Paul Phillips (born August 9, 1972, in San Francisco, California) is an American software developer, entrepreneur and poker player.

He is co-founder of Akka.io (then known as Typesafe, later know as Lightbend), a company specializing in the production and support of an open-source platform for software development based on Scala and Akka.

He was banned from competing in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the early 2000s due to comments he made about the way in which the Horseshoe split entry money between players and casino employees.

)[6][7][8] He spoke out against the inclusion of Phil Hellmuth Jr, Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson and Johnny "Oriental Express" Chan in the 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions, and subsequently became the subject of message board flame wars.

[9] In an April 27, 2009 article in The New Yorker on neuroenhancement, Phillips was quoted at length discussing his use of prescription drugs such as Adderall and Provigil to improve his focus and concentration during tournament play.