Bollywood leading actresses are writing big cheques for Indian startups

Jan 21, 2021

By: Sanchita Dash

Startups have attracted investments from Bollywood’s biggest stars

Here are the top actresses and their bets on startups

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Deepika Padukone

Padukone has invested in startups like Epigamia, learning and community platform FrontRow.

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Alia Bhatt

Bhatt, who has her own startup Edamamma, has invested in beauty e-commerce platform Nykaa.

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Katrina Kaif

Nykaa had also raised investment from Bollywood star Katrina Kaif.

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Kajal Aggarwal

South Indian star Kajal Aggarwal recently picked up an equity stake in gaming platform Okie Gaming.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Bachchan had made her debut as an angel investor by investing in air quality startup Ambee.

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Malaika Arora

The star works with retail startup – The Label Life and has invested in yoga startup, Sarva.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Social networking and dating app Bumble is backed by actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

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Shilpa Shetty

Actor, yogi and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty had invested in the FMCG startup Mamaearth.

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