Paul Gu

Founder at UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

Net worth: 44 M $ as of 31/05/2026

35 year

Finance

Consumer Services

Profile

Paul Gu is the founder of Upstart Network, Inc., founded in 2012, serving as Chief Executive Officer & Director.
Mr. Gu is the founder of Upstart Holdings, Inc., founded in 2013, serving as Chief Executive Officer & Director.
Mr. Gu is currently a Partner at Mythos Ventures Management, LLC.
Formerly, Mr. Gu was a Principal at D.E.
Shaw & Co., Inc. Mr. Gu completed undergraduate education at Yale University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. 1.36%	13/05/2026	1,297,546 ( 1.36% )	44 M $	31/05/2026

Paul Gu active positions

Companies	Position	Start
UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.	Founder	01/12/2013
Upstart Network, Inc. Upstart Network, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Operates an online lending platform	Founder	01/01/2012
Mythos Ventures LLP Mythos Ventures LLP Investment ManagersFinance Mythos Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on technology sector such as AI. It participates in seed and early stage transactions.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Former positions of Paul Gu

Companies	Position	End
D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	5
D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
Upstart Network, Inc. Upstart Network, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Operates an online lending platform	Finance
Yale University Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Upstart Holdings, Inc. Upstart Holdings, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Operates as a cloud-based artificial intelligence lending marketplace	Finance
Mythos Ventures LLP Mythos Ventures LLP Investment ManagersFinance Mythos Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on technology sector such as AI. It participates in seed and early stage transactions.	Finance