Where does Jonathan Lin work?

Jonathan Lin is Founder of Blitz Esports.

What companies did Jonathan Lin found?

Jonathan Lin founded Blitz Esports.

What companies has Jonathan Lin invested in?

Investments tracked here include Swif.ai.

Where did Jonathan Lin go to school?

Jonathan Lin studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.

Jonathan Lin

InvestorFounder

Founder at Blitz Esports

Berkeley, California, United States

FoundedBlitz Esports · YC

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Blitz Esports's investors · 8

Advancit CapitalBoston · $500K – $1M checks BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks Crosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K checks Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks HouseBerkeley · $1M – $2M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Riot Games Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Blitz Esports

Rick LingFounder

Experience

Rascal GamesCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
DiscordSenior Engineering Manager2018 — 2023
Blitz EsportsCo-founder, CTO2015 — 2018Berkeley, CA
Cal HacksDirector of Events2014UC Berkeley
Electronic Arts (EA)Mobile Engineering Intern2014Redwood City, Califonia
Lawrence Hall of ScienceWeb Developer2013 — 2014

Skills & more

PythonJavaScriptCSSJavaHTMLMatlabPHPProgrammingMySQLLinuxTeachingCurriculum Design

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Languages Cantonese · Chinese

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Swif.ai

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jonathan Lin?: Founder at Blitz Esports
Where does Jonathan Lin work?: Jonathan Lin is Founder of Blitz Esports.
What companies did Jonathan Lin found?: Jonathan Lin founded Blitz Esports.
What companies has Jonathan Lin invested in?: Investments tracked here include Swif.ai.
Where did Jonathan Lin go to school?: Jonathan Lin studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.

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Y Combinator mafia10,508

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Discord mafia11

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Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science mafia11

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Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent Ventures Shaoib MakaniFounder, Motive at Houghton Street Ventures Amanda StudebakerSenior Associate at SCF Partners Brian Huskinson, PhDVenture Partner at ATP Rishi TalatiFounder at Hotplate Jagath VytheeswaranFounder at Vogent

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Shared employers

Also worked at Rascal Games1

Rick LingFounder at Blitz Esports

Also worked at Discord32

Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Jason CitronCo-founder of Discord Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of Verdict Nabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agency Will ReedInvestor at Spark Capital

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Also worked at Blitz Esports2

Clinton FoyManaging Partner at Crosscut Ventures Rick LingFounder at Blitz Esports

Also worked at Cal Hacks4

Divyaditya ShrivastavaFounder at Paladin Zachary KirbyFounder at Vessel Kenny ZhangFounder at Physical Turing Rick LingFounder at Blitz Esports

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Founder at Blitz EsportsYC S15

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Blitz Esports's investors · 8

Co-founders at Blitz Esports

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Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,508

Electronic Arts mafia82

Discord mafia11

Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science mafia11

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Also attended Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science13

Shared employers

Also worked at Rascal Games1

Also worked at Discord32

Also worked at Blitz Esports2

Also worked at Cal Hacks4

Founder at Blitz Esports YC S15