Last updated: October 23, 2026
Jake Paul is an American boxer, influencer, and co-founder of venture firm Anti Fund. He built an early Vine/YouTube audience, converted combat-sports spectacle into nine-figure fight purses, and now treats attention as startup leverage — through Most Valuable Promotions, sports-betting app Betr, personal-care brand W, and a portfolio that includes OpenAI and Anduril.
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Will Jake and Logan Paul’s Haters Make Them Billionaires?
·Jake Paul is laying on a curved gray sculpture in the lobby of a Manhattan office building that houses Aquarian Holdings, a $27 billion financial firm. Two men in dress shirts walk in from lunch. One does a double take.
Quick facts
Born: January 17, 1997 (age 29)
From: Cleveland / Westlake, Ohio
Role: Professional boxer, influencer, entrepreneur, venture co-founder
Company / vehicles: Anti Fund (with Geoff Woo; brother Logan Paul later joined as GP); Most Valuable Promotions; Betr; W
Known for: Vine/YouTube stunts; “Problem Child” boxing; turning hate-watches into pay-per-view and brand equity
Family (public): Brother Logan Paul; engaged to speed skater Jutta Leerdam (public reporting)
Active since: Vine ~2013; YouTube 2014; boxing crossover late 2010s; Anti Fund early 2020s
Who is Jake Paul?
Jake Paul is what happens when the attention economy grows up and asks for a cap table. Raised in Ohio with older brother Logan, he exploded on Vine, moved the circus to YouTube and Team 10, and spent years as a walking outrage cycle — mansion chaos, dropped misdemeanor charges after a 2020 SWAT raid, and a generation of “famous for being famous” critiques.
Boxing reframed the business. Under Most Valuable Promotions he owns narrative and economics, not just a creator fee. A 2021 Ben Askren knockout helped force the industry to take the purses seriously; even a brutal Anthony Joshua loss still reportedly paid ~$92 million. Parallel to the ring, he co-founded Anti Fund with operator Geoff Woo on a blunt thesis: capital is abundant, attention is not. The Profile’s 2026 joint portrait found him fundraising in Manhattan conference rooms while still performing the internet villain — and insisting liquid billionaire status by ~35 is the goal, not a bit.
For Logan’s Prime/WWE lane, see Who Is Logan Paul?.
Career timeline
2013–2016 — Vine stardom; transitions to YouTube; Team 10 content house / management experiment
2020 — Team 10 winds down; FBI/SWAT raid on Calabasas home (related Arizona misdemeanor charges later dropped)
2021 — Knocks out Ben Askren; Askren fight ~1.3M PPV buys at $50 (~$65M event economics discussed in Profile reporting)
2021+ — Builds Most Valuable Promotions; scales boxing as owner-performer
~2021–2024 — Formalizes investing with Geoff Woo (rolling fund → Anti Fund vehicles); launches/backs Betr and W
2023 — SEC settlement over crypto touting without proper disclosure
2025–2026 — Advises/distributes for OpenAI’s Sora (later shut down); Anti Fund scales; joint “billionaire plan” content with Logan; Profile deep dive (May 2026)
Notable deals & companies
Anti Fund: Co-founded with Geoff Woo; Logan later GP. Early rolling fund ~$10M (roughly half returned to LPs within five years per Profile); early-stage fund ~$30M; second early-stage targeted ~$50M; reported ~$150M growth vehicle. LPs have included Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Aquarian Holdings, Autilus Partners. Portfolio names cited in Profile reporting include OpenAI, Anduril, Ramp, Whatnot, Cognition, Physical Intelligence, Modal Labs, Olipop — valuations move; treat as snapshots.
Most Valuable Promotions: Boxing promotion company — Jake as owner, not only talent.
Betr: Sports-betting platform; Jake’s involvement (including a tattoo stunt video) helped seed visibility ahead of a reported ~$50M raise; firm cited around a $375M valuation in Profile reporting.
W: Personal-care startup; early viral launch, product criticism, reformulation; last cited valuation >$150M in 2024 context.
Boxing economics: Profile cites estimates of total boxing earnings roughly $170–200M; Joshua fight alone ~$92M reported — estimates vary.
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What they’re known for
Converting internet notoriety into combat-sports cash and ownership
Anti Fund’s attention-as-distribution venture model
Co-building consumer bets (Betr, W) alongside brother Logan’s Prime lane
Performing a hateable character while insisting the books are serious
An explicit public goal: liquid billionaire status
In the news
May 2026: The Profile publishes the joint Paul brothers billionaire-plan investigation.
2025–2026: OpenAI/Sora creator-licensing experiment and Anti Fund fundraising narrative.
Ongoing: Boxing matchmaking debates, PPV spectacle, and skepticism from traditional fight fans.
Quotes
“Hustling, bro. Empire State of mind.” — Jake Paul, to strangers in a Manhattan lobby (The Profile)
“I’m saying liquid [by] 35 years old.” — on the billionaire timeline
“As long as our LPs — and we — are making money, and the flywheel is working, that’s all that matters.” — on perceptions that Woo is “the brains”
“I guess the results will speak for themselves.” — on being underestimated
Controversies / criticism
Internet-era baggage: Team 10 excess, neighbor conflicts, and the 2020 raid cemented a chaotic early brand.
Boxing legitimacy fights: Critics say he cherry-picks opponents; he answers with purses, views, and legal pushback (incl. counsel Alex Spiro on match-integrity attacks).
SEC (2023): Settled over promoting crypto without required disclosure — a reminder that attention businesses collide with securities rules.
Product misfires: W’s early reviews showed distribution can outrun product-market fit.
Net worth & money
No verified single net-worth number is used here. Public building blocks from Profile reporting and reputable estimates: boxing purses (often estimated $170–200M career range), equity in Betr/W/Anti Fund marks, and creator income. Illiquid startup stakes and fight purses are not the same as cash. Tabloid NW lists vary wildly — treat as unverified.
FAQ
Who is Jake Paul?
Jake Paul is a YouTube-era influencer turned professional boxer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Anti Fund and builds consumer companies while using his audience as distribution.
What is Jake Paul known for?
Vine/YouTube fame, high-earning boxing spectacles, and trying to turn attention into venture ownership with brother Logan.
What companies has Jake Paul founded or run?
Anti Fund (co-founder), Most Valuable Promotions, Betr, and W, among other bets. See also brother Logan’s Prime and WWE path: Who Is Logan Paul?.
What is Jake Paul’s net worth?
Not a verified public total. Fight purses and private equity marks are partially reported; liquid wealth is not disclosed.
Why is Jake Paul in the news?
Boxing events, Anti Fund’s portfolio narrative, and the brothers’ public “path to a billion” campaign.
Further reading
Will Jake and Logan Paul’s Haters Make Them Billionaires? — The Profile original by Polina Pompliano
Who Is Logan Paul? — sibling People to Know page
Jake Paul — career overview
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