Beyoncé

Yes the queen of the BeyHive silently invests into tech!  Now of course she is a brand all in her own right, landing number 34 on Forbes Celebrity 100 list this year.  But most recently Beyoncé invested $150,000 into SideStep, via her management company Parkwood Entertainment.  SideStep is an app that will let you buy concert merchandise ahead of the concert and pick up when you get there.

Robert Downey Jr.

Nas

*Cues up If I ruled the World*  Rapper Nas, doesn't just dabble, he has Silicon Valley venture capitalist Ben Horowitz advising him!  Smart moves there Mr Nasir.  The two are both investors in the lyric annotation site Rap Genius, now known as Genius. Between his company QueensBridge Venture Partner and his own personal investments, he has 41 investments, that include, Tilt, SeatGeek, Coinbase and a host of others.

Magic Johnson

This one is an obvious one but since we share the same birthday, he's going on this list lol!  (I didn't know that until I went and did my research)  This guy literally has his hands in everything! From Movie Theaters to Starbucks (which he sold) to 30 Burger Kings.   Did you know he's on the board of Directors for Square??   His company Magic Johnson Enterprises as recently as September invested in Uncharted Play a company that looks to use technology to empower the people.

Ashton Kutcher

He's definitely not the guy he played on That 70's Show....not even close.  Ashton Kutcher's portfolio of tech investments reads like a seasoned business man.  He's got over 50 invesments, some noteable ones include AirBnB, Duolingo, SeatGeek, and Change.org.



If you take nothing else from this, it should be that you don't have to be an IT person to invest in technology and you should also be making your money work for you!


~ChicDivaGeek