# Kevin Guo

> Kevin Guo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hive, a San Francisco-based enterprise AI company that built what may be the world's largest human-labeled training dataset - over 1 billion labeled items - and deployed those models as cloud APIs used by Reddit, BeReal, and more than 15 of the top social platforms for content moderation. A Stanford triple-degree graduate (biology BA, mathematical/computational sciences BS, computer science MS), Guo co-founded Kiwi - a social Q&A app that grew to 100 million users - before pivoting that team into Hive in 2017. Hive reached unicorn status with a $2 billion valuation after its $85 million Series D in April 2021, and Guo has become one of the most prominent voices on AI-generated content detection and the fight against deepfakes.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Hive
- **Organizations:** Hive, Kiwi, Mithril Capital Management, Stanford University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Stanford University, Bachelor of Science in Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Stanford University, Master of Science in Computer Science, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Hive, which reached unicorn status ($2B valuation) after $85M Series D in April 2021, Built the largest public dataset of human-labeled AI training data - over 1 billion labeled items, Scaled Kiwi to over 100 million registered users with billions of posts

## Career timeline

- **2006-2011** — Research positions at Washington University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine in biomedical image processing
- **2011** — Co-founded Kiwi, a social discovery and Q&A platform, with Dmitriy Karpman as a Stanford class project
- **2013-2015** — Venture Associate at Mithril Capital Management, focusing on enterprise software, consumer internet, and healthcare investments
- **2013** — Co-founded Hive alongside Dmitriy Karpman
- **2017** — Pivoted Kiwi team to enterprise AI; Hive officially launched as an enterprise AI company
- **2018** — Featured in vator.tv interview discussing Hive's distributed labeling model and deep learning APIs
- **2020** — Featured in Forbes video 'Hive's Kevin Guo Uses AI To Teach Companies How To Make Smarter Decisions'
- **2021** — Hive raises $85M Series D at $2 billion valuation, achieving unicorn status; lead investor Glynn Capital
- **2023** — Featured in Inc. Magazine for Hive's work on detecting AI-generated content and deepfakes
- **2024** — Spoke at Semafor World Economy Summit about AI deepfakes as a global intelligence concern; cited Pentagon explosion fake image incident
- **2025** — Hive endorses NO FAKES Act; Guo keynotes Trust & Safety Summit on 'The Next Frontier of Content Moderation'

## Achievements

- Co-founded Hive, which reached unicorn status ($2B valuation) after $85M Series D in April 2021
- Built the largest public dataset of human-labeled AI training data - over 1 billion labeled items
- Scaled Kiwi to over 100 million registered users with billions of posts
- Hive's AI models used by Reddit, BeReal, Netflix, and 15+ top social platforms
- Deployed a distributed workforce of over 500,000 human data labelers globally
- Named Top 10 Innovators of the Thirteenth Shanghai IT Youths (2014)
- Outstanding Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Thirteenth China Finance and Economics Rankings (2015)
- Published a dozen peer-reviewed papers on biomedical image processing
- Total company funding raised: $155.2M+
- Endorsed the bipartisan NO FAKES Act, advocating for AI content regulation

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Hive announces lead sponsorship of Trust & Safety Summit 2025; Kevin Guo to keynote on 'The Next Frontier of Content Moderation'
- **2025-01** — Hive endorses the bipartisan NO FAKES Act protecting individuals from unauthorized AI-generated likenesses
- **2024-10** — Kevin Guo speaks at Semafor World Economy Summit, calling AI deepfakes a top concern for global intelligence agencies

## Links

- Website: https://thehive.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinguo91
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hive_ai
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/hiveglobal

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Last updated: 2026-05-12