About
David Lin grew up in Los Angeles after spending his early years in China and Peru.
Founder at DufflYC W20
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, David can intro founders to Duffl's investors below.
Duffl's investors · 2
Co-founders at Duffl
Experience
- Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2025 — present
- DufflFounder & CEO2018 — 2024Los Angeles, California
- iGEM CompetitionFounder & President2015 — 2016Lima, Peru
Skills & more
Leadership10Public Speaking5SQLFigmaRecruitingFinancial ModelingMicrosoft Office1Customer Service1Microsoft ExcelManagement1Microsoft WordMicrosoft PowerPoint
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Project ManagementLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Lin?
- David Lin grew up in Los Angeles after spending his early years in China and Peru.
- Where does David Lin work?
- David Lin is Founder of Duffl.
- What companies did David Lin found?
- David Lin founded Duffl.
- Where did David Lin go to school?
- David Lin studied at UCLA (Philosophy); Y Combinator (Founder); Z Fellows (Founder).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
+ 8,766 more
Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
+ 4,709 more
UCLA mafia127
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzFounded OpswareVlad TenevMaster’s DegreeFounded Harmonic +1Ryan KingBSFounded ChimeKent WakefordFounded Breaking +4William GuttmanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded CurvePoint +3Paolo PriviteraCertificate Program ClassFounded 1521 Capital +1
+ 120 more
Z Fellows mafia37
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Dante VaisbortFounded Haylon Technologies +1Teddy LiZF1Founded NophinColin SnyderTechnology Fellowship | Less than 1% acceptance rateFounded BanaboMikael NidaFounded LotusKatherine HeFounded NectarShivam SinghalFounded Structured Labs
+ 30 more
Same school
Also attended UCLA499
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesVlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of RobinhoodRyan KingCo-founder of ChimePaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General Catalyst
+ 493 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup351
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier Capital
+ 345 more
