5 Indian cricketers who have invested in startups

MS Dhoni

Dhoni at the launch of SportsFit World.

Dhoni’s tryst with startups first took place in 2012. Over the course of the next four years, Dhoni became part of a number of business ventures, most notably SportsFit World, a franchise that provides customised fitness and diet plans, and has a number of stores across India. The company plans to invest around Rs. 2000 crores by the next half a decade to open 200 centres across different parts of the world.

He also backs ‘Seven’, a footwear brand, that incidentally raked in $2.5 million in the first three months since its inception.