Celebrities are increasingly getting their
fingers in tech companies, including such well-known ones as Facebook
and Foursquare.
Huffington Post rounds up 23 Hollywood VIPs who dabble in tech on the side:
- Leonardo DiCaprio: He invested $4 million in Mobli, a real-time visual media platform, last October.
- Selena Gomez: The singer/actress contributed $750,000 to mobile app Postcard on the Run last November.
- Justin Bieber:
Gomez's boyfriend is also trying to do good with his investment: He
contributed money to mobile app PhoneGuard, and also warned about the
dangers of texting while driving for the company.
- Kim Kardashian: She co-founded shoe-sharing site Shoedazzle in 2009, and it's gotten $60 million in funding since then.
- Ellen DeGeneres:
The talk show host backs Sojo Studios, a social gaming company whose
Facebook game allows users to contribute to good causes while playing.
- will.i.am:
The Black Eyed Peas singer is Intel's director of creative innovation,
focusing on "new technologies, music, and tech advocacy."
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complete list, which includes a look at what MC Hammer is doing these days.
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