Where does Sanford Lincoln work?

Sanford Lincoln is Partner at Hack VC.

What check size does Sanford Lincoln write?

Sanford Lincoln typically writes checks of $5M – $10M.

Sanford Lincoln

Investor

Partner at Hack VC

San Francisco, California

Writes $5M – $10M checks · typically $7.5M

About

Sanford Lincoln is a Partner and COO at Hacklegacy and an Advisor at EverCurrent. He has background in B2B SaaS consulting focused on customer development, sales processes, and sales cycle optimization, as well as deep technical experience spanning embedded systems, kernel engineering, and AI/ML. He invests in B2B software, AI, fintech, and marketplace companies, with particular interest in approaches to underserved or complex markets.

Experience

EverCurrentAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
Mesmer (YC X25)Investorcurrent2025 — present
HackLegacy VCPartner & COOcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
Hack VCPartner2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
MonographAdvisor2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
MemfaultConsultant2020San Francisco Bay Area
PlanetWatchersAdvisor2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
TeampayConsultant2018New York City Metropolitan Area
VibrantDataConsultant / Acting CEO2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Buyer's Best FriendAdvisor2010 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
JobScoreConsultant to CEO2010 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
SelfKicking Cancer's Arse2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
SenSageInvestor2001 — 2012
UserVoiceAdvisor2008 — 2011
UserVoiceHead of Enterprise Sales & Business Development2009 — 2010
StirrCo-Founder / Chief Bottle Washer2006 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
InterwovenConsultant2000 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
InterwovenEngineering Manager, Internet Technology Group1997 — 2000Sunnyvale, CA
Silicon Graphics, Inc.Member of Technical Staff1995 — 1997Mountain View, CA

Education

University of California, BerkeleyComputer Science
Stony Brook UniversityM.S., Computer Science
Stony Brook UniversityB.S., Computer Science
Academy of Art UniversityFilm/Video and Photographic Arts

Skills & more

Early Stage InvestmentVenture CapitalStart-ups57SaaS26Product Management26Entrepreneurship22Business Development19Strategy14Competitive Analysis10CRM8Enterprise Software8Product Development7

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Cloud ComputingStrategic PartnershipsMarketingProduct MarketingManagementTeam LeadershipAnalyticsSoftware DevelopmentE-commerceMobile DevicesContract NegotiationBig Data

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Colleagues at Hack VC

Alexander Pack

Managing Partner at Hack VC

Borna Shoa

Partner, Trader at Hack VC

Chichi Hong

Venture Partner at Hack VC

Chris Maree

Research Partner at Hack VC

Daniel Bulaevsky

Partner, GC, COO at Hack VC

Darren Langer

Partner at Hack VC

Ed Roman

Special Advisor at Hack VC

Hannah Nixon

Operations Manager at Hack VC

Frequently asked questions

Where does Sanford Lincoln work?: Sanford Lincoln is Partner at Hack VC.
What check size does Sanford Lincoln write?: Sanford Lincoln typically writes checks of $5M – $10M.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,342

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Also attended Stony Brook University50

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Also attended Academy of Art University14

Garry HillInvestment at Makers Fund Daniel WallmanGeneral Partner at Balerion Space Ventures Nathalie MacalmaSenior Marketing Manager at NGP Capital JJ MoiDesign Partner at Prime Movers Lab Conrad ChuCTO at Headline Cuco VegaSenior Associate at LEAP Global Partners

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