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Individual Investor

Kevin Lin

Overview

Number of Portfolio Companies 108
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder and CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Metatheory Logo
    Metatheory
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Kevin Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metatheory. He previously worked at Everyday Ventures as an Owner and Manager. Kevin Lin attended Yale University.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments 113
Kevin Lin has made 113 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Origin Lab on
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Origin Lab Logo
Origin Lab
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Seed Round - Origin Lab
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Catena Labs Logo
Catena Labs
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Seed Round - Catena Labs Logo
Seed Round - Catena Labs
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Asterix Logo
Asterix
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Seed Round - Asterix Logo
Seed Round - Asterix
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Cosmology Logo
Cosmology
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Seed Round - Cosmology Logo
Seed Round - Cosmology
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Nest Wallet Logo
Nest Wallet
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Seed Round - Nest Wallet Logo
Seed Round - Nest Wallet
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Forge Logo
Forge
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Seed Round - Forge Logo
Seed Round - Forge
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Karat Financial Logo
Karat Financial
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Series B - Karat Financial Logo
Series B - Karat Financial
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Scriptic Logo
Scriptic
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Seed Round - Scriptic Logo
Seed Round - Scriptic
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AnotherBall Logo
AnotherBall
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Angel Round - AnotherBall Logo
Angel Round - AnotherBall
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Blacktop Hoops Logo
Blacktop Hoops
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Seed Round - Blacktop Hoops Logo
Seed Round - Blacktop Hoops
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Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments 2
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Explorex Technologies, Inc. Logo
Explorex Technologies, Inc.
Y Combinator Logo
Y Combinator
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Pre Seed Round - Explorex Technologies, Inc. Logo
Pre Seed Round - Explorex Technologies, Inc.
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Zaraz Logo
Zaraz
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Kevin Lin
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Seed Round - Zaraz Logo
Seed Round - Zaraz
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Exits

Number of Exits 
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Kevin Lin has
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exit - Zaraz. Kevin Lin has
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exits. Their most notable exits are Zaraz, Vowel, and  Trend.
  • Zaraz Logo
    Zaraz Zaraz makes any website 40% faster with a single line of code, by optimizing how it loads third-party tools. Formerly Sweeps, YCW20.
  • Vowel Logo
    Vowel A smart video conferencing tool that makes meetings better
  • Trend Logo
    Trend Trend is a marketing platform that connects content creators brands to create exclusive content.
  • The News Lens Logo
    The News Lens The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers that discusses important news, social, and political issues.
  • Printify Logo
    Printify Printify is a platform that connects e-commerce merchants, marketplaces and print on demand dropshipping producers.
  • Peerwell Logo
    Peerwell PeerWell covers the full continuum of musculoskeletal care — from pain & prevention through to complex surgery & recovery.
  • Mayhem Logo
    Mayhem Mayhem brings together gamers through live, interactive experiences.
  • Forge Logo
    Forge Fast, automatic, always-on game capture. Never miss a moment with Forge.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 3
Kevin Lin has 5 current jobs including Co-Founder & General Partner at Lifelike Capital, Co-Founder and CEO at Metatheory, and Partner at Aum Group. Additionally, Kevin Lin has had 3 past jobs including CSI - Culture, Strategy, and Innovation at Twitch.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Twitch Logo
Twitch
CSI - Culture, Strategy, and InnovationJan 2019Dec 2020
Twitch Logo
Twitch
COO20082018
Justin.TV Logo
Justin.TV
COOJun 2008Jun 2014

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Kevin Lin holds 3 board and advisor roles including Investor at yup.gg, Advisor at Numbers Protocol, and Advisor at Todos Comemos.

Related Hubs

Hub Name  
CB Rank (Hub)  
Riga Technical University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Riga Technical University Alumni Founded Companies
89,249
Victoria University of Wellington Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Victoria University of Wellington Alumni Founded Companies
58,214
California Startups (Top 10K) Logo
California Startups (Top 10K)
3,859
ArtCenter College of Design Alumni Founded Companies Logo
ArtCenter College of Design Alumni Founded Companies
87,954
University of Dayton Alumni Founded Companies Logo
University of Dayton Alumni Founded Companies
71,845
Texas Tech University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Texas Tech University Alumni Founded Companies
55,859
United States Media and Entertainment Companies (Top 10K) Logo
United States Media and Entertainment Companies (Top 10K)
3,286
Touro University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Touro University Alumni Founded Companies
79,267
Edith Cowan University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Edith Cowan University Alumni Founded Companies
66,629
Investors in drone companies over the past year Logo
Investors in drone companies over the past year
19,799

Education

Kevin Lin studied at Yale University.

Events

Number of Events 8
Kevin Lin has participated in 8 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Slush Helsinki 2019 on Nov 21, 2019.

Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles 88
Funding Round•May 13, 2026
Origin Lab raised
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from Eniac Ventures and 6 other investors
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Funding Round•May 20, 2025
Catena Labs raised
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from a16z crypto and 12 other investors
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Funding Round•Mar 12, 2024
Asterix raised
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from Adrian Lai and 12 other investors
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Funding Round•Mar 7, 2024
Cosmology raised
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from Chorus One and 16 other investors
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Funding Round•Feb 20, 2024
Nest Wallet raised
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from Ascensive Assets and 13 other investors
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Funding Round•Oct 18, 2023
Forge raised
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from Adaverse and 17 other investors
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Funding Round•Jul 19, 2023
Karat Financial raised
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from Biz Stone and 16 other investors
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Funding Round•May 25, 2023
Scriptic raised
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from Acequia Capital (AceCap) and 4 other investors
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Funding Round•May 16, 2023
AnotherBall raised
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from Hiroaki Kitano and 12 other investors
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