Scale AI’s Lucy Guo Surpasses Taylor Swift to Become World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire, According to Forbes
Entrepreneur Lucy Guo has just achieved a remarkable feat: she has become the youngest self-made billionaire in the world, surpassing names like Taylor Swift, according to a Forbes ranking released this week.
Co-founder of Scale AI, a startup specializing in artificial intelligence valued at US$ 13.8 billion, Lucy Guo saw her personal fortune surpass the US$ 500 million mark, enough to take her out of the shadow of global celebrities and place her as the new reference in innovation and wealth among the new generations.
In addition, the businesswoman appears as the only woman among the 15 youngest billionaires on the list, all under the age of 35.
Lucy Guo and building a tech empire
Lucy Guo began her career in the technology sector working as a designer for companies such as Quora and Snapchat. Later, she was one of the first employees at Scale AI, where she helped develop the company’s structure and attract investors.
The company provides artificial intelligence solutions for organizations such as the United States government and major names in the automotive sector, such as Toyota. With the AI boom in recent years, Scale AI’s valuation has catapulted the fortunes of its founders.
Forbes estimates that Lucy Guo, in addition to her stake in Scale AI, has diversified her investments into startups, funds and luxury real estate, consolidating her position as an influential figure in the global technology ecosystem.
While Taylor Swift continues to dominate the stage and break records in music, Lucy Guo shows that in the business world, the new star has a Silicon Valley accent — and comes with a lot of embedded artificial intelligence.
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Lucy Guo, the entrepreneur known for co-founding Scale AI, has surpassed Taylor Swift and, at the age of 30, has become the youngest woman in the world to achieve self-made billionaire status, according to Forbes.
Guo founded the generative artificial intelligence startup in 2016 alongside Alexandr Wang and left the company in 2018. Currently headquartered in San Francisco, Scale AI is valued at US$14 billion. However, a new secondary round could increase the valuation to US$25 billion. Guo still holds an estimated stake of around 5%, equivalent to US$1.2 billion.
After leaving Scale AI, she co-founded Backend Capital, a venture capital management firm focused primarily on promising engineers. It didn’t take long for her to return to the technology sector: today, she is the CEO of Passes, a company she created to offer monetization tools to content creators, in a model similar to Patreon or OnlyFans.
