Where does Eric Chin work?

Eric Chin is General Partner at Crosslink Bayview and Board director at Molekule and Board director at Iron Ox and Board director at Aescape.

What check size does Eric Chin write?

Eric Chin typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.

Where did Eric Chin go to school?

Eric Chin studied at Dartmouth College (BS, Political Science); Harvard Business School (MBA, startups).

Eric Chin

Investor

General Partner at Crosslink Bayview · General Partner at Crosslink Endeavour · General Partner at Crosslink Ventures · General Partner at Crosslink Blue Link Ventures · Partner and Alpha Founder at Crosslink Capital · +3 more

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $4M

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124 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Darin BuxbaumunlockedEric: together at MILCOM (2001)

×6Eric: together at Bay Partners

×3Eric: together at Artiman Ventures

×2Eric: together at Crosslink Capital

About

Eric Chin leads a venture program and co-founded Alpha, an invite-only network of 2,000+ founders for long-term relationship building; he focuses on early-stage developer tools, AI infrastructure, and youth-focused fintech.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

echin@crosslinkcapital.com

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Molekule

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Molekule's investors · 7

Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025 Crosslink CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $9M checks · since 2016 Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco FoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks · since 2018 Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025 Sand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checks TransLink CapitalSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Molekule

Yogi GoswamiExecutive Officer

Dilip GoswamiExecutive Officer, Director

Jaya RaoExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Iron Ox

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Iron Ox's investors · 13

Amplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2021 At One VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021 Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021 Comet LabsSan Francisco Crosslink CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $9M checks · since 2021 CrunchFund Eniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M checks · since 2021 Hemisphere Ventures LLCMckinney Innovating CapitalNew York · $10K – $3M checks Pathbreaker VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checks · since 2021 R7 PartnersChicago · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021 Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Iron Ox

Jonathan BinneyExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Aescape

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Aescape's investors · 12

Co-founders at Aescape

Eric LitmanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

Crosslink CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2010 — presentMenlo Park, CA
Alpha NetworkAdvisory Board Membercurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area and LA
Bay PartnersGeneral Partner2005 — 2010
Artiman VenturesPartner2002 — 2005
MILCOMVP Corporate Development2000 — 2002
WebSpectiveCo-Founder1996 — 1997
MainspringBus Dev1996

Skills & more

AnalyticsAngel InvestingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentDisruptive TechnologiesDue DiligenceEarly-stage StartupsEntrepreneurshipFinanceIPO

+10 more

InvestmentsMergersPrivate EquityStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsStrategic PlanningStrategyStrategy FormulationVenture CapitalMergers & Acquisitions

From Eric's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

500FriendsBalance FinancialBarndoor AI Bleacher Report DataStax Descartes LabsDropcamFeedback LoopFlo TechnologiesHiredInscribeKineticMarin Software Molekule NodesourceSilicon Valley Data ScienceStepMobileTakeLessons

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Crosslink Bayview

David H. Courtney

General Partner at Crosslink Bayview

David Silverman

General Partner at Crosslink Bayview

Michael J. Stark

General Partner at Crosslink Bayview

Mihaly Z. Szigeti

General Partner at Crosslink Bayview

Network9

Cyan BanisterScout

Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures

Michael J. StarkScout

General Partner at Crosslink Bayview

Scott BanisterScout

Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures

Andy Ziolkowski

Managing Director at Cultivian Sandbox Ventures

Caroline Broder

Principal at Base10 Partners

Dan Myers

General Partner at Crosslink Capital

David Silverman

Partner at Crosslink Capital

Eric Gonsenheim

Partner at Crosslink Capital

Gabby Contro

Partner at Crosslink Capital

Investors connected to Eric in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Chin?: Eric Chin leads a venture program and co-founded Alpha, an invite-only network of 2,000+ founders for long-term relationship building; he focuses on early-stage developer tools, AI infrastructure, and youth-focused fintech.
Where does Eric Chin work?: Eric Chin is General Partner at Crosslink Bayview and Board director at Molekule and Board director at Iron Ox and Board director at Aescape.
What does Eric Chin invest in?: Eric Chin invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Eric Chin write?: Eric Chin typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What companies has Eric Chin invested in?: Investments tracked here include 500Friends, Balance Financial, Barndoor AI, Bleacher Report, DataStax, Descartes Labs, Dropcam, Feedback Loop, Flo Technologies, Hired, Inscribe, Kinetic, and 6 more.
Where did Eric Chin go to school?: Eric Chin studied at Dartmouth College (BS, Political Science); Harvard Business School (MBA, startups).