Advanced Manufacturing · Onshoring manufacturing and defense production is a core investment theme for 8VC and Anti Fund

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Onshoring manufacturing and defense production is a core investment theme for 8VC and Anti Fund

2026-03-19 · 8 company · 6 thematic

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jeff woo

Jeff Woo is Jake Paul's business partner and co-founder of Anti Fund. He has a Stanford math/science background, built consumer tech companies, and focuses on principle-driven investing in consumer, gaming, defense, and manufacturing. He previously lived at French House near Joe Lonsdale at Stanford.

jake paul

Jake Paul is a top influencer-turned-professional-boxer who founded the sports betting app Better (1M+ paying users) and co-founded the venture fund Anti Fund with Jeff Woo. He worked with OpenAI on Sora and advocates for pro-America values in culture and business.

joe lonsdale

Joe Lonsdale hosts American Optimists. He co-founded Palantir Technologies and founded venture firm 8VC. He previously hired Scott Wu at an early company and references his experience building Palantir's forward-deployed engineer model and government technology partnerships.

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