Calvin Ling
InvestorPrincipal at Prefix Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Calvin left a role at Honda Silicon Valley Lab to join Byron and Owen, starting with diligence work before taking on investment management and operations. He works across the organization in roles spanning investment, finance, legal, and general management.
Experience
- Unusual VenturesVP of Financecurrent2025 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Unusual VenturesDirector of Finance and Investment Operations2024 — 2025Menlo Park, California, United States
- OVN CapitalPrincipal2022 — 2024San Francisco, CA
- Productivity IndustriesChief of Staff2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Prefix CapitalFounding Principal2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Flexpower Health IncInterim CEO and CFO2023 — 2024Santa Monica, California, United States
- VidrovrBoard Observer2021 — 2024
- SwiftComplyBoard Observer2019 — 2024
- 415 InvestmentsGeneral Manager2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- 415 InvestmentsAssociate2016 — 2018San Francisco
- Honda R&D Americas, IncStrategic Alliance Intern2015 — 2016Mountain View, CA
- Stanford UniversityResident Computer Consultant and Treasurer2015 — 2016Crothers Hall, Stanford
- Stanford Technology Ventures ProgramResearch Assistant2014Stanford, CA
- Law Office of David GoodmanLegal and Administrative Intern2012Austin, Texas Area
- The University of Texas at AustinResearch Assistant2011 — 2012Austin, Texas
- The University of Texas at AustinElectrical Engineering Intern2010 — 2011Austin, Texas
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Management Science & Engineering
- Liberal Arts & Science Academy
Skills & more
Research23Data Analysis20Entrepreneurship19Qualtrics2Venture Capital3PowerPoint14Microsoft Office13Microsoft Excel11Matlab8R7Java5Microsoft Word4
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C++CarsLaTeXLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
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Colleagues at Prefix Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Calvin Ling work?
- Calvin Ling is Principal at Prefix Capital.
- What check size does Calvin Ling write?
- Calvin Ling typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
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Also attended Liberal Arts & Science Academy2
Shared employers
Also worked at Unusual Ventures23
Jordan SegallPartner at Redpoint VenturesHaley BrannanPartner at Operator CollectiveJyoti BansalFounder & General Partner at Unusual VenturesJohn VrionisFounder & General Partner at Unusual VenturesLars AlbrightGeneral Partner at Unusual VenturesSandhya HegdeVenture Partner at Unusual Ventures
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