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Trevor Paladino

Investor

Investor at Lakeside Capital

Tampa, Florida

Writes $100K – $250K checks · typically $100K

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468 people in our graph share verified history with Trevor — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Trevor Paladino is the founder and principal of Lakeside Capital, a private investment office through which he has made over 30 venture capital investments in technology, sports, entertainment, and consumer brands, including positions in Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, Olipop, and Betr. He previously founded and operated The Players Locker, a sports memorabilia distributor, for seventeen years before its acquisition in 2023. Paladino holds a Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of Tampa and a Master of Legal Studies in Sports Law and Business from Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentRobotics

Experience

  1. Lakeside CapitalFounder & Principalcurrent2023 — presentTampa, Florida, United States
  2. OpenAIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Happy Dad Hard Seltzer, Lemonade & TeaInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  5. IntroInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. Unrivaled BasketballSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
  7. BetrInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  8. Texas RanchersSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
  9. MatternetInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  10. OLIPOP PBCInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  11. SpaceXInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  12. NickelyticsInvestor & Strategic Advisor2024 — 2025
  13. The Players LockerFounder/CEO2007 — 2023Tampa, Florida

Skills & more

Mentoring5Sales15E-commerce13Social Media10Entrepreneurship1Product Marketing1Sports Marketing1

Languages English · Spanish

From Trevor's professional profile.

Colleagues at Lakeside Capital

Eugene Tablis
Director at Lakeside Capital
Suman Chepuri
Executive Officer at Lakeside Capital

Network1

Tellef ThorleifssonScout
Partner at Northzone

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Trevor Paladino?
Trevor Paladino is the founder and principal of Lakeside Capital, a private investment office through which he has made over 30 venture capital investments in technology, sports, entertainment, and consumer brands, including positions in Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, Olipop, and Betr. He previously founded and operated The Players Locker, a sports memorabilia distributor, for seventeen years before its acquisition in 2023. Paladino holds a Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of Tampa and a Master of Legal Studies in Sports Law and Business from Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
Where does Trevor Paladino work?
Trevor Paladino is Investor at Lakeside Capital.
What does Trevor Paladino invest in?
Trevor Paladino invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Future of Work, Media & Entertainment, Robotics.
What check size does Trevor Paladino write?
Trevor Paladino typically writes checks of $100K – $250K.
Where did Trevor Paladino go to school?
Trevor Paladino studied at Arizona State University (Master of Legal Studies, Sports Law & Business); University of Tampa (Bachelor's degree, Entrepreneurship); The Park School of Baltimore.

Same school

Also attended Arizona State University200

Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleJackson HeddyCFO at NorthzoneOliver MitchellPartner at Ff Venture CapitalHelen SunAnalyst at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Max AltschulerFounder & General Partner at GTMfundJen FettermanInvestor Relations Coordinator at Stripes

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Also attended University of Tampa17

Corey O'KeeffeInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRobert LesemanVenture Partner at TFX CapitalLex SmithAccountant at Anzu PartnersMartin GarciaGeneral Partner / CFO at Bitkraft Esports VenturesTravis MilksManaging Partner at Topmark PartnersThomas GoergenManaging Partner at Catalpa Ventures

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Also attended The Park School of Baltimore5

Carly LevinPartner, Strategic Initiatives at LegalTechRichard KandelPartner at HOF CapitalYianni ApostoloVice President at Huntington Angels NetworkSpencer LevittFounder at CoastRyan FrankelExecutive Officer, Director at VerbalizeIt

Shared employers

Also worked at OpenAI180

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAIIlya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic

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Also worked at Matternet5

Olivier LaplaceManaging Partner at VI PartnersLudovic CopéréInvestor at Sony Ventures CorporationAlexander HarmsenFounder/CEO at Iris AutomationMatt GialichFounder/CEO at AstroForgeAndreas RaptopoulosFounder & CEO at Matternet

Also worked at OLIPOP PBC7

Dayton MillerManaging Partner at BFG PartnersNate CooperPartner at Barrel VenturesAaron HendersonPartner, Retail at MidnightPat FinnFounder and Managing Partner at Finn Capital PartnersJared SteinCo-Founder & Partner at Monogram Capital PartnersBen GoodwinFounder at Olipop

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Also worked at SpaceX230

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAsanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCGarry HillInvestment at Makers FundHelen LiangFounder & General Partner at FoundersX Ventures

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