# Paul Pressler

> Paul Pressler is a Series A investor in New York backing Beauty and Cosmetics. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-pressler-37ab2b31

Paul Pressler is an Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; a leading private equity firm. Paul was President and Chief Executive Officer of Gap, Inc. from September 2002 to January 2007. He also served on Gap, Inc.’s Board of Directors from October 2002 until January 2007. Prior to joining Gap, Inc., Mr. Pressler spent fifteenyears with The Walt Disney Company where he was Chairman of the company’s Global Theme Park and Resorts Division. Mr. Pressler previously served as President of Disneyland, President of The Disney Stores and Senior Vice President of Consumer Products. Prior to Disney, he was Vice President of Marketing and Design for Kenner-Parker Toys. Mr. Pressler is currently a Director at Open Table, Avon Products, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Overture Acquisition Corp.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 100% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Memebox | Memebox Corporation is a consumer company that provides customers with the Asian beauty products, culture, and trends. A global company focused on forecasting trends and creating private, in-house labels inspired by K-beauty (and made for the product obsessed). Memebox capture emerging trends and turn them into brands people love, connectingproduct, content, and commerce into one seamless experience. | $11.9M | Series A | Jul 01, 2014 | http://us.memebox.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accelerate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerate-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FundersClub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundersclub) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pegasus-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pear VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pejman-mar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Signatures Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/signatures-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Pressler invest in?

Paul Pressler invests primarily in Beauty, Cosmetics and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A 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.

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### When did Paul Pressler last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Pressler closed in Jul 2014. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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