About
CEO and co-founder of PrizePool and founder of LearnSprout (acquired by Apple in 2015). Early Facebook employee. Holds degrees from the University of Washington.
Experience
- Iterative CapitalVisiting Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PRIZEPOOLCo-Founder and CEO2019 — 2024
- AppleSenior Manager, Product2015 — 2019
- LearnSproutCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookPM2007 — 2011
- Deloitte ConsultingConsultant2006 — 2007
- MicrosoftProduct Manager2005 — 2006
Skills & more
Management9SaaS6Product Management17Mobile Devices5Start-ups45Integration9Online Advertising7Entrepreneurship14Sales7Education2Advertising1Business Strategy7
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Strategic PartnershipsProgram ManagementFrom Franklyn's professional profile.
Colleagues at ITERATIVE
Aaron Yip
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Bill Achariyasoonthorn
Senior Associate, Investments at ITERATIVE
Brian Ma
Founder, General Partner at ITERATIVE
Claire Chan
Operations Manager at ITERATIVE
Dayana Yermolayeva
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Derry Sakti
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Elpizo Choi
Founding Capital Partner at ITERATIVE
Francis Kam
Founding Capital Partner at ITERATIVE
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Franklyn Chien?
- CEO and co-founder of PrizePool and founder of LearnSprout (acquired by Apple in 2015). Early Facebook employee. Holds degrees from the University of Washington.
- Where does Franklyn Chien work?
- Franklyn Chien is Founding Capital Partner at ITERATIVE.
- Where did Franklyn Chien go to school?
- Franklyn Chien studied at UW Foster School of Business (Double Degrees, BA in Business Administration (concentration in IS) and BS in Economics).
Founder mafias
UW Foster School of Business mafia8
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ITERATIVE mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended UW Foster School of Business59
Ayaan PatelInvestor at LightbankMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEric WongDirector of Portfolio Growth at Madrona Venture GroupAbby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersZachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper Associates
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Shared employers
Also worked at Iterative Capital25
Ka Kay LumAssociate at Cento VenturesJessica ChaoInvestor at Endurance28Zaizhuang ChengCo-founder, Spin (Ford Mobility) at Good AI CapitalHsu Han OoiFounder, General Partner at ITERATIVEMelissa TaingSenior Program Manager, Recruiting at ITERATIVEYi Jun PhungSenior Content Strategist, Recruiting at ITERATIVE
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Also worked at Apple490
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AISteve WozniakCo-founder of Apple
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Also worked at LearnSprout1
Also worked at Deloitte Consulting1,281
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesRaychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis Ventures
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