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Michael Lin

Founder

CTO at FlowManual · Founder at Variance · Founder at reify

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedFlowManual · YCVariance · YC

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About

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

CTO at FlowManualYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran FlowManual's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

FlowManual's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at FlowManual

DSDavid Shijoon Bae
David Shijoon BaeCEO

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 · 8

645 VenturesNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 20199455 0001 Quebecsince 2019Okta VenturesSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checks · since 2019RRE LeadersNew York · since 2019Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.Palo Alto · since 2019Ten ElevenBurlingame · $3M – $15M checks · since 2019Urban InnovationSan Francisco · $500K – $3.5M checks · since 2019Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Variance

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

Founder at reify

Intro paths

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

reify's investors · 7

Asset Management CompanyMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checks · since 2021Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2021Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Ensemble Labssince 2021ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2021Leo Capital VenturesSingapore · since 2021Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $500K – $10M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at reify

RPRalph Passarella
Ralph PassarellaFounder
HL
Henry LiFounder
JA
Joseph AbrahamsonFounder
PV
Pramod VermaFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Lin?
Michael Lin is a co-founder at Variance, where he works on AI agents for investigations and fraud reviews.
Where does Michael Lin work?
Michael Lin is CTO of FlowManual and Founder at Variance and Founder at reify.
What companies did Michael Lin found?
Michael Lin founded FlowManual, Variance.

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