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'''Geoffrey Woo''' is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is the founder of [[ |
'''Geoffrey Woo''' is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is the founder of [[Ketone-IQ]], Archive, and Anti Fund, a venture capital firm he co-founded with [[Jake Paul]].<ref name="The Guardian">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/04/silicon-valley-ceo-fasting-trend-diet-is-it-safe |title=The Silicon Valley execs who don't eat for days: 'It's not dieting, it's biohacking' |date=2017-09-04 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=[[The Guardian]] |last=Solon |first=Olivia }}</ref><ref name="TechCrunch">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Christine |date=2022-03-03 |title=Archive back with fresh funding as it builds community marketing space |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/03/archive-community-marketing/?guccounter=1 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=[[Tech Crunch]]}}</ref><ref name="MiamiTimes"/> |
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Woo partnered with [[Jake Paul]], an American YouTuber and professional boxer, to found Anti Fund, an early stage venture capital firm in March 2021.<ref name="MiamiTimes" >{{Cite web |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/jake-paul-launches-miami-venture-capitalist-company-anti-fund-12053938 |title=Jake Paul Is Miami's Newest Venture Capitalist Bro |date=2021-03-31 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=[[The Miami Times]] |last=Cardona |first=Alexi }}</ref><ref name="TechcrunchAntiFund">{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/jake-paul-looks-to-knock-out-the-venture-capital-world-with-anti-fund/ |title=Jake Paul looks to knock out the venture capital world with Anti Fund |date=2021-03-21 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |last=Loizos |first=Connie }}</ref> In August 2021, Anti Fund co- |
Woo partnered with [[Jake Paul]], an American YouTuber and professional boxer, to found Anti Fund, an early stage venture capital firm in March 2021.<ref name="MiamiTimes" >{{Cite web |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/jake-paul-launches-miami-venture-capitalist-company-anti-fund-12053938 |title=Jake Paul Is Miami's Newest Venture Capitalist Bro |date=2021-03-31 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=[[The Miami Times]] |last=Cardona |first=Alexi }}</ref><ref name="TechcrunchAntiFund">{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/jake-paul-looks-to-knock-out-the-venture-capital-world-with-anti-fund/ |title=Jake Paul looks to knock out the venture capital world with Anti Fund |date=2021-03-21 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |last=Loizos |first=Connie }}</ref> In August 2021, Anti Fund co-led a $30M financing in sports gambling technology firm Simplebet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhasin |first=Kim |date=August 26, 2021 |title=Jake Paul’s New Fund Invests in Sports-Gambling Firm Simplebet |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-26/jake-paul-s-new-fund-invests-in-sports-gambling-firm-simplebet |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> In August 2024, [[Draftkings]] announced it would be acquiring Simplebet. <ref>{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2024 |title=DraftKings to Enhance In-Play Betting Offering With Simplebet Acquisition |url=https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2024/draftkings-to-enhance-in-play-betting-offering-with-simplebet-acquisition/ |access-date=October 3, 2024 |work=PYMNTS}}</ref>In August 2022, Anti Fund incubated Betr, a sports gaming app that [[Jake Paul]] cofounded and where Woo is a Founding Partner and Board Director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Betr Gaming & Betr Media |url=https://www.betr.app/about |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.betr.app |language=en}}</ref> Anti Fund subsequently participated in a $50M Series A financing round.<ref name="Variety" >{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/jake-paul-betr-joey-levy-funding-1235335812/ |title=YouTuber and Boxer Jake Paul Raises $50 Million for Sports Micro-Betting & Media Startup With Joey Levy |date=2022-08-08 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Variety |last=Spangler |first=Todd }}</ref> In June 2023, Anti Fund invested in Betr's $35M Series A2.<ref name="Yahoo" >{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jake-paul-betr-raises-35m-161500002.html |title=Jake Paul's Betr Raises $35M at $300M Value Led by Roger Ehrenberg |date=2023-06-27 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Yahoo |last=Coffee |first=Brendan }}</ref> In March 2024, Betr announced a $15M round that valued the company at $375M.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-06 |title=Jake Paul’s Betr Sportsbook Startup Raises Funds at $375 Million Valuation |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-06/jake-paul-s-betr-sportsbook-startup-raises-funds-at-375-million-valuation |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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In August 2022, Anti Fund invested in [[Anduril Industries]], an American defense company specializing in autonomous systems.<ref name="MorningBrew" >{{Cite web |url=https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2022/08/10/jake-paul-s-vc-fund-is-backing-a-startup-building-attack-drones-and-a-virtual-border-wall |title=Jake Paul's VC fund is backing a startup building attack drones and the virtual border wall |date=2022-08-10 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Tech Brew |last=Field |first=Hayden }}</ref> In 2023, Anti Fund invested in Aerodome, a public safety drone-As-first-responder technology company. <ref>{{Cite news |date=June 2024 |title=The 14 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of May 2024|url=https://www.alleywatch.com/2024/06/nyc-startup-funding-top-largest-may-2024-vc/ |access-date=October 3, 2024 |work=Alleywatch |language=en}}</ref> |
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In June 2024, Woo with [[Jake Paul]] and Woodie Hillyard launched W, a men's personal care brand with products priced at less than $10 with retail partner [[Walmart]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner|first=Chris |date=2024-06-12 |title=Jake Paul Is Coming for Your Bathroom With Launch of Men’s Personal Care Line W: “It’s a Way of Life”|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/jake-paul-mens-grooming-line-w-walmart-1235920200/ |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stern|first=Adam |date=2024-06-12 |title=Boxer Jake Paul launching new CPG brand W|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/06/12/jake-paul-w-brand-walmart |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=Sports Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> The company was incubated their venture capital firm Anti Fund.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rapkin |first=Mickey |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Is Jake Paul Entering His Post Problem-Child Era? |language=en-US |work=Men's Health |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a61950532/jake-paul-interview/ |access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref> In July 2024, the Wall Street Journal reported that W has raised over $14M in venture capital funding from Shrug Capital and others including tennis star Naomi Osaka at a valuation over $150M.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deighton |first=Katie |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Jake Paul’s W Brand Raises $11 Million to Compete With Axe, Old Spice|language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jake-pauls-w-brand-raises-11-million-to-compete-with-axe-old-spice-eb79b947 |access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Publications and patents== |
==Publications and patents== |
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Woo has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles focusing mainly on ketones and their potential applications and benefits in human physiology and recovery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loop {{!}} Geoffrey Woo |url=https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1140413/publications |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=loop.frontiersin.org}}</ref>He co-authored |
Woo has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles focusing mainly on ketones and their potential applications and benefits in human physiology and recovery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Scholar: Geoffrey Hubert Woo |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=UGxYvK0AAAAJ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=scholar.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Loop {{!}} Geoffrey Woo |url=https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1140413/publications |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=loop.frontiersin.org}}</ref> He co-authored a number of US patents including inventions relating to consumer grouping systems, mobile device location determination, and nutritional compositions related to human performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geoffrey H. Woo Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search |url=https://patents.justia.com/inventor/geoffrey-h-woo |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=patents.justia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Scholar: Geoffrey Hubert Woo |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=UGxYvK0AAAAJ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> |
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==Personal interests== |
==Personal interests== |
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Geoffrey Woo is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is the founder of Ketone-IQ, Archive, and Anti Fund, a venture capital firm he co-founded with Jake Paul.[1][2][3]
Education and early life
[edit]Woo was born in and grew up in Los Angeles[4] and attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.[5] The minor planet 21714 Geoffreywoo is named after Woo for being a finalist in the 2006 Intel ISEF. USA Today named Woo to its All-USA High School Academic Team and Woo was recognized as a semi-finalist in the US Presidential Scholars Program in 2007.[6][7] Woo graduated Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.[1][8]
Career
[edit]Glassmap
[edit]Woo was co-founder and CEO of Glassmap, a realtime mobile location tracking application. He dropped out of Stanford's computer science graduate program with two Stanford engineers to start the company, which was funded by Y Combinator in 2011.[9] Groupon acquired the business in January 2013.[10]
Ketone-IQ
[edit]In 2014, Woo co-founded Ketone-IQ, a ketone drink company.[11] Andreessen Horowitz led the company's seed financing round in December 2015. At the time, the company was called Nootrobox.[12][13] The company was featured on Shark Tank Season 8 in 2016.[14] Woo was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Consumer Technology in 2017 for this work.[15]
Archive
[edit]Woo is a co-founder and chairman of Archive, a technology company that manages user-generated content and online communities for brands.[2] In November 2021, Archive announced a $4 million seed funding round led by Stripe.[16] In March 2022, the company secured an additional $8 million in funding through a seed extension round co-led by Tiger Global and Human Capital. This funding round elevated the company's post-money valuation to $100 million, bringing the total funding to $12 million since its inception in March 2021.[2]
Anti Fund
[edit]Woo partnered with Jake Paul, an American YouTuber and professional boxer, to found Anti Fund, an early stage venture capital firm in March 2021.[3][17] In August 2021, Anti Fund co-led a $30M financing in sports gambling technology firm Simplebet.[18] In August 2024, Draftkings announced it would be acquiring Simplebet. [19]In August 2022, Anti Fund incubated Betr, a sports gaming app that Jake Paul cofounded and where Woo is a Founding Partner and Board Director.[20] Anti Fund subsequently participated in a $50M Series A financing round.[21] In June 2023, Anti Fund invested in Betr's $35M Series A2.[22] In March 2024, Betr announced a $15M round that valued the company at $375M.[23]
In August 2022, Anti Fund invested in Anduril Industries, an American defense company specializing in autonomous systems.[24] In 2023, Anti Fund invested in Aerodome, a public safety drone-As-first-responder technology company. [25]
W
[edit]In June 2024, Woo with Jake Paul and Woodie Hillyard launched W, a men's personal care brand with products priced at less than $10 with retail partner Walmart.[26][27] The company was incubated their venture capital firm Anti Fund.[28] In July 2024, the Wall Street Journal reported that W has raised over $14M in venture capital funding from Shrug Capital and others including tennis star Naomi Osaka at a valuation over $150M.[29]
Publications and patents
[edit]Woo has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles focusing mainly on ketones and their potential applications and benefits in human physiology and recovery.[30][31] He co-authored a number of US patents including inventions relating to consumer grouping systems, mobile device location determination, and nutritional compositions related to human performance.[32][33]
Personal interests
[edit]Woo is noted for undertaking various challenges and dietary practices, including a 7-day water-only fast, consecutive daily fitness challenges,[11][34] and experimenting with different diets, including the carnivore and ketogenic diets.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Solon, Olivia (2017-09-04). "The Silicon Valley execs who don't eat for days: 'It's not dieting, it's biohacking'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ a b c Hall, Christine (2022-03-03). "Archive back with fresh funding as it builds community marketing space". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ a b Cardona, Alexi (2021-03-31). "Jake Paul Is Miami's Newest Venture Capitalist Bro". The Miami Times. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "How I became Florida Man: Why one Bay Area startup founder joined the Miami migration". Los Angeles Times. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "PENHI students are front-page news nationwide". Daily Breeze. 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "USA TODAY Names 2007 All-USA High School Academic Team". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "2007 Semifinalists - Presidential Scholars Program". www2.ed.gov. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Godwin, Richard (2016-12-03). "Meet the pill poppers of Silicon Valley". The Times. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (2012-02-16). "YC-Backed Glassmap Launches A "Find My Friends" For Facebook Users". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Olanoff, Drew (2013-01-12). "Groupon Acquires Realtime Location-Aware Service Glassmap To Help You Find Deals". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ a b Khazan, Olga (2017-11-17). "The Perks of Fasting, With None of the Work". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ de la Merced, Michael (December 3, 2015). "Andreessen Horowitz to Invest in Nootropics Start-Up". New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Manjoo, Farhad (March 16, 2016). "At SXSW, a Shift From Apps to a Tech Lifestyle". New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Townsend, Tess (2016-12-16). "Snubbed on Shark Tank: This entrepreneur blames the generation gap". Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Olenski, Steve (2017-01-18). "2017 30 Under 30: Consumer Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ Hall, Christine (2021-11-03). "Archive.ai aims to free marketers from their monotonous workflows". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Loizos, Connie (2021-03-21). "Jake Paul looks to knock out the venture capital world with Anti Fund". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ Bhasin, Kim (August 26, 2021). "Jake Paul's New Fund Invests in Sports-Gambling Firm Simplebet". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "DraftKings to Enhance In-Play Betting Offering With Simplebet Acquisition". PYMNTS. August 28, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "About Betr Gaming & Betr Media". www.betr.app. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (2022-08-08). "YouTuber and Boxer Jake Paul Raises $50 Million for Sports Micro-Betting & Media Startup With Joey Levy". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ Coffee, Brendan (2023-06-27). "Jake Paul's Betr Raises $35M at $300M Value Led by Roger Ehrenberg". Yahoo. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Jake Paul's Betr Sportsbook Startup Raises Funds at $375 Million Valuation". Bloomberg.com. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Field, Hayden (2022-08-10). "Jake Paul's VC fund is backing a startup building attack drones and the virtual border wall". Tech Brew. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "The 14 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of May 2024". Alleywatch. June 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Gardner, Chris (2024-06-12). "Jake Paul Is Coming for Your Bathroom With Launch of Men's Personal Care Line W: "It's a Way of Life"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Stern, Adam (2024-06-12). "Boxer Jake Paul launching new CPG brand W". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Rapkin, Mickey (September 23, 2024). "Is Jake Paul Entering His Post Problem-Child Era?". Men's Health. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ Deighton, Katie (July 23, 2024). "Jake Paul's W Brand Raises $11 Million to Compete With Axe, Old Spice". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Google Scholar: Geoffrey Hubert Woo". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Loop | Geoffrey Woo". loop.frontiersin.org. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Geoffrey H. Woo Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Google Scholar: Geoffrey Hubert Woo". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ Robinson, Melia. "This CEO of a 'smart drug' startup fasts for 36 hours straight every week — here's his routine". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-12-17.