Multimillionaire musician Will.i.am invested early in Tesla, Twitter and OpenAI—now he’s betting on Gen Z MIT and Stanford grads for his next investment

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Will.i.am has an estimated net worth of $50 million, thanks to hit singles and solid investments in the likes of Anthropy and Pinterest.

He revealed to Fortune where he’s investing next.

In 2011, Intel named him their “director of creative innovation.” His start-up, i.am+, raised $117 million in 2017.Now, Will.i.am has set his sights on AI.

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Author / Journalist: Orianna Rosa Royle

Category: EconomyBusiness

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Published On: 2025-03-17 @ 14:42:42 (19 hours ago)

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