7 Most Successful Celebrity-Backed Startups


BANGALORE: Startups or the startup culture has now become popular in recent times. By popular means, lots of people, big companies and even celebrities want to try out this field.

And if we go back and open the history over the past few years celebrities have been getting more and more involved in startups – especially tech startups. Some companies that have taken celebrity buzz and cash, and used them as a huge advantage are playing in billions today. And if that catches your attention more, here is the list of 7 celebs that got associated with startups and outperformed more than expected as compiled by Tech Crunch.

1. Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher is well known for his gorgeous looks, and fabulous acting, but when it comes to investing in startups, Ashton Kutcher is definitely one of the best. Kutcher knows how to spread his investment seeds far and wide, and therefore, has found success with investments in Skype, Foursquare, The Hunt, Hipmunk and LikeALitte.

Kutcher has even co-founded a venture fund, A-Grade Investments that has invested in multiple tech companies including Spotify, Airbnb, Fab, Uber, Dwolla and Path. In 2010, Kutcher was named as one of The Times Magazine’s Top 100 influential people.

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