all - star is affect in two wildly different startups , let in the video - conferencing company BlueJeans and WePlay , a societal mesh for young jock and sports team management .
Tobey Maguire – actor
Investments : toot , Casper , mobliLeo ’s crony seems to have follow his lead in investing in both Casper and mobli , but went out on his own with the regrettably bring up toot , an app that provides scholar with on - demand tutors in their arena .
Jimmy Fallon – comedian
Investments : Turntable.fmTheTonightShowhost invest in the practical DJ app Turntable.fm , which was actually pretty popular for a little while , before call it quits in 2014 .
Beyoncé – musician/actress
Investments : Sidestep , WTRMLN WTRBey is betting on a couple company , including one that bottles refreshinglystimulatingcold - pressed watermelon vine juice , and Sidestep , an app that lets fan shop and purchase concert merch before , during , and after a show .
Chamillionaire – musician
Investments : Maker StudiosThe bill poster boy of mid - aughts Houston blame was an early investor in Maker Studios , a digital media output planetary house that was acquired by Disney in 2014 .
Serena Williams – athlete
investment funds : Mayvenn , mobliThe disc - breaking tennis wiz is yet another celeb - vestor in mobli , as well as Mayvenn , a web - based portal for hairstylists to deal products immediately to customers without have inventory .
Ryan Seacrest – media personality
investment : Headspace , ATTN:,DigiTour Media , StampedOur modern - day Dick Clark is supporting a serial of behind - the - scenes ventures , including DigiTour Media , which make festivals and concerts around " social media experience . "
Eminem – musician
Investments : GeniusEminem ’s big investment funds in Genius lay down a lot of sense for a humankind who ’s known for his wordplay . It ’s a crowdsourced catalogue of annotated birdsong lyrics , which late team up up with Spotify to createa nifty new featureon the pelt Robert William Service .
James Cameron – director
investment : Planetary ResourcesOf execute the legendary sci - fi theater director has invested in an asteroid - excavation company . Of course .
Elton John – musician
Investments : GobblerAlong with Jared Leto , Elton John has poured a in force deal of Johnny Cash into Gobbler , a Dropbox of sorts for instrumentalist which makes it wanton to store and collaborate on recording .
Will Smith – actor/musician
investment : Julep , BioBeats , Fancy , Chromatik , Tuition.io , StanceJaden ’s dad has amassed a weirdly diverse portfolio , with investments in an due east - commerce cosmetics company ( Julep ) , an app that uses AI to treat chronic condition ( BioBeats ) , and a site that particularize in cataloging sheet music and guitar tabs for musicians ( Chromatik ) .
Demi Moore – actress
investing : Thrive market place , Beautycon , FashismDemi Moore ’s in on the Thrive Market train with John Legend , and has back Beautycon , which hosts breast around the world for influencers in the looker and fashion communities .
Bruno Mars – musician
investment funds : ChromatikBruno is another celeb who ’s dropped money into the online repository of on - need sheet medicine and guitar chord .
Damon Wayans – comedian
Investments : BioBeatsThe middle Wayans brother also counts himself among the far-famed moneyman of this health app developer .
Hilary Swank – actress
Investments : TapitureThe Academy Award - win actress had a stake in this situation and app , which was ab initio conceived as a " Pinterest for men , " but shutter in 2015 .
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs – musician/entrepreneur
Investments : PleekIn his never - ending pursuit to remain relevant , Diddy enthrone in Pleek , a message app that sounds suspiciously like to Snapchat .
Tiger Woods – athlete
Investments : GoogleHe may exercise poor judgment off the course of study , but Tiger Woods made a sassy , wise move hopping on the Google train before it aim off self-aggrandizing meter back in ' 99 .
Pusha T – musician
Investments : Mass AppealThe Bronx - born rapper is one of the several investor in the alt - media company found back in ' 96 , which has since spawned a record recording label .
LeBron James – athlete
Investments : WePlayLeBron is another pro athlete heavyweight that ’s financially imply in the sports - focused societal - networking site .
Adam Levine – musician
investment : Varsity Tutors , CasperMaroon 5 ’s frontman join quite the roster of celebs who ’ve invest in Casper , the mattress inauguration best known for all its precious NYC subway ads . He ’s also backed Varsity Tutors , which pairs students with specialized instructors online .
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