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Paul VeradittakitunlockedJames: together at University of California, Berkeley (2001–2004)
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James: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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About
James Lin co-founded Crunchyroll where he led product and engineering teams before the company was acquired by Sony. He founded CSPA, an education technology platform that is now part of AngelList Talent, where he currently works on candidate data.
Founder at CSPAYC S18
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at CSPA
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Experience
- Nexus MotorsFoundercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- AngelListHead of Candidate Data2020 — 2022San Francisco
- CSPACo-Founder and CEO2017 — 2020San Francisco
- CrunchyrollCo-Founder and Chief Product Officer2007 — 2015San Francisco
- HOT or NOTFront End Software Engineer2007San Francisco
- Slide, IncWeb Developer2006 — 2007San Francisco
- Frappr.comWeb Developer2005 — 2006
Skills & more
Python18Java10PHP14C3ECMAScript2JavaScript17jQuery3Prototype1CSS4Flash3ActionScript2MySQL5
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LinuxApacheNginxOAuthwxPythonEclipseNode.jsCascading Style Sheets (CSS)COMHTTPUPnPFacebook API- CSPA Core Exam™ — CSPA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Lin?
- James Lin co-founded Crunchyroll where he led product and engineering teams before the company was acquired by Sony. He founded CSPA, an education technology platform that is now part of AngelList Talent, where he currently works on candidate data.
- Where does James Lin work?
- James Lin is Founder of CSPA.
- What companies did James Lin found?
- James Lin founded CSPA.
- Where did James Lin go to school?
- James Lin studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PhD, Computer Science); John A. Rowland High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia352
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Max LevchinBSFounded PayPal +2Luke NosekBSFounded PayPalAnsuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana +4Maria FardisB.S.Founded Iovance +2DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Super Heroic +2Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +2
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AngelList mafia35
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Oleg RogynskyyAngel InvestorFounded UFORCE Acquired +2Guillaume LuccisanoY Combinator Demo Day Fund ManagerFounded Yuma AI +2Harish AgarwalVenture HackerFounded Nori +2Jonathan AbramsEarly investor and advisorFounded Jabrams +1Drew WilsonDesignFounded Opacity +1Dave ZohrobVenture HackerFounded Nori +1
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Crunchyroll mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Benjamin South LeeProduct Design LeadFounded Variant +1Kun GaoCo-FounderFounded Ggwp +1Abbas JafferyRoninFounded Omoi (formerly Azuki)Evan MintoSoftware Engineer & Podcast HostFounded Omoi (formerly Azuki)Ken UrataSoftware EngineerFounded Omoi (formerly Azuki)Angel PoonProduct ManagerFounded CSPA
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign859
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at AngelList80
Cyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startupsMehul KumarInvestor at FJ LabsBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpLee JacobsEntrepreneur, investor, and cofounder of Edelweiss
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Also worked at CSPA1
Also worked at Crunchyroll12
AndrewInvestor at Exceptional CapitalVarun SharmaPrincipal at Haveli InvestmentsSybil GriebPrincipal at Pitbull VenturesBenjamin South LeeCo-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs) at SonarAbbas JafferyFounder at Omoi (formerly Azuki)Evan MintoFounder at Omoi (formerly Azuki)
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