National Startup Day 2025: Top Entrepreneurial Ventures Of Bollywood Celebrities
National Startup Day 2025: National Startup Day is celebrated annually on 16 January in India. The day celebrates, promotes, and recognizes the country's boosting start-up culture. Upholding the role of entrepreneurs and honoring the ideas of growing entrepreneurship in the country, the day commemorates the initiative of Startup India by the Government of India.
Indian startups have attracted the attention of global personalities and celebrities as well. Among them, the Bollywood stars have capitalized on the booming startup culture of the third biggest startup landscape in the world.
Here are the top 5 startup ventures of Bollywood celebrities
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Priyanka Chopra has been loud and proud of her investment portfolio. From tech to self-care, the actress boasts of investments and businesses that make her one of the finest celebrity businesswomen.
The actress founded the dating app Bumble in 2018, Holberton school in the same year with an investment of around INR 59 crores, and in Apartment List, a US-based real estate company.
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Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is a dynamic woman with a keen eye for potential and growing businesses in the future. Over the years, she has invested in more than ten startups, including 82°E, a direct-to-consumer personal care brand, Epigamia, Furlenco, Blu Smart, Bellatrix Aerospace, Atomberg, Nua, Purplle, and Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters.
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Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt has proven her powers on stage and in her business portfolio. Her impressive investments have backed her business acumen. The motto behind her investments and startup is to promote suitable and made-in-India products.
Keeping that in mind she has had a stake in Phool.co, Naykaa, StyleCracker, Superbottoms. She started her own label of kids and maternity wear called Ed-A-Maama and a production label named Eternal Sunshine Productions.
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Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh is not far behind his wife when it comes to making investments in the growing startup business. He boasts of getting a stake in companies like Elite Mindset, SuperYou, Bold Care, boAt, and Sugar Cosmetics.
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Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is probably least known for his business ventures and understanding. He has invested in numerous growing startups including the Fashion Entrepreneur Fund, Good Glamm Group, Two Brothers Organic Farm (TBOF), Social Swag, and GOQii.
