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Lucy Guo

InvestorUnicorn founder

Co-founder at Scale AI · General Partner at Backend Capital · Chief Executive Officer at Passes

Miami, FL

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

FoundedScale AI$29B · YCPasses

Thiel Fellow 2014

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About

Lucy Guo co-founded Scale AI with Alexandr Wang in 2016 and left after about eighteen months, retaining a stake that made her one of the youngest self-made women billionaires when Scale's valuation reached tens of billions. A Thiel Fellow and former Quora and Snapchat designer, she founded the creator-monetisation platform Passes and the early-stage fund Backend Capital.

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Chief Executive Officer at Passes

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Passes's investors · 11

305 VenturesMiami · since 2022Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2022AntiSan Juan · $250K – $30M checks · since 2022Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2022Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2022Florida FundersTampa · $50K checks · since 2022Michael OvitzLos Angeles · since 2022Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks · since 2022Palm Tree Crew InvestmentsNew York · since 2022Paris Hiltonsince 2022Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks

Co-founder at Scale AIYC S16

Intro paths

YC

Lucy went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Scale AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Scale AI's investors · 106

1435 CapitalSkillman8VCAustin · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2021AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2024Across Capital PartnersMiami · since 2019Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checksAdit Ventures Management, LlcNew YorkAirAngelsMiami Beach · since 2019AIspace VenturesSilicon ValleyAlpana VenturesGenevaAlpha Square GroupNew YorkAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021AMD VenturesSanta ClaraAmino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Amino CollectiveBerlin · $216K – $1.6M checks · since 2019Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Archerman CapitalBostonArena VenturesVeniceAxevil CapitalSan FranciscoBalderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checks · since 2019Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019Beyond CapitalSan DiegoBling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks · since 2021Breakpoint CapitalAspen · since 2019Cai Leung Leung PartnersCatapult CapitalSan Francisco · $50M – $500M checks · since 2019Cheyenne VenturesWoodsideCisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2024Citi VenturesNew York · since 2019Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024CoinFundNew York · $6M – $10M checks · since 2019CPP InvestmentsTorontoCreandumSan Francisco · $216K – $8.6M checks · since 2019CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2020Depth VenturesSan FranciscoDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Durable Capital PartnersBethesda · since 2021Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2019Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksForerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2019Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024G SquaredChicagoGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Geodesic CapitalSilicon ValleyGokul Rajaramsince 2020Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checks · since 2019GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2024Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025Harmony PartnersNew YorkHarvard Management CompanyAllstonHuman CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $200M checksID8 InvestmentsNew YorkIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2024Inertia VenturesNew York · $2M checksInnovation EndeavorsPalo Alto · $1M – $15M checks · since 2021Integra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2020JuniperoMiamiKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2021Light Street CapitalPalo AltoLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2021Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Merantix CapitalBerlin · $540K – $4.3M checksMetaMenlo Park · since 2026Moonfire VenturesLondon · since 2020Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks · since 2021Neuberger BermanChicagoNext Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksNFDGWilmingtonNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2024OurCrowdJerusalemOutcast VenturesSan Francisco · $500K checksOutlander VCNew York · $500K – $2.5M checksPartners ResoluteChicagoQatar Investment AuthorityDohaQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRogue Insight CapitalMarkhamRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksS VenturesMountain View · $1M – $5M checksS32Palo AltoScale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2020Scott Belskysince 2020Section 32Palo AltoSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2020ServiceNow VenturesSanta Clara · since 2024Siesta VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSocium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2024Stepstone GroupCharlotteSusa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2020Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2024Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024TOLOKA SYNDICATE LIMITED$5K checksTOP-Direct IVGenevaTribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $40M checks · since 2021U.S. Air Forcesince 2021Upload VenturesSao Paulo · $1M – $10M checks · since 2020US Innovative TechnologyCoraopolis · since 2025Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Scale AI

AWAlexandr Wang
Alexandr WangCo-founder & CEO

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

Skills & more

SEO20Java39Entrepreneurship24Python36C26Software Engineering24Linux18LaTeX6JavaScript52SML5jQuery6Product Management4
+8 moreLean StartupMarketingComputer ScienceHTMLMobile DevicesRubyGitObjective-C

Languages English · Mandarin

From Lucy's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AvalancheBeekCreative IntellFirstbaseFUEGO.ioMainStreetRileySieveUpKeep

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Lucy Guo

The One Discipline That Made Me a Billionaire by Age 30 | Lucy Guo, Passes

EO

Is OpenAI's Sora a Novelty? Passes founder Lucy Guo Breaks It Down.

The Information

How Lucy Guo Is Building A Creator Empire with Shaq, Kygo & Olivia Dunne | Passes

Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

Michigan Football x Passes: Founder Lucy Guo joins to discuss new NIL venture

The Wolverine: Michigan Football and Basketball

Lucy Guo: Passes & Perspectives

Florida Funders

Lucy Guo, CEO of Passes, speaks about the creator economy at the Under 30 Summit | "What I basically view creators as nowadays: they are entrepreneurs." Lucy Guo, CEO of Passes, speaks to Jabari Young about the creator economy at the... | By Forbes

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Colleagues at Backend Capital

Dave Fontenot
GP & CEO at HF0

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lucy Guo?
Lucy Guo co-founded Scale AI with Alexandr Wang in 2016 and left after about eighteen months, retaining a stake that made her one of the youngest self-made women billionaires when Scale's valuation reached tens of billions. A Thiel Fellow and former Quora and Snapchat designer, she founded the creator-monetisation platform Passes and the early-stage fund Backend Capital.
Where does Lucy Guo work?
Lucy Guo is Co-founder of Scale AI and General Partner at Backend Capital and Chief Executive Officer at Passes.
What check size does Lucy Guo write?
Lucy Guo typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What companies did Lucy Guo found?
Lucy Guo founded Scale AI, Passes.
What companies has Lucy Guo invested in?
Investments tracked here include Avalanche, Beek, Creative Intell, Firstbase, FUEGO.io, MainStreet, Riley, Sieve, UpKeep.
Where did Lucy Guo go to school?
Lucy Guo studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Computer Science & Human-Computer Interactions); Carnegie Mellon University (Computer Science).
What podcasts and interviews feature Lucy Guo?
Tracked appearances include "The One Discipline That Made Me a Billionaire by Age 30 | Lucy Guo, Passes", "Is OpenAI's Sora a Novelty? Passes founder Lucy Guo Breaks It Down.", "How Lucy Guo Is Building A Creator Empire with Shaq, Kygo & Olivia Dunne | Passes", and 3 more.

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Endless mafia2

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Javier VillamizarAdvisorFounded Open English

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