Business Insider has compiled a list of this year’s celebrities who also invested the most money into technology. First up is Black Eyed Peas member, Will.i.Am (pictured above). He has become the latest celebrity to release his own brand of technology products – with a range of iPhone accessories to also go on sale later this month. His consumer electronics and app venture, foto.sosho, is the world’s first digital camera and app combination for the iPhone 4s and iPhone. It purpose is to transform the iPhone into a 14 megapixel camera!
The rest of the list, in no particular order, can be seen below:
Lady Gaga: Mama Monster has invested in several technology start-up companies in recent times including music sharing platform Turntable FM and celebrity social media site Backplane. Kanye West also owns shares in Turntable FM.
Usain Bolt: The world’s fastest man has put his name to another tech savy celebrity technology brand in the form of Ludacris’ Soul headphones.
Leonardo DiCaprio: Leo has joined Serena Williams, Toby Maguire and Lance Armstrong in investing in photo and video sharing company, Mobli. The Israeli based tech company allows its users to share photos and videos of their daily experiences.
Bob Marley: The House of Marley is a audio consumer electronics company that has aligned itself with Bob Marley. The company produces ethical and environmentally friendly headphones and speaker systems that “embody Bob Marley’s vision.”
Bono: Bono is a very successful technology entrepreneur having invested in Facebook, Yelp, Dropbox and Palm. The U2 front man started up investment fund Elevation Partners with band mate the Edge.
Justin Bieber: Bieber has continued to increase his technology portfolio by investing in music sharing company Spotify. He has also put his name to a variety of gadgets including Beats Audio headphones and a singing toothbrush.
Justin Timberlake: After playing Sean Parker in the film Social Network Justin Timberlake has invested heavily in a number of technology companies. The actor invests in tech companies focused on the arts including Stipple, Miso Media and Myspace.
Ashton Kutcher: The actor has become extremely influential with investments in several companies including Skype, Foursquare and Chegg.
Dr. Dre: Beats by Dre headphones have been a huge hit globally. The hip hop star has sparked a whole host of celebrities into endorsing his headphone sets, including One Direction and 50 Cent.
[Source: Business Insider]
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