Legendary entrepreneur and music mogul Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) participated in a major venture capital funding round for Uber back in 2011, investing an estimated $2 million through his Marcy Venture Partners or associated investment networks when the ridesharing enterprise was still a burgeoning startup. This early-stage bet yielded extraordinary financial returns as Uber scaled globally, achieving a massive multi-billion-dollar valuation upon its eventual public stock market debut.