Lucy Guo is a trailblazing innovator, entrepreneur, and influencer best known for serving as CEO for Passes, a platform allowing creators to expand their businesses and brand by posting content for paid subscribers, with users including talent such as Shaquille O’Neal. Lucy’s influence in the tech industry has cemented her status as a leading figure in the world of AI and entrepreneurship.
The daughter of Chinese engineers, Lucy began making waves as early as childhood, teaching herself to code and developing bots for popular online children’s games and selling in-game assets for profit. In 2008, she founded Miscellany Business marketing businesses and ads on the internet. In 2011, she served as CEO of Science for Youth, delivering seminars across 4 cities to a multitude of students. She moved through multiple tech positions at various high-profile organisations, such as Endless Mobile, Facebook, Quora, and Snapchat. In 2016, she co-founded Scale AI. In 2025, her stake in the company made her one of the youngest female self-made billionaires on earth. In 2019, Lucy founded and has served as a general partner for Backend Capital, an organisation providing funding for engineering start-ups. Since 2022, she has been the CEO of Passes.
Due to her pioneering career, Lucy has won various awards, including multiple at the Hackathon Awards in 2013 and 2014, as well as being granted the Thiel Fellowship in 2014. She has been recognised in Forbes' 30 under 30 list, and most recently as one of the youngest female self-made billionaires, a title once held by Taylor Swift. She was also featured in the LA500, a list of the most influential people in LA, by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
A true frontrunner in the development of AI innovation, Lucy is a powerhouse of skill, expertise and creativity, sharing her mastery through engaging and fascinating keynote talks. Her status as a young yet fierce tech tycoon allows her to connect with a variety of audiences across business events, tech engagements and AI summits. With clarity, entrepreneurial dexterity, and a passion for emerging tech, Lucy is the perfect addition to a multitude of events.
- 2022 – CEO, Passes
- 2019 – Founder/General Partner, Backend Capital
- 2016 – Co-founder, Scale AI
- 2015 – Product Designer, Snapchat
- 2015 – Product Designer, Quora
- 2014 – Software Engineering Intern, Facebook
- 2013 – Software Engineering Intern, Endless Mobile
- 2011 – CEO, Science for Youth
- 2008 – Founder & CEO, Miscellany Business
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