Lynda Deakin
InvestorPartner at Acre Venture Partners · Strategic Advisor at IDEO
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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133 people in our graph share verified history with Lynda — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Tom HulmeunlockedLynda: together at IDEO (2007–2022)
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×2Lynda: together at Sunnyside
×5Lynda: together at Northumbria University
Experience
- Impact Invest HerAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
- IDEOStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Acre Venture PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
- Sunnyside (formerly Cutback Coach)Strategic Advisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Back to the Roots, Inc.Board Observer2023 — 2024
- IDEOPartner & Executive Director of Health2019 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- IDEOPartner & Managing Director of the Food Studio2010 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
- IDEOAssociate Partner & Director of IDEO's Food Practice2005 — 2010San Francisco, California, United States
- IDEOSenior Design Lead2003 — 2005San Francisco, California, United States
- IDEODesign Lead2001 — 2003San Francisco, California, United States
- IDEOIndustrial Designer1997 — 2001London, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Layout2Experience Design16Concept Development16Industrial Design11Product Design12Design Thinking35Design Strategy37Brand Development7Packaging2InDesign3Creative StrategyConcept Generation6
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EthnographyMarketing CommunicationsDesign ManagementConcept DesignCreative DirectionNew Business DevelopmentTeamworkFood IndustryBranding & IdentityUser ExperienceBrand ArchitectureUser-centered DesignFrom Lynda's professional profile.
Colleagues at Acre Venture Partners
Alex Bondar
Partner at Acre Venture Partners
David Chang
Investor at Acre Venture Partners
Gareth Asten
Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners
Jeff Dunn
Investor at Acre Venture Partners
Lucas Mann
Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners
Maisie Kirn
Associate at Acre Venture Partners
Sam Kass
Investor at Acre Venture Partners
William "Bill" Helman
Founding Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lynda Deakin?
- Partner at Acre Venture Partners
- Where does Lynda Deakin work?
- Lynda Deakin is Partner at Acre Venture Partners.
- What check size does Lynda Deakin write?
- Lynda Deakin typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Lynda Deakin go to school?
- Lynda Deakin studied at Northumbria University (Bachelor of Arts, Industrial and Product Design).
Same school
Also attended Northumbria University51
Kamil MieczakowskiGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalPhil TomkinsonFinance & Portfolio Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpEmma WardDirector of Talent at Pembroke VCTInma G. SerranoFinance Controller at Kibo VenturesLeonard LangAssociate at BlockwallLee Meng YeoExecutive Director at Enspire Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sunnyside (formerly Cutback Coach)2
Also worked at Back to the Roots, Inc.2
Also worked at IDEO69
Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersJoe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesPierre La BaumeDesign & Strategy at IDEO CoLab VenturesHeyu HuangPartner at Fresco CapitalNancy XuImpact Partner at Fresco Capital
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