Celebrities are usually known for their hot-selling albums, athletic abilities, and red-carpet appearances — but not always for their tech savvy.
Some celebrities try to fly drones with code. Others have made the march from Hollywood to Silicon Valley to join venture capital firms. A few are even investors in billion-dollar startups.
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JR Hildebrand
Indy Car driver John R. Hildebrand tore open an acceptance letter to MIT, but he realized that his love for racing was greater than his love for mechanical engineering. He told Bloomberg that math and science remain a “part of [his] blood” and that he wants to use his motor-sports career to motivate students to pursue STEM careers.
He ended up teaching a physics course in a pilot program in LA, and has partnered up with e-learning platform Khan Academyand Code.org to promote and create lessons.
Jimmy Fallon
The talk-show host was building towards a college degree in computer programming at the College of Saint Rose in New York. He learned all the languages in his coursework, going up to C++, before switching over to become a communications major just one semester before he would have finished.
Fallon once said, “if there’s a computer-programming sketch, I will somehow make that happen.”
Ashton Kutcher
The rom-com pretty boy surprised many with his portrayal of Steve Jobs in the documentary of the Apple luminary – and, even then, some people weren’t too impressed with the movie itself.
The actor has famously invested in many tech companies — 51 investments to be exact — in companies like Spotify, AirBnb, Foursquare, Uber, and Dwolla. On top of that thick portfolio, Kutcher is an entrepreneur — he founded a media company called Katalyst that curates media events for entertainment and tech; it has hosted speakers like Ben Horowitz, Steve Forbes, and Arianna Huffington.
Four years ago, Kutcher also founded A-Grade Investments with some of his pals, and the firm that provides mobile apps and ecommerce companies with early-stage and seed investments.
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