Kevin Lin
InvestorFounderCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital · Founder at Metatheory · Co-founder and General Partner at Lifelikecap
San Francisco, California
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedLifelikecapMetatheory
About
Co-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital. He is also co-founder and CEO of Metatheory and was previously co-founder and COO at Twitch.
Founder at Metatheory
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Metatheory's investors · 8
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Bitkraft Esports VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Breyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022DragonflyNew York City · $3M – $30M checks · since 2022Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checks · since 2022Lifelike CapitalLas Vegas · since 2022MetastableNew York City · $3M – $30M checks · since 2022Pantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2022
Co-founder and General Partner at Lifelikecap
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Lifelikecap's investors · 1
Experience
- Metatheory Inc.Co-Founder and CEOcurrent2021 — presentThe internet
- Lifelike CapitalGP of Lifelike Capitalcurrent2023 — present
- Lifelike CapitalCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2022 — present
- VENNCo-Founder, Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- TwitchCofoundercurrent2008 — present
- TwitchCSI - Culture, Strategy, and Innovation2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitchMD APAC2019
- TwitchCRO2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitchChief Operating Officer2008 — 2018
- AUM GroupPartnercurrent2020 — present
- Everyday VenturesOwner, Manager2004 — 2015
- Justin.tvCOO2008 — 2014
- ITASATreasurer, Board of Directors2006 — 2011
- Fizzy LizzyWestern Regional Sales Manager2008
- Adina for LifeSales & Operations Manager2005 — 2007
- NYC & CompanyProject Manager2004 — 2005
- Empire Force EventsProduction Coordinator2004 — 2005
Skills & more
Microsoft Office3Facebook14Business Development69Event Management7Leadership44Start-ups99Strategy92Sales16Management65Social Media Marketing25Advertising48User Experience9
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Social MediaMarketingVideo GamesOnline AdvertisingBloggingProduct ManagementPredictive ModelingDigital MediaDigital MarketingGaming IndustrySaladsProject ManagementLanguages Taiwanese
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Venture Partner at Maveron
Eddie ThaiScout
General Partner at AVV
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General Partner at Race Capital
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Associate at Sente Foundry
Eric FengScout
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Investor at Invariantes Fund
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Lin?
- Co-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital. He is also co-founder and CEO of Metatheory and was previously co-founder and COO at Twitch.
- Where does Kevin Lin work?
- Kevin Lin is Co-founder and General Partner of Lifelikecap and Co-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital and Co-founder at Metatheory.
- What check size does Kevin Lin write?
- Kevin Lin typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Kevin Lin found?
- Kevin Lin founded Lifelikecap, Metatheory.
- Where did Kevin Lin go to school?
- Kevin Lin studied at Yale University (BS, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology); LSMSA (High School Diploma, Knah'ledge).
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