Geoffrey Woo

Geoffrey Woo
Education
Occupations
  • Founder of Anti Fund
  • Founder of Ketone-IQ
  • Founder of Archive.com
Known for
Websitegeoffreywoo.com

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] Anti Fund's assets under management is over $180 million.[4]

Education and early life

Woo was born in and grew up in Los Angeles[5] and attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.[6] 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.[7][8] Woo graduated Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.[1][9]

Career

Glassmap

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.[10] Groupon acquired the business in January 2013.[11]

Ketone-IQ

In 2014, Woo co-founded Ketone-IQ, a ketone drink company.[12] Andreessen Horowitz led the company's seed financing round in December 2015. At the time, the company was called Nootrobox.[13][14] The company was featured on Shark Tank Season 8 in 2016.[15] Woo was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Consumer Technology in 2017 for this work.[16]

Archive

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.[17] 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

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][18] In August 2021, Anti Fund co-led a $30M financing in sports gambling technology firm Simplebet.[19] In August 2024, Draftkings announced it would be acquiring Simplebet.[20] 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.[21] Anti Fund subsequently participated in a $50M Series A financing round.[22] In June 2023, Anti Fund invested in Betr's $35M Series A2.[23] In March 2024, Betr announced a $15M round that valued the company at $375M.[24]

In August 2022, Anti Fund invested in Anduril Industries, an American defense company specializing in autonomous systems.[25] In 2023, Anti Fund invested in Aerodome, a public safety drone-As-first-responder technology company.[26] Flock Safety acquired Aerodome in October 2024, in a deal TechCrunch reported was valued at more than $300 million.[27]

In June 2024, Anti Fund incubated W, a men's personal care brand with products priced at less than $10 with retail partner Walmart.[28][29][30] 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.[31]

In December 2025, Anti Fund closed its first institutional fund, the oversubscribed $30 million Anti Fund I, bringing the firm's assets under management to more than $65 million at the time, and named Logan Paul as a general partner.[32] In June 2026, The New York Times DealBook reported that Anti Fund had closed its first growth capital fund at $100 million, increasing the firm's assets under management to $180 million.[4] That month, Anti Fund participated as a new investor in fusion energy company Helion Energy's $465 million Series G round, which was led by Thrive Capital and valued Helion at $15.5 billion.[33]

Publications and patents

Woo has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles focusing mainly on ketones and their potential applications and benefits in human physiology and recovery.[34][35] 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.[36][37]

Personal interests

Woo is noted for undertaking various challenges and dietary practices, including a 7-day water-only fast, consecutive daily fitness challenges,[12][38] and experimenting with different diets, including the carnivore and ketogenic diets.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Solon, Olivia (September 4, 2017). "The Silicon Valley execs who don't eat for days: 'It's not dieting, it's biohacking'". The Guardian. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Hall, Christine (March 3, 2022). "Archive back with fresh funding as it builds community marketing space". Tech Crunch. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Cardona, Alexi (March 31, 2021). "Jake Paul Is Miami's Newest Venture Capitalist Bro". The Miami Times. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Warsh's Hawkish Turn Has Scrambled the Math on Rates". DealBook. The New York Times. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  5. ↑ Woo, Geoffrey (May 21, 2021). "How I became Florida Man: Why one Bay Area startup founder joined the Miami migration". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "PENHI students are front-page news nationwide". Daily Breeze. May 21, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ "USA TODAY Names 2007 All-USA High School Academic Team". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2007 Semifinalists - Presidential Scholars Program". www2.ed.gov. August 9, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ Godwin, Richard (December 3, 2016). "Meet the pill poppers of Silicon Valley". The Times. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ Perez, Sarah (February 16, 2012). "YC-Backed Glassmap Launches A "Find My Friends" For Facebook Users". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ Olanoff, Drew (January 12, 2013). "Groupon Acquires Realtime Location-Aware Service Glassmap To Help You Find Deals". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  12. 1 2 Khazan, Olga (November 17, 2017). "The Perks of Fasting, With None of the Work". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ de la Merced, Michael (December 3, 2015). "Andreessen Horowitz to Invest in Nootropics Start-Up". New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  14. ↑ Manjoo, Farhad (March 16, 2016). "At SXSW, a Shift From Apps to a Tech Lifestyle". New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  15. ↑ Townsend, Tess (December 16, 2016). "Snubbed on Shark Tank: This entrepreneur blames the generation gap". Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ Olenski, Steve (January 18, 2017). "2017 30 Under 30: Consumer Technology". Forbes. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  17. ↑ Hall, Christine (November 3, 2021). "Archive.ai aims to free marketers from their monotonous workflows". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ Loizos, Connie (March 21, 2021). "Jake Paul looks to knock out the venture capital world with Anti Fund". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  19. ↑ Bhasin, Kim (August 26, 2021). "Jake Paul's New Fund Invests in Sports-Gambling Firm Simplebet". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  20. ↑ "DraftKings to Enhance In-Play Betting Offering With Simplebet Acquisition". PYMNTS. August 28, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  21. ↑ "About Betr Gaming & Betr Media". www.betr.app. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  22. ↑ Spangler, Todd (August 8, 2022). "YouTuber and Boxer Jake Paul Raises $50 Million for Sports Micro-Betting & Media Startup With Joey Levy". Variety. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  23. ↑ Coffee, Brendan (June 27, 2023). "Jake Paul's Betr Raises $35M at $300M Value Led by Roger Ehrenberg". Yahoo. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  24. ↑ Bhasin, Kim (March 6, 2024). "Jake Paul's Betr Sportsbook Startup Raises Funds at $375 Million Valuation". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  25. ↑ Field, Hayden (August 10, 2022). "Jake Paul's VC fund is backing a startup building attack drones and the virtual border wall". Tech Brew. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  26. ↑ "The 14 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of May 2024". Alleywatch. June 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Exclusive: Flock Safety paid over $300 million for 17-month-old drone startup Aerodome". TechCrunch. October 23, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  28. ↑ Gardner, Chris (June 12, 2024). "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.
  29. ↑ Stern, Adam (June 12, 2024). "Boxer Jake Paul launching new CPG brand W". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  30. ↑ Rapkin, Mickey (September 23, 2024). "Is Jake Paul Entering His Post Problem-Child Era?". Men's Health. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  31. ↑ 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.
  32. ↑ "Anti Fund closes $30M Fund I, adds Logan Paul as general partner". Refresh Miami. December 5, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Nuclear startup Helion hits $15.5 billion valuation in latest funding round". Reuters. June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Google Scholar: Geoffrey Hubert Woo". scholar.google.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  35. ↑ "Loop | Geoffrey Woo". loop.frontiersin.org. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  36. ↑ "Geoffrey H. Woo Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  37. ↑ "Google Scholar: Geoffrey Hubert Woo". scholar.google.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  38. ↑ Robinson, Melia. "This CEO of a 'smart drug' startup fasts for 36 hours straight every week — here's his routine". Business Insider. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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