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Soft Bar Snafu
During season 10 of Summer House, which filmed in summer 2025, Carl revealed that Kyle did not invest in his New York City non-alcoholic bar, Soft Bar, which opened that same year.
“We have some serious, like, sophisticated investors. We have people who work, or founders of non-alcoholic companies that have invested,” Carl shared with newbie Ben Waddell during a March 2026 episode, noting that his Summer House costar Jesse Solomon was among his “close friends and family” who put money into the business.
Carl then confessed that Kyle didn’t contribute, explaining, “To be honest he’s got so much other s*** with Loverboy,” so he understood.
Carl later revealed that Kyle not supporting him actually hurt his feelings after he invested in Loverboy within the first year of Kyle launching the company.
“I invested $15,000 in 2019 in Loverboy,” Carl claimed. “I didn’t have a lot of money back in 2019, but I just believed in him so much and I knew the power of what he was building. I really felt like there was something there.”
He added, “I had hoped maybe for the same in return. But [Kyle] was like, ‘I’m just not in a position to invest.’” Carl then admitted that “the message it sends is kinda confusing.”
Kyle, for his part, told the cameras that Loverboy was in trouble financially so he couldn’t help Carl with his business venture.