# John Paul

> John Paul is a funding round investor at Liberty Global Ventures backing Apps and Video. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Liberty Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liberty-global-ventures)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-paul-22669316/

John Paul is a funding round investor at Liberty Global Ventures focused on Apps and Video. John Paul is the Managing Director, Emerging Business at Liberty Global ventures. John Paul attended American University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Samba TV | Samba TV provides streaming services, connected devices, time-shifting, and multi-screen viewership, our data products solve real problems and create a meaningful competitive advantage for our clients given the dramatic growth in streaming services, connected devices, time-shifting, and multi-screen viewership. |  |  | Apr 10, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Liberty Global Ventures

VC Fund · Englewood, United States

Liberty Global Ventures is an investment fund owned by Liberty Global. Its existing portfolio consists of companies in the content, technology, internet, and distribution space. These investments are managed by a dedicated team of professionals located in Denver, Palo Alto, London, and Amsterdam.

5 contacts available at Liberty Global Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ankur Prakash | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ankur-prakash-d8ed |
| Bruce Dines | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-dines |
| John H. Gowen | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-h-gowen |
| John Paul | Managing Director, Emerging Business | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-paul-96d4 |
| Charles H. R. Bracken | Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-h-r-bracken |

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## FAQ

### What does John Paul invest in?

John Paul invests primarily in Apps, Video and Software startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Paul last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Paul closed in Apr 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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