Hollywood angels: Here are the celebrities who are also star VCs

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The music mogul is an angel investor and co-founder of RocNation and of what is now MarcyPen Capital Partners, an investment firm stemming from the merger of Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners with Pendulum Holding’s investment arm Pendulum Opportunities.

The firm has invested in companies such as the luggage brand Away (alongside Jay-Z) and the bedding company Parachute, according to PitchBook.

PitchBook shows the firm, which they run alongside business partner Phil Schwarz, has written at least six checks, including into companies like the diaper brand Kudos (alongside Gwyneth Paltrow) and the luxury boxed wine company Juliet.

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Author / Journalist: Dominic-Madori Davis

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