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Sho Sugihara

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at Pave · Founder at Fuse

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedPave$1.6B · YCFuse · YC

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Sho Sugihara previously founded a fintech company that achieved profitability, and worked as a data analytics consultant at McKinsey on healthcare projects for systems including the NHS and major insurers. He holds degrees from Cambridge and the Karolinska Institutet and is from Japan.

Founder at FuseYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Sho went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Fuse's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Sho can intro founders to Fuse's investors below.

Fuse's investors · 19

AC VenturesJakarta · $100K – $5M checksCommerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Delight VenturesTokyoEast VenturesSingapore · $15M checksFootworkSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2026Golden Gate VenturesSingapore · $1M – $5M checksLakestarZurich · $540K checksLowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025NextView VenturesNew York · $250K – $4M checks · since 2026Notion CapitalLondon · $1M – $100M checksOrange CollectiveDanvillePrimary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026Skystar CapitalJakartaSkyview VenturesNashvilleSpeedinvestVienna · $5M – $30M checksTarget GlobalBerlinTiny Supercomputer Investment CompanyBerlin · $200K – $250K checksTranspose Platform ManagementSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Fuse

OWOscar Wilsby
Oscar WilsbyFounder
BOBoateng Opoku-Yeboah
Boateng Opoku-YeboahFounder
GD
George DavisFounder
JSJames Smith
James SmithFounder
LV
Landon Vago-HughesFounder
TA
Tunde AlaoFounder

Founder at PaveYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Sho went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pave's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Sho can intro founders to Pave's investors below.

Pave's investors · 28

6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020Backend CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksBessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checks · since 2020Bezos Expeditionssince 2020ChemistrySan FranciscoContrarySan Francisco · $2M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksDash FundNew York · $200K – $400K checks · since 2020Data TechSeattleEntrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFOG VenturesIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2022Kindred CapitalLondonMaxfield CapitalMoscow · since 2016Next Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksOn DeckSan FranciscoOriginal CapitalMiamiPerot JainDallas · $500K checksPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRedbud VCColumbia · $50K – $150K checksRuud VisserSan FranciscoValuestream VenturesMiami · $250K – $10M checksVillage GlobalCovina · $500K – $3M checksWireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020Yolo Investmentssince 2025

Co-founders at Pave

MSMatt Schulman
Matt SchulmanFounder
OB
Oren BassExecutive Officer, Director
SL
Salim LahoudDirector
CB
Chris ButcherFounder
JPJP Patel
JP PatelFounder

Investments

Investor

Hirebolt

Per curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sho Sugihara?
Sho Sugihara previously founded a fintech company that achieved profitability, and worked as a data analytics consultant at McKinsey on healthcare projects for systems including the NHS and major insurers. He holds degrees from Cambridge and the Karolinska Institutet and is from Japan.
Where does Sho Sugihara work?
Sho Sugihara is Founder of Pave and Founder at Fuse.
What companies did Sho Sugihara found?
Sho Sugihara founded Pave, Fuse.
What companies has Sho Sugihara invested in?
Investments tracked here include Hirebolt.

Founder mafias

Fuse mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

James SmithFounderFounded Hessian +2Boateng Opoku-YeboahFounderFounded Fuse

Pave mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

JP PatelFounderFounded Pave

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