# Rich Paul

> Rich Paul is a seed investor at Klutch Athletics backing Internet. See 6 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Klutch Athletics
- Location: Beverly Hills, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-paul-a608a7313
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/richpaul4?lang=en
- Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Paul

Rich Paul is a seed investor at Klutch Athletics in Beverly Hills focused on Internet and Media and Entertainment. Rich Paul is based out of Beverly Hills, California, and is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Klutch Athletics.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 33% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 33% |
| Art | 1 | 17% |
| News | 1 | 17% |
| Toys | 1 | 17% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 17% |
| Post-IPO Secondary | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Substack | Substack offers a platform that enables writers to publish and monetize subscription-based newsletters. The company provides tools for content creation, email distribution, subscription management, and audience analytics. Writers retain ownership of their work and can set their own subscription prices, while readers receive content directly intheir inboxes. Substack also supports podcasting and discussion threads, expanding its services beyond traditional text-based publishing. The platform is used by journalists, authors, and creators who seek a direct relationship with their audience without relying on traditional media channels. Through its ecosystem, Substack facilitates independent publishing and helps writers build sustainable businesses around their content. | $100M | Series C | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| Homecoming Network | Homecoming Network is a forward-thinking video podcast network designed specifically for culture and sports. |  | Seed | May 15, 2025 |  |
| Mitchell & Ness | Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia manufactures and retails apparel and accessories for men and women. It focuses on offering consumers a range of licensed apparel from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and AFL; and non-licensed active wear. The company offers adjustables, banners and pennants, bottoms, buckets, fitted products, fleece products, jerseys, outerwear,shirts, slouch products, snapback products, and strapback products; and headwear, duffle bags, gloves, scarves, and socks. |  | Secondary Market | Oct 25, 2022 |  |
| Funko | Funko provides branded pop culture products to a diverse range of consumers and retail channels.Funko currently holds hundreds of licenses and the rights to create tens of thousands of characters - one of the largest portfolios in the pop culture and collectibles industry. Funko’s Pop! Vinyl is the number one stylized vinyl collectible on themarket, selling millions of figures to collectors around the world. | $263M | Post-IPO Secondary | May 05, 2022 |  |
| Bach | Bach solves the myriad pain points behind coordinating group travel, allowing groups to discover, decide, and plan in one place, complete with a marketplace for bookable experiences and critical features including group chat, expense splitting, polling, and itinerary creation. | $8M | Seed | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| LEUNE | LEUNE is a California born lifestyle brand forged on the principle of transcending the narrative of cannabis culture. Honoring a 3.0 consumer who knows that ‘getting high’ only begins to tell the story of what the plant truly represents, we’re interested in elevating the conversation around cannabis. Through high aesthetic and uncompromisingquality standards, we aim to create the new ideals for the industry. | $5M | Seed | Apr 15, 2021 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TCG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-chernin-group-llc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bond](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bond-57ec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Corazon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corazon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [eBay](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ebay) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Klutch Athletics

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Klutch Athletics.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rich Paul | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rich-paul-89b5 |

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## FAQ

### What does Rich Paul invest in?

Rich Paul invests primarily in Internet, Media and Entertainment and Art startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Rich Paul?

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### When did Rich Paul last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rich Paul closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments 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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