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Michael Lin

Founder

Founder at Variance

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedVariance · YC

About

Michael Lin is a co-founder at Variance, where he works on AI agents for investigations and fraud reviews.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at VarianceYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Variance's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Variance's investors below.

Variance's investors · 6

645 VenturesOkta VenturesRRE LeadersTen ElevenUrban InnovationY Combinator

Co-founders at Variance

KMKarine Mellata
Karine MellataFounder
JG
James GrossExecutive Officer, Director
NB
Noah BrierExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. VarianceCTOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. DiscordMachine Learning Engineer2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  3. AppleMachine Learning Engineer (Fraud Engineering Algorithms & Risk)2019 — 2022Cupertino, California
  4. AppleData Scientist2018San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Y Combinator2023
  2. Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Computer Science2015 — 2019
  3. Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science

Skills & more

ScalaResearch3Data Analysis3Distributed Systems4Machine LearningData Warehouse ArchitectureApache SparkData ScienceFraud Prevention

From Michael's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Georgia Institute of Technology mafia155

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Understudy Labs +1Jonathan FriedmanBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Assembly +1Royce ArockiasamyBachelor of Science - BSFounded Pleom +1Prama YudhistiraBachelor of Science - BSFounded Parameter +1Ethan ByrdB.S.C.S.Founded Actual +1Lu ZhangMaterials Science and Engineering(Exchange program)Founded Fusionfund

+ 148 more

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology318

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

+ 312 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Variance4

Alex DollInvestor at Ten ElevenMegan DubofskyPartner & CMO at Ten ElevenCollin WallaceBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoKarine MellataFounder at Variance

Also worked at Discord19

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockNiko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyWill ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalAlex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

+ 13 more

Also worked at Apple451

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at Daphni

+ 445 more