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Lucy Guo

Investor

General Partner at Backend Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $10M

Experience

  1. PassesChief Executive Officercurrent2022 — present
  2. Backend CapitalFounder/General Partnercurrent2019 — present
  3. Freelance and Side ProjectsOwnercurrent2016 — present
  4. Scale APICo Founder2016 — 2018San Francisco, California
  5. Snapchat, Inc.Product Designer2015 — 2016Venice, California
  6. QuoraProduct Designer2015
  7. FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2014
  8. Endless MobileSoftware Engineering Intern2013
  9. Science for YouthChief Technology Officer2011 — 2013
  10. Miscellany BusinessesFounder and CEO2008 — 2011

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityComputer Science & Human-Computer Interactions2012 — 2014
  2. Carnegie Mellon UniversityComputer Science

Skills & more

SEO20Java39Entrepreneurship24Python36C26Software Engineering25Linux18LaTeX6JavaScript52SML5jQuery6Product Management4
+12 moreLean StartupMarketingComputer ScienceHTMLMobile DevicesRubyGitObjective-CiOS developmentWeb DesignGraphic DesignInteraction Design

Languages English · Mandarin

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Colleagues at Backend Capital

Dave Fontenot
General Partner at Backend Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lucy Guo work?
Lucy Guo is General Partner at Backend Capital.
What check size does Lucy Guo write?
Lucy Guo typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University383

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Shared employers

Also worked at Scale API69

Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalWill ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32

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Also worked at Snapchat, Inc.61

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Also worked at Quora21

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Also worked at Facebook486

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social Capital; CEO of 8090; All-In co-hostJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution

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