20 Amazing Kobe Bryant Facts You Should Know

Published on February 6, 2020 By Leah Goldberg

Kobe Bryant Was Building A Billion Dollar Business

Kobe Bryant had always been exceptionally hard working, and knew that when his basketball days were over, he would continue working just as hard.  In 2013, he co-founded Bryant Stibel, a venture capital firm, together with the founder of Web.com, Jeff Stibel. 

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The company has assets worth more than $2 billion, as it invested in a lot of technology, data and media companies. Jeff Stibel expressed that Kobe had plans for much more to come. Bryant had also invested in Body Armor, a sports drink, and had made millions off of it. Its value skyrocketed when it sold a stake to beverage powerhouse Coca Cola in 2018. In 2016, Granity Studios was created by Bryant, which was a media company focused around storytelling that was creative and sports-based. Kobe Bryant always saw into the future. Kobe left his family with a $600 million fortune.