Celebrities often jump at the opportunity to become an angel investors if a company has the potential to become successful.

Angel investors provide funds or capital to a startup business, in exchange for profit or ownership.

In addition, they act as financial aids in the initial stages of a business when others are not inclined to back them.

However, there are many celebrities that do take the risk and become angel investors in the hope that it pays off.

The following are a list of the six most active celebrity angel investors in the business today.

Nas

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Nasir Jones, a.k.a. Nas has been named the greatest rapper ever by readers of NME.com but that’s not all he’s talented at.

The R&B star is one of the most active celebrity angel investors and business founders.

Subsequently, Nas has co-founded Queensbridge Venture Partners as well as some pretty high-profile startups.

Additionally, Nas provides funding for successful brand like Dropbox, SeatGeek, and Lyft.

As well as investing in top technology companies, Nas has also provided support to Walker & Company Brands created by Tristan Walker.

Serena Williams

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Tennis professional, Serena Williams revealed in 2019 that she’d been quietly investing in early stage companies since 2014.

As one of the most active celebrity angel investors, the pro athlete funds over 20 companies such as Tonal, Brandless, and The Wing.

The sports star also invests in the highly successful celebrity teaching platform, MasterClass.

Not only does Williams serve on the tennis court, but also as an advisor and investor for Bumble‘s Bumble Fund and Female Founders Fund.

Williams is among a new wave of progressive financiers which act on funding companies run by women and people of color.

Justin Timberlake

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Justin Timberlake has built an impressive resume as one of the top celebrity angel investors over the years.

The new king of pop, as described by Rolling Stones, has invested in as well as co-founded the clothing line, WilliamRast.

Along with that, Timberlake previously funded Mirimichi Golf Course in Memphis which he sold in 2014 for a paltry amount of $500,000.

Furthermore, Timberlake also teamed up with Interscope Records in a joint venture as well as founding his own label, Tennman Records.

The singer songwriter also invested a whopping $2 million in the startup app, Stipple.

Timberlake also has an undisclosed sum of shares in Tapulous, a software and video game developer owned by Disney.

Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga is not only a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe winner. She’s also on our list of successful celebrity angel investors.

The musician/businesswoman has established an impressive reputation for funding technology startup businesses.

One of her most noted ventures as a shareholder was with the social networking startup business, Backplane.

Unfortunately for Gaga, the platform where musicians and athletes connected with fans shut down in 2016.

Backplane received funding of approximately $1 million from a group of investors led by Google Chairman, Eric Schmidt.

Jay-Z

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Another celebrity on our list of angel investors is rapper, Jay-Z.

The music mogul has been in the industry for over 20 years, but is also a veteran businessman and keen angel investor.

In 2019, Jay-Z invested as well as co-founded Marcy Venture Partners, a marketplace for fashion, food and beverages.

Jay-Z has also backed various startups such as luggage maker, Away and the fintech unicorn, Robinhood.

In addition, the rapper previously served as an angel investor for the private plane startup company, JetSmarter.

Ashton Kutcher

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Finally, we end our list with one of the most productive celebrity angel investors in the business.

Ashton Kutcher is an actor turned entrepreneur with over 70 impressive on-going investments to date.

The star of “Two and a Half Men” focuses specifically on tech startup companies.

Kutcher’s profitable investments include Flipboard, Uber, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Shazam.

In addition, the actor also profits from the highly successful online vacation rental service, Airbnb.

Moreover, Kutcher was also one of the original investors in Skype, before it was bought by Microsoft for $8.5 million.

Kutcher makes his deals either through direct investments or via his own investment firm, A-Grade Investments.