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Jesse Shemen

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Founder at Papercup

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedPapercup

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Jesse Shemen is the UK Lead at Scale AI. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Papercup, a company that developed AI speech models to translate videos into other languages and worked with clients including Bloomberg, ITV Studios, Sky News, and Business Insider before its 2025 acquisition by Scale. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Deloitte's UK venture arm and co-launched a wealth technology platform at Octopus Investments.

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Papercup's investors · 7

BDMINew York · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks · since 2022GMG VenturesLondon · $630K – $1.3M checks · since 2020LocalGlobeLondon · since 2020Mercuri.vcLondon · $630K – $1.3M checksOctopus VenturesLondon · $130K – $1.3M checks · since 2022Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2022

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Who is Jesse Shemen?
Jesse Shemen is the UK Lead at Scale AI. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Papercup, a company that developed AI speech models to translate videos into other languages and worked with clients including Bloomberg, ITV Studios, Sky News, and Business Insider before its 2025 acquisition by Scale. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Deloitte's UK venture arm and co-launched a wealth technology platform at Octopus Investments.
Where does Jesse Shemen work?
Jesse Shemen is Founder of Papercup.
What companies did Jesse Shemen found?
Jesse Shemen founded Papercup.

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