About
Gary Lin is an engineer who previously worked at Meta, Nauto, Yelp, and NVIDIA. He holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Waterloo (2019) and currently leads Airwork as founder and CEO.
Founder at AirworkYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Gary went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Airwork's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Gary can intro founders to Airwork's investors below.
Experience
- AnimaEngineeringcurrent2025 β present
- AirworkFounder and CEOcurrent2021 β presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Paladin KidsCo-Founder2024 β 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- On DeckFounder Fellowship2021
- FacebookSoftware Engineer2019 β 2021Menlo Park, CA
- NAUTOFull Stack Engineer2019Palo Alto
- FacebookFull Stack Engineer Intern2018Menlo Park
- YelpSoftware Engineer Intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ProgresslyMobile Engineer Intern2017 β 2018Redwood City
- LUQLCo-Founder2017 β 2018Waterloo, ON
- LUQLFull Stack Developer2017 β 2018Waterloo, ON
- NVIDIASoftware Engineer Intern2017Santa Clara, CA
- Veeva SystemsSoftware Performance Engineer Intern2016Toronto, Canada Area
- EricssonApplication Developer intern2015Mississauga
Skills & more
Research2Training1Functional Programming1Scheme4Concurrent Programming2Virtual MachinesFunctional Testing2Integration Testing2Software Quality AssuranceComputer Network Operations1XML SchemaMobile Application Development
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CC++JavaPythonAssembly LanguageMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OfficePowerPointDatabasesLinuxUnixLanguages Chinese Β· English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gary Lin?
- Gary Lin is an engineer who previously worked at Meta, Nauto, Yelp, and NVIDIA. He holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Waterloo (2019) and currently leads Airwork as founder and CEO.
- Where does Gary Lin work?
- Gary Lin is Founder of Airwork.
- What companies did Gary Lin found?
- Gary Lin founded Airwork.
- Where did Gary Lin go to school?
- Gary Lin studied at Y Combinator; University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Computer Science, Honors Computer Science); John Fraser Secondary School.
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
University of Waterloo mafia200
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded InstacartZach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1Peter CarresciaBMathFounded GoConfirm +1Eric BlondeelDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Samos Insurance +1Oleg KostourHonours Bachelor of Architectural StudiesFounded AtlasGrid +1Anton KrutianskyBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded AtlasGrid +1
+ 193 more
NVIDIA mafia81
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jonathan RossChief Software ArchitectFounded GroqSaurabh SrivastavaNemotron, Advanced Deep Learning ResearchFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Lee LiuWeb Software EngineerFounded Mezmo +1Musawir ShahSr. Software Engineer - TegraFounded Jerry +1Alex SismanisAndroid Developer InternFounded L1 Advisors +1Bhairav MehtaDeep Learning and Robotics ResearchFounded CharacterQuilt +1
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Anima mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
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
Also attended University of Waterloo357
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird Ventures
+ 351 more
Shared employers
Also worked at On Deck165
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentineLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesEric PeterVenture Partner and AI Specialist at Blockchain Builders
+ 159 more
Also worked at NAUTO9
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockTom StephensonOperating Partner at Gaia VenturesStefan HeckAdvisor at ChrysalixLee RawlingsManaging Director at ID VenturesMarcus BehrendtManaging Partner at BMW i VenturesKasper SageManaging Partner at BMW i Ventures
+ 3 more
Also worked at Yelp66
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersLogan GreenCo-founder of LyftMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
+ 60 more
Also worked at Ericsson82
Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesDoug GilstrapExecutive Advisor at TCVFrank LevinsonInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersHari GopalDirector of Corporate Insights at Tech Square VenturesPedro GomesDirector, Intelligence & Transformation at Bright Pixel CapitalMarc FaucherManaging Partner at ArcTern Ventures
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