Celebrity Investors in Tech Start-ups
In its list 'The New Celebrity Entrepreneurs', Forbes has tagged Justin Bieber as 'a budding venture capitalist'. Here are some other celebrities who are known for their entrepreneurship
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Celebrity Investors in Tech Start-upsAccording to Forbes, in November actress and singer Selena Gomez joined an angel-investment round for photo-sharing app Postcard on the Run. A Los Angeles start-up, this app lets mobile users snap pictures on their phones and turn them into physical postcards.
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Celebrity Investors in Tech Start-upsAnother celebrity who has been recognised by Forbes for her entrepreneurship is American television reality star, model and actress Kim Kardashian, who is also the co-founder of online subscription shoe company ShoeDazzle.com.
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Celebrity Investors in Tech Start-upsAmerican television and film actress Jessica Alba owns a significant stake in 'The Honest Company', a website that offers monthly deliveries of non-toxic diapers and cleaning products to new moms, according to Forbes.
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Celebrity Investors in Tech Start-upsRetired basketball player David Robinson along with his business partner Daniel Bassichis founded investment enterprise Admiral Capital Group. According to Forbes, he also invested in Thrive15, an online platform showing video lessons on entrepreneurship.