Geoffrey Woo is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is the founder of
HVMN, Archive, and Anti Fund, a venture capital firm he co-founded with
Jake Paul.[1][2][3]
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]
H.V.M.N. (Health Via Modern Nutrition)
In 2014, Woo co-founded
HVMN, 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 his work with H.V.M.N.[15]
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.[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
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-lead a $30M financing in sports gambling technology firm Simplebet.[18] In August 2022, Anti Fund invested in
Anduril Industries, an American defense company specializing in autonomous systems.[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]
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.[24]He co-authored five US patents including inventions relating to consumer grouping systems and mobile device location determination.[25]
Personal interests
Woo is noted for undertaking various challenges and dietary practices, including a 7-day water-only fast, consecutive daily fitness challenges,[11][26] and experimenting with different diets, including the carnivore and ketogenic diets.[1]