Jinlin Wang
InvestorManaging Partner at Foothill Ventures · Board director at Couragene
Los Altos, California
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
About
Jinlin Wang, co-founder of Auryc and a managing partner, leverages his optimization-specialist/software-engineer background and mountaintop philosophy to rigorously assess product–market fit for cross-disciplinary deep-tech and AI.
Contact· published on Jinlin's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechRobotics
Board director at Couragene
Intro paths
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Couragene's investors · 1
Experience
- Foothill VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — presentLos Altos, California, United States
- TEEC Angel FundGeneral Partnercurrent2010 — presentLos Altos, CA 94022
- HeapAdvisor2023 — 2024
- HeapChief Strategy Officer2022Los Altos, CA 94022
- Auryc Inc. (acquired by Heap)Co-Founder & CEO2016 — 2024Los Altos, CA 94022
- AnswersCOO & CTO2015 — 2016Mountain View, CA
- AnswersCTO & EVP of Engineering2011 — 2015Mountain View, CA
- Microsoft CorporationPrincipal Development Manager2010 — 2011
- Yahoo! Inc.Director of Engineering2006 — 2010
- OracleSr. Manager, Development2005 — 2006
- PeopleSoft, Inc.Sr. Manager, Develoment1998 — 2005
Skills & more
Optimization9Analytics70Scalability53System Architecture7Distributed Systems45Technology Management5Innovation Management4Communications Audits4Optimizations4Algorithms19Mobile Devices24Software Design14
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Big DataAgile MethodologiesCloud ComputingMobile ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsSoftware EngineeringApacheRESTHadoopDatabasesRepresentational State Transfer (REST)From Jinlin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Foothill Ventures
Andre Oshydary
Partner at Foothill Ventures
Biao He
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
Charles Ling
Investor at Foothill Ventures
Eric Rosenblum
Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures
Hong Tang
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
James Chen
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
John Matheny
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
John Wang
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
Network3
Andre OshydaryScout
Partner at Foothill Ventures
Charles LingScout
Investor at Foothill Ventures
Eric RosenblumScout
Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures
Investors connected to Jinlin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jinlin Wang?
- Jinlin Wang, co-founder of Auryc and a managing partner, leverages his optimization-specialist/software-engineer background and mountaintop philosophy to rigorously assess product–market fit for cross-disciplinary deep-tech and AI.
- Where does Jinlin Wang work?
- Jinlin Wang is Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures and Board director at Couragene.
- What does Jinlin Wang invest in?
- Jinlin Wang invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Robotics.
- What check size does Jinlin Wang write?
- Jinlin Wang typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Jinlin Wang go to school?
- Jinlin Wang studied at University of Connecticut (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); Tsinghua University (Masters of Engineering, Automation); Tsinghua University (Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering Mechanics).
Same school
Also attended University of Connecticut108
Vinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAmy ErrettVenture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison ReedChristian NagelInvestor at Earlybird Venture CapitalKevin C. WangPrincipal at .406 VenturesRay UpdykeSVP, Finance, Operations at Alpaca VCGenene MorrisEditorial Director at Red Cell Incubation
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Also attended Tsinghua University214
Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesRobert SeveroPartner, Chief Compliance Officer at Sapphire VenturesTed BreyerPartner at Breyer CapitalCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalKaren HeidelbergerPartnership Inquiries Contact at Deerfield Management Company
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Shared employers
Also worked at Answers6
Tom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesMichael EisenbergCo-founder and General Partner at Aleph, an early-stage Israeli venture capital fundEd SimFounder and General Partner at boldstart venturesElizabeth de Saint-AignanGeneral Partner at Atlantic Vantage PointLiz CohenVP Platform at Hetz VenturesAndrewCo-Founder & Director at Adjuvo
Also worked at Microsoft Corporation1,278
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at Yahoo! Inc.324
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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