Passes
Custom Software Development · Creator & Fan Platforms
3hiring now · +1 posted in 30 days
$17.6Mlatest round · Venture round · Apr 2022 · 4 yr ago
3backers · Abstract Ventures, Florida Funders
52team · US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +58% in a year
Overview
Passes is the creator accelerator built to help every kind of creator turn their audience into a sustainable, independent business. Founded in 2022 by Lucy Guo, entrepreneur and co-founder of Scale AI, Passes gives creators the tools to earn directly from their fans: customizable membership tiers, paid messaging, livestreaming, one-on-one video calls, a branded merch storefront, and AI-driven analytics. Creators keep up to 90% of their revenue.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$17.6M
1 round on record
Latest round
$17.6M
Venture round · Apr 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
52
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +58% in a year
Hiring now
3
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
3
Abstract Ventures, Florida Funders
The money's age
Long since its last round
54 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
28/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Apr 22
Renamed Passes Rebrands as the Creator Accelerator Platform · PRNewswire
2025
Team of 52 was 33 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Apr 29, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $17.6M · SEC Form D
2022
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.03%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Apr 2022 | $17.6M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Passes, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Lucy GuoExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$100k
Typical range
$100k – $120k
Open positions
3
1
Jobs
Junior
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $120k | $120k |
Highest paying role
Finance Manager / Controller
$120k
Normalized to USD per year
Visa sponsorship
1 ▼ 50%
H-1B filings in 12 months
$153k
Median offered salary
3
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Web and digital interface designers
1
In the register as Passes, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Other sponsors in the same field
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Jun 1, 2026 · Visa details by country
Growth
Hiring Momentum
74/100
Growing
Open positions
3
1 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Finance
33% ▼
Sales
33% ▲
Field & Service
33% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Tableau to stack
Sep 2026
Added SQL to stack
Sep 2026
Added Notion to stack
Sep 2026
Added ChatGPT to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$17.6M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2022 | $17.6M | Details |
People
Lucy Guo
Executive Officer
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Passes over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
4
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
90/100AI adopter
Languages
SQL
Cloud & platforms
Tableau
AI & ML
Claude
ChatGPT
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Shared investors
Florida FundersVia a fund
Abstract VenturesVia a fund
Soma CapitalVia a fund
876 portfolio companies
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
United States
HQ
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $107k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Sales, Field & Service