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Jake Paul

Co-Founder, Anti Fund · 1 appearance on the record.

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First rising to fame on Vine and YouTube, Jake Paul transitioned into high-profile professional boxing and founded Most Valuable Promotions. As an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, he co-founded Anti Fund—investing in companies like Anduril, Ramp, and Cognition—as well as consumer ventures including micro-betting platform Betr and personal-care brand W.

20statements → 10claims → 0claims resolved → 3.8/5average certainty → 3.1/5average debate potential → 4.1/5argument clarity · the sources → 12said about them ↓

1 not yet assessed 9 not checkable as stated how the 10 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

5 predictions · 5 assertions · 5 opinions · 4 insights · 1 what if · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 10 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 0 are resolved, 1 is not yet assessed, and 9 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Jake argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Argument clarity: do they answer the question? how? →

4.1 / 5 directness 4.7 · coherence 4.1 · precision 3.6 · compression 3.2

answered every one of 18 assessed questions directly

This is a score against a rubric. It is not a rank. Every host question → answer exchange is scored with names hidden on directness, coherence, precision and compression, 1–5 each, on meaning alone: disfluencies are ignored, and only raw unedited episodes count. This is the score that measures thought. Every scored exchange, scores shown → · The rubric and its checks →

How they sound: speaking style how? →

242 words/min while actually speaking · 17.8 um and uh per 1k words · 24.2 false starts per 1k · 38.3% of pauses land inside a clause

Measured by listening to the audio itself: 5,503 words across 1 episode of raw-level tape, transcribed verbatim with every um and uh kept, each one attributed only where the alignment onto our timed stream is unambiguous. These are measurements of speaking style. We do not rank them: across this corpus, fluency and argument quality are nearly uncorrelated (ρ≈0.2), and smooth talking does not signal clear thinking. How it's measured →

How the interview went all their pushback → series average →

Across 1 rated episode:

host pushback ▾ 3/10
pushed back at the host ▾ 3/10
setup questions received 70%

Everything Jake Paul said on 20VC that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul Claims He Is Uncancellable Because He Has Done Nothing Bad
“That's the thing is I'm uncancellable because like no one will ever find or see anything about me that is actually bad. And it's all just like fake hate.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 9:04 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Jake Paul: Donald Trump Is One of the Best U.S. Presidents
“I think he Is arguably one of the best presidents the United States has had in, in this term. There's so much propaganda and things, but at the end of the day he's doing an incredible job, and there's always gonna be criticisms.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 37:05 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
What-if
Jake Paul Claims He Would Be the Best Boxer With Lifelong Training
“If I had been doing it my whole life, I'd be the best boxer in the world for sure.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 50:26 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Insight
Jake Paul: Attention Is More Valuable Than Capital in Venture Investing
“It goes back to like one of our founding principles, which is attention is more valuable than capital.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 16:14 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Prediction Open · timeframe Apr 2031
Jake Paul: Anti Fund Aims to Manage $10B to $20B Eventually
“Yeah, I think if the 30 mil fund was, like, the end goal, it would be like, no, but, like, we want to run 10, twenty billion dollars at some point, and look up to people like, you know, Josh Kushner at Thrive, who started with, you know, I think it was four, f…”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 9:34 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Insight
Jake Paul: Boxing Revenue Is Driven by Attention, Not Fight Outcomes
“Yeah, a hundred percent. Yeah, and, you know, like, it just, it's all math, right?”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 25:11 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul States Conditions Under Which He Would Run for U.S. President
“I would only want to do it if I was, A, the best person for the job, and if, B, there was, like, someone like Kamala Harris, like, running that, like, could have the potential to, like, ruin the United States, and I would have to, like, go and oppose them and,…”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 36:22 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Jake Paul Claims His Mind Is Sharper Than Every Other Boxer
“That's why I think I got good at is because it's just my mind is better than other, probably every boxer.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 50:02 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul Retains Higher Payout Percentages Than Any Other Boxer
“I take the most home out of any boxer. Like, I have the best setup in, in boxing, because I'm my own promoter, and I'm the one negotiating with the platforms.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 51:18 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Jake Paul: Remaining Relevant Is a Dying Market for Most Influencers
“So like I'm in a different league, but I think for other creators and influencers, it's like a dying market for sure, and it's very hard for people to stay in the know.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 20:32 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Jake Paul: Most Creators Lack the Skill Set for Venture Investing
“It's a very tough game, and if you like actually aren't good at it or know how to do it, Then, like, maybe don't just, like, try to do it, because it's almost second nature to me, because I have vision and can see, like, where things are heading. I'm ahead of …”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 20:52 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Insight
Jake Paul: Losing to a Larger Fighter Is Better for Public Perception
“I was more nervous to fight Gervonta Davis because if you lose to, like, a tiny person people would be like, oh, you suck. So it's actually better to lose to a giant.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 25:12 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul: AI-Personalized Content Could Divert Viewers Away From Traditional Sports
“If I can put into Cognition, or any of these things, and develop my own game that's personally tailored for me with a couple clicks of a button. Why would I watch, you know, the NBA when, like, this game I made for myself has all my favorite things in it, and …”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 26:06 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul: Anduril's Autonomous Technology Will Reduce Human Casualties
“Yeah, maybe less people will actually die because of their technology.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 41:58 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul: Only a Conor McGregor Fight Could Rival Mike Tyson Numbers
“I think that the one that, like, would just be the only one that would ever come close to the Tyson numbers is, is me versus McGregor, which would be fun.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 50:33 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Insight
Jake Paul: Successful Video Content Requires Calculating Every Millisecond
“There's like so much genius in every .12 of content that I make. Like every little millisecond is calculated and dialed and thought through.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 4:15 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul Is Involved Day-to-Day in Anti Fund's Venture Operations
“I think people don't realize, like, how involved I am, and we're constantly on a day-to-day basis talking, catching up, texting, in a constant flow, weekly calls, et cetera. So very, very involved, and flying to SF multiple times a year, meeting on the ground …”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 18:03 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul's Team Predicts Video View Counts With 85% Accuracy
“Like me and my number one content guy before we post the video, we'll Predict how many views it's gonna get, and, like, pretty much accurate, like, 85% of the time.”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 22:16 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jake Paul Uses Psychedelics and Breathwork to Manage His Mental Health
“Dealing with mental health, like, my mind can become a, like, crowded and dirty and stressful place, and it's a practice every day to manage it, and I think that's where I've, like, fallen in love with breath work and meditation and spiritual journeys with aya…”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 45:57 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Jake Paul Would Choose to Be Number One in Investing Over Boxing
“Investing. Actually, yeah. Yeah, a hundred percent. It's, I think, the, something that I can do forever, like, and it's really enjoyable, and I really love, like, Being a part of the cutting edge things in technology, and like, advancing society, and human evo…”
Jake Paul Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 55:03 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

The other half of the tape: Jake Paul's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 8 times in 3 episodes on 20VC. 4 statements on the record name them. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Harry Stebbings 6Jason Lemkin 1Alexis Ohanian 1

Statements about Jake Paul, by other people (4)

Opinion
Geoffrey Woo: Jake Paul Represents the Aspirations of the Next Generation
“I mean, maybe the way, like, cause I, it's easier for me to brag about Jake, but I think the highest order bit is that I think Jake represents the next generation of Americans and what they want to be like.”
Jeffrey Wu Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 2:37 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Geoffrey Woo: Jake Paul Intros Outperform Traditional 'Boomer Suited' VC Intros
“It's like, would you rather have a Jake Paul introduction or some random boomer suited VC make that intro? The response rate and the integration rate is like super high.”
Jeffrey Wu Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 14:30 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Disclosure
Geoffrey Woo: Anti Fund Wants to Expand Into Public Markets
“I think Jake and I are very interested in the public markets.”
Jeffrey Wu Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 1:00:11 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Geoffrey Woo and Jake Paul Spent Three Hours With the U.S. President
“I think we're, we got to spend, like, three hours with the president a couple weeks ago”
Jeffrey Wu Apr 18, 2026 ▶ 33:19 Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
Jake Paul: Traditional VC is Toast & Attention is More Valuable than Cash · 20VC with Harr Apr 18, 2026 30m
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