Startups, venture capital, and tech entrepreneurship by Lucy Guo

Lucy Guo is co-founder of Backend Capital and founder of Passes, a monetization platform for digital creators. Formerly a founding team member at Scale AI and Thiel Fellow, Guo has raised more than $25 million for Passes across two funding rounds. While not directly building in crypto, her platform incorporates crypto-compatible payout rails and NFT-based fan access features. Passes supports over 2,000 creators and reported a 380 percent increase in active accounts in the first half of 2025. Guo frequently speaks on permissionless creator monetization, digital ownership, and the intersection of fintech and Web3 infrastructure.

In 2024, she advised two early-stage crypto projects focused on creator royalties and token-gated communities. Guo’s Twitter audience exceeds 270,000, and her commentary has featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, and CoinDesk. With a growing footprint in ownership-centric creator tooling, Guo contributes indirectly to the crypto ecosystem by bridging user engagement models with tokenized incentive structures.

  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 14.07.2026
Lucy Guo notes online curiosity and engagement in latest streaming activity
Lucy Guo referenced audience engagement and curiosity in a recent social media post. The statement, posted to her followers, thanked both critics and supporters for contributing to increasing her ...
  • Ciaran Ryan
  • 10.07.2026
Lucy Guo: First original song released to streaming platforms
Lucy Guo has announced the release of her first original song, expanding her presence into the music industry. The statement, published on social media, featured lyrics from the track and directed ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 11.05.2026
Lucy Guo: New original song inspired by personal experiences
Lucy Guo has announced that she will be releasing a new original song. In her recent statement on social media, Guo highlighted that the project is deeply personal and reflects her individual ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 30.04.2026
Lucy Guo notes multiple medalists suggested Olympic training after joint Barry’s session
Lucy Guo, a prominent entrepreneur, shared on social media that several Olympic medalists encouraged her to consider Olympic training following a joint workout at Barry’s. Guo referenced ...