Hollywood Celebrities Invading Technology
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siliconindia | Thursday, 29 March 2012, 14:50 Hrs
MC Hammer
Investor: Bump
Popularly called as ‘Hammer’ in tech circles, he has invested in companies like the rapidly growing mobile payments startup Square and Bump Technologies. The app helps to share contact information and photos by simply bumping two phones. The rapper who popularized hip-hop in 1990’s founded a social media dance site ‘DanceJam’ which lost its fizz, and now he is working on WireDoo, a search engine, he heavily banks on to do well.
Andy Samberg
Co Founded CanaryHop
CanaryHop is the online marketplace which connects travelers with local experts offering traditional services like tours or lessons, but also residents knowledgeable in a certain area, like the best restaurants in town.
