Where does Amy Lin work?

Amy Lin is Managing Partner at Outcast Ventures.

What check size does Amy Lin write?

Amy Lin typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.

Amy Lin

Investor

Managing Partner at Outcast Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M

About

Previously Chief Product Officer at NFX, where she helped scale the fund to $1.5B AUM with 220+ investments and 20+ unicorns. She founded YC-backed Blendspace (acquired by Tes), built the first web version of Excel at Microsoft, holds a BS/MS in Computer Science from USC, and holds 7 patents.

Experience

Outcast VenturesCo-founder & Managing Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
NFXChief Product Officer2017 — 2024San Francisco
USC Viterbi School of EngineeringBoard Member2013 — 2022
Camelback VenturesEntrepreneurial Engineer2017San Francisco Bay Area
BlendspaceCEO and Co-founder2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
MicrosoftProduct Manager, Excel2009 — 2012

Education

University of Southern CaliforniaM.S., Computer Science
University of Southern CaliforniaB.S., Computer Science
Coro Southern CaliforniaExecutive Fellows Program, Leadership Development

Skills & more

Team Leadership10Strategy24Leadership29Management6User Experience40Customer Engagement2Rapid Prototyping6Data Analysis15Software Project Management8Excel2Excel Services3Software Engineering17

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Microsoft ExcelProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipE-learningEducation TechnologyStartupsWindowsProgram ManagementEnterprise SoftwareEducational TechnologyAnalytics

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Colleagues at Outcast Ventures

Andy Chen

Managing Partner at Outcast Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Amy Lin work?: Amy Lin is Managing Partner at Outcast Ventures.
What check size does Amy Lin write?: Amy Lin typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.

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