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Jinlin Wang

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Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures · Board director at Couragene

Los Altos, California

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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484 people in our graph share verified history with Jinlin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Zhenyu TangunlockedJinlin: together at Tsinghua University (1991–1996)
×7Jinlin: together at Oracle
Jinlin: together at Answers
×2Jinlin: together at Heap

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

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Couragene's investors · 1

Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks

Experience

  1. Foothill VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — presentLos Altos, California, United States
  2. TEEC Angel FundGeneral Partnercurrent2010 — presentLos Altos, CA 94022
  3. HeapAdvisor2023 — 2024
  4. HeapChief Strategy Officer2022Los Altos, CA 94022
  5. Auryc Inc. (acquired by Heap)Co-Founder & CEO2016 — 2024Los Altos, CA 94022
  6. AnswersCOO & CTO2015 — 2016Mountain View, CA
  7. AnswersCTO & EVP of Engineering2011 — 2015Mountain View, CA
  8. Microsoft CorporationPrincipal Development Manager2010 — 2011
  9. Yahoo! Inc.Director of Engineering2006 — 2010
  10. OracleSr. Manager, Development2005 — 2006
  11. PeopleSoft, Inc.Sr. Manager, Develoment1998 — 2005

Skills & more

Optimization9Analytics70Scalability53System Architecture7Distributed Systems45Technology Management5Innovation Management4Communications Audits4Optimizations4Algorithms19Mobile Devices24Software Design14
+12 moreBig DataAgile MethodologiesCloud ComputingMobile ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsSoftware EngineeringApacheRESTHadoopDatabasesRepresentational State Transfer (REST)

From Jinlin's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Celential.aiNodeprimeSales BeachSubtle MedicalXola

Per curated public sources.

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.
What companies has Jinlin Wang invested in?
Investments tracked here include Celential.ai, Nodeprime, Sales Beach, Subtle Medical, Xola.
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).

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