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Amy Lin

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Managing Partner at Outcast Ventures

San Francisco, California

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

30 Under 30 2016 · Education

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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

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

Skills & more

Team Leadership10Strategy24Leadership29Management6User Experience40Customer Engagement2Rapid Prototyping6Data Analysis15Software Project Management8Excel2Excel Services3Software Engineering17
+12 moreMicrosoft ExcelProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipE-learningEducation TechnologyStartupsWindowsProgram ManagementEnterprise SoftwareEducational TechnologyAnalytics

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Managing Partner at Outcast Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amy Lin?
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.
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.
Where did Amy Lin go to school?
Amy Lin studied at University of Southern California (M.S., Computer Science); University of Southern California (B.S., Computer Science); Coro Southern California (Executive Fellows Program, Leadership Development).

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