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Jake Paul’s Anti Fund tops $180 million, with checks up to $30 million

The Ankler’s Natalie Jarvey reports that Jake Paul’s venture firm Anti Fund, co-founded with Geoff Woo in 2021, now manages more than $180 million and holds stakes in OpenAI, Anduril, The Boring Company and Polymarket, among more than three dozen other companies.

Why it matters. Anti Fund’s scale shows creators converting audience attention directly into equity stakes, a model other top influencers like Steven Bartlett are now racing to replicate.

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