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Felix Lin

Founder

Co-founder, President and CFO; appointed Group CEO at Artafinance

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedArtafinance

About

He spent more than a decade at Google, where he led product management for Chrome OS and later ran payment ecosystems as a vice president. Earlier, he founded and led AvantGo, served as CEO of Qurb (acquired by Computer Associates) and PickPackGo, and held strategy roles at CA, Inc. and Versant.

Co-founder, President and CFO; appointed Group CEO at Artafinance

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Artafinance's investors · 5

Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCohen CircleNew YorkMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksPeak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checksRibbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks

Co-founders at Artafinance

CS
Caesar SenguptaCo-founder & CEO
CYChirag Yagnik
Chirag YagnikChief Investment Officer and Co-founder

Experience

  1. Arta FinanceCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. GoogleVP, Payment Ecosystems2018 — 2021Mountain View, CA
  3. GoogleVP, Product Management, Chrome OS2009 — 2018Mountain View, CA
  4. PickPackGoCEO2006 — 2011
  5. CA, Inc.VP, eTrust Strategy2005 — 2006
  6. Qurb, Inc. (acquired by Computer Associates)CEO2002 — 2005
  7. AvantGoCEO and Founder1997 — 2002
  8. VersantDirector Internet Strategy1994 — 1997
  9. NeXTDatabase Product Marketing Manager1992 — 1994
  10. Cadre TechnologiesTechnical Marketing Manager1991 — 1992
  11. OracleConsultant1988 — 1991

Education

  1. MIT Sloan School of ManagementSM, Management1986 — 1988
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.M., Computer Science1985 — 1986
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySB, Electrical Engineering1981 — 1985

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship38Product Management65Mergers & Acquisitions5Go-to-market Strategy15Mobile Devices13Mobile Applications7Cloud Computing9Strategic Partnerships24Start-ups12E-commerce6Analytics4Product Marketing26
+11 moreMobile TechnologyUser ExperienceMobile InternetBig DataBusiness AlliancesPartner ManagementSales EnablementScalabilityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Felix Lin?
He spent more than a decade at Google, where he led product management for Chrome OS and later ran payment ecosystems as a vice president. Earlier, he founded and led AvantGo, served as CEO of Qurb (acquired by Computer Associates) and PickPackGo, and held strategy roles at CA, Inc. and Versant.
Where does Felix Lin work?
Felix Lin is Co-founder, President and CFO; appointed Group CEO at Artafinance.
What companies did Felix Lin found?
Felix Lin founded Artafinance.
Where did Felix Lin go to school?
Felix Lin studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (SM, Management); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.M., Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, Electrical Engineering).

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