# Paul Hobby

> Paul Hobby is a private equity investor at Genesis Park (Houston) backing Energy and Logistics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Genesis Park](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesis-park)
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-hobby-7439bb1b2

Paul Hobby is a private equity investor at Genesis Park in Houston focused on Energy and Logistics. Paul Hobby is the Founder and Managing Director of Genesis Park & attended University of Virginia. Paul previously worked at Texas Monthly as Chairman & CEO.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Logistics | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Layne Water Midstream | Layne Water Midstream (“LWM”) is a full cycle water midstream business providing upstream oil and gas companies with water sourcing, disposal and recycling infrastructure and services in the Delaware and Midland Basins. Anchored by exclusive long-term contracts with key customers, landowners, the State of Texas General Land Office and the State ofTexas University Lands organization, LWM operates significant source water, water transportation and produced water management infrastructure and is committed to further growth to support its upstream customers in the Delaware and Midland Basins. | $200M | Private Equity | Apr 12, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Post Oak Energy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/post-oak-energy-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Genesis Park

VC Fund · Houston, United States

Genesis Park is a Houston-based private equity firm focusing on buyouts, partnering strategies with public corporations, and growth financing. We bring capital, commercial execution capabilities and a depth of experience in mergers and acquisitions.We are opportunistic within market sectors where we have depth and exposure. Those sectors includetelecommunications, energy technology and media. Energy technology is a rapidly expanding category, and our Houston base allows us to marry traditional and alternative techniques in upstream and downstream environments. Founded in 2000, Genesis Park has used discipline and patience to build value for our investors, regardless of prevailing market conditions. We are consistently active in our portfolio companies, listening, learning and adding value by working alongside management. While our preference is to partner with an existing management team, we commonly source additional talent to optimize the existing opportunity.

4 contacts available at Genesis Park.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Hobby | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-w-hobby |
| Curtis L. Hartman | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curtis-l-hartman |
| Jonathan E. Baliff | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-e-baliff |
| Peter Shaper | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-shaper |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Hobby invest in?

Paul Hobby invests primarily in Energy, Logistics and Transportation startups, most often at Private Equity 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 Paul Hobby last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Hobby closed in Apr 2019. 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?

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