These 11 Celebrities Are The Most Active Angel Investors

#11. Jay-Z Name of Fund: Marcy Venture Partners Notable investments: Uber, Impossible foods Back in 2011, Jay-Z invested in Uber during its Series B round. This was well before he founded his fund Marcy Venture Partners. In 2019, he took part in Impossible Foods’ $300 million fundraising round. #10. Bono Name of fund: Elevation Partners Notable investments: Facebook, Seamless Toy Company Bono founded private equity firm Elevation Partners in 2004. He does most of his tech investing through the firm. An early investment in Facebook has fueled the persistent rumors that Bono is a billionaire. He also invested personally in Vamo, the event discovery platform that was acquired by Airbnb. #9. Snoop Dogg Name of fund: Casa Verde Capital Notable investments: Reddit, Metrc Snoop Dogg has participated in 27 funding rounds, most of which were in the cannabis industry, including Metrc. He’s also invested in Reddit and Robinhood. #8. Will Smith Name of fund:  Dreamers VC Number of personal investments: 14 Notable investments; The Boring Company, Nurx Will Smith partnered up with Japanese soccer star Keisuke Honda to launch Dreamers VC. They invest in companies including health tech startup Genome Medical and virtual reality firm Sandbox. They’ve also made an investment in Elon Musk’s tunnel-digging startup The Boring Company. #7. Ryan Howard Name of fund: SeventySix Capital Notable investments: ShotTracker, NRG Esports The MLB’s Ryan Howard started his career in venture capital in 2017, a year before he retired from professional baseball. He joined SeventySix Capital as a partner and focuses on investing in company at the intersection of sports and technology. He also chairs the fund’s Athlete Venture Group, which helps pro athletes learn to invest and work with sports tech startups and entrepreneurs. #6. Jared Leto Notable investments: Reddit, Zenefits, HouseParty Jared Leto’s startup investments have been made with his own money, rather than through a fund. His track record his pretty good. Reddit is a solid performer and HouseParty was acquired by Facebook. #5. Serena Williams Name of fund: Serena Ventures Notable investments: MasterClass, Impossible Foods Serena Williams’ investment focus is on companies that help women and minority entrepreneurs. Sixty percent of Williams’ investments have been in companies that are led by women or people of color. #4. Carmelo Anthony Name of fund: Melo7 Tech Partners Notable investments: Mophie, Myro Carmelo Anthony founded the venture fund Melo7 Tech Partners. He focuses on companies in digital media and esports. #3. Joe Montana Name of fund: Liquid 2 Ventures Notable investment: Lambda School Lately, legendary San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana has gotten involved in the cannabis industry, He personally invested in dispensary Caliva’s Series A funding round. #2. Nas Name of fund: Queensbridge Venture Partners Notable investments: Philz Coffee, Casper mattresses, Ring #1. Ashton Kutcher Name of fund: A-Grade Investments, Sound Ventures Notable investments: Airbnb, Uber, Casper mattresses Over the past decade, Ashton Kutcher has poured more than $3 billion into various startups as both a founding partner and angel investor. He got in early on Uber, Airbnb, Skype, and Spotify. A-Grade Investments has grown into a $250 million fund.