Jason Lin

Venture Capitalist

📍 San Francisco, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 21 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021
VC🌍 United States20+ investments
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2021
Metatheory Inc. is a technology-driven entertainment company. With a focus on blockchain, we build games, interactive multi-platform stories, and virtual world experiences imagined across innovative story franchise IPs. We are a remote-first dynamic team of builders, developers, and entrepreneurs that include key founding members from Twitch, as well as Emmy and Peabody Award winning producers and storytellers. Our flagship IP is DuskBreakers, an eccentric, interactive sci-fi saga set in a post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious alien ship (The Dusk) becomes a beacon of hope for humanity. The franchise spans games, video, NFTs, and other media formats. Our first project, DuskBreakers, can be found at duskbreakers.gg, twitter.com/DuskBreakers, and discord.gg/duskbreakers. Our company website is metatheory.gg
early stageComputer Games
Investor
2021
Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Take a look at https://discordapp.com/jobs for openings.
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2021
Arine’s industry-leading software platform seamlessly integrates cutting-edge AI, clinical expertise, and advanced data analytics to deliver medication-based care interventions at the population level. Using Arine outcomes data, these proactive interventions are dynamically updated to provide a value-based solution that improves patient outcomes and reduces costs with unparalleled precision and efficiency. See how Arines medication intelligence sets a new standard in value-based care for health plans and at-risk providers.
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2020
We build switched-capacitor power ICs with worlds highest efficiencies. With 10+ years of switched-capacitor power IC R&D experience, we invented proprietary architectures and technologies to achieve > 98% efficiencies. We have shipped tens of millions of charger IC and DC/DC products to major mobile customers. Acquired by Cirrus Logic in July, 2021.
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2019
The online communities we visit every day establish norms quickly, shift frequently, and can degrade rapidly. It only takes one user to contaminate an entire community. Sentropy provides a new way to protect the internet: leveraging vast volumes of data, Sentropy’s platform supercharges content moderation with proactive, comprehensive, bias-aware detection capabilities that are easy to deploy and highly scalable. With Sentropy, we get the Internet we deserve. The company was founded in 2018 by John Redgrave, Michele Banko, Taylor Rhyne, and Ethan Breder. Sentropy was established and is led by machine learning experts on the frontlines of using data to fight online abuse and harassment. Sentropy is backed by a stable of top institutional investors including Initialized Capital, King River Capital, Horizons Ventures and Playground Global, founders and leaders from Riot Games, Nextdoor, OpenAI, Twitch, Twitter, and a former head of government.
Investor
2019
Novaerus is on a mission to reduce indoor airborne pollutants that lead to infection, allergies and irritation. Our portable air disinfection units use patented ultra-low energy plasma technology to reduce airborne viruses, bacteria, particulate, mould spores, VOCs, allergens and odours. Novaerus plasma is powerful, yet gentle. With no harmful by-products, it is safe for continued use around vulnerable populations. Novaerus portable units are easy to use, affordable and plug into any outlet. Our ultra-low energy plasma technology has been independently tested and is trusted by hundreds of healthcare facilities around the world for safe, continuous, and effective air disinfection. www.novaerus.com +353 1 907 2750
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2019
WellAir provides an ecosystem for healthy indoor air that combines Novaerus portable units,Plasma Air HVAC devices, sensors and monitoring software. WellAir helps buildings become energy efficient and optimized for occupant health, wellbeing, cognitive function, and productivity. Our clients include schools, hospitals, hotels, senior living facilities, manufacturing plants, industrial facilities, offices and residential buildings. Learn more at www.wellairsolutions.com, www.plasma-air.com, and www.novaerus.com.
Investor
2018
Runa is a modern, cloud-based payroll and human resources software built for companies in Latin America. Companies can manage payroll, human resources, time tracking, performance management and reporting all in one platform.
Investor / Board Observer
2018
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS) is the only pure-play, next-generation power-semiconductor company, founded in 2014. GaNFast™ power ICs integrate gallium nitride (GaN) power and drive, with control, sensing, and protection to enable faster charging, higher power density, and greater energy savings. Complementary GeneSiC™ power devices are optimized high-power, high-voltage, and high-reliability silicon carbide (SiC) solutions. Focus markets include mobile, consumer, data center, EV, solar, wind, smart grid, and industrial. Over 185 Navitas patents are issued or pending. Over 50 million GaN units have been shipped with zero reported GaN field failures, and Navitas introduced the industry’s first and only 20-year warranty. Navitas is the world’s first semiconductor company to be CarbonNeutral®-certified. Navitas has a strong and growing team of power semiconductor industry experts with a combined 300 years of experience in materials, devices, applications, systems and marketing, plus a proven record of innovation with over 200 patents among its founders. GaN power ICs integrate GaN power with drive, control and protection to enable faster charging, higher power density and greater energy savings for mobile, consumer, enterprise, eMobility and new energy markets. Over 130 Navitas patents are issued or pending, and over 30 million GaNFast power ICs have been shipped with zero reported field failures.
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2018
Oura is an award-winning, fast-growing startup that helps people get up close and personal with their health. The Oura Ring and Oura App provide daily insights into sleep, activity, stress, recovery and much more. By providing daily feedback and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles, weve helped millions of people improve their sleep, understand their bodies, and transform their health. We’re on a mission to empower every person to own their inner potential, and we’re seeking talented individuals to join us on our journey. JOIN THE OURA TEAM We are a multi-disciplinary team of over 100 experts in hardware engineering, software development, machine learning, bioscience, sleep, industrial and UX design, production, marketing and customer experience. We always strive to learn more and dig deeper into our research and analytics, to stay engaged and creative in everything we do. We are uncompromising in delivering value to our members and our partners across the globe.. Ouraring Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA
Investor
2018
Birdy Grey is a digital-native, social-first bridal startup on a mission to change the way women shop for their weddings. #305 on Inc 5000's Fastest Growing Companies
Advisor / Investor
2017
Triller Inc. owns Triller, an AI-powered music video app that allows users to create professional-looking video in a matter of seconds: Amplify.ai, a leading customer engagement and messaging platform; Triller TV, a premier global PPV, AVOD, and SVOD streaming site; and Thuzio, a leader in B2B premium influencer events and experiences. Pairing music culture with sports, fashion, entertainment, and influencers through a 360-degree view of content and technology, Triller Inc. encourages its influencers to post the content created on the app across different social media platforms and uses proprietary AI technology to push and track their content virally to affiliated and non-affiliated sites and networks, enabling them to reach millions of additional users.
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Jul 2016
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Syntiant® is a leader in physical AI, delivering highly efficient processor, sensor and software solutions for speech, audio, sensor and vision processing. With more than 100 million purpose-built Neural Decision Processors and machine learning models deployed, along with billions of MEMS microphones and sensors, Syntiant’s full-stack physical AI platform delivers ultra-low-power, always-on intelligence that can sense, decide and act autonomously in real time. From earbuds to satellites, the company enables advanced edge AI capabilities across a broad range of consumer and industrial applications, connecting the physical and digital worlds X: https://x.com/syntiantcorp YouTube: www.youtube.com/@syntiant
early stageSemiconductors
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2016
TravelBank is the all-in-one expense management and business travel platform, powering data-backed financial decisions for more than 15,000 companies. TravelBank helps reduce company expenditure by 30% on average while improving employee happiness through a user-friendly design, fast expense reimbursements, and travel rewards program. Businesses can design and deploy custom travel and work from home expense policies with ease, and create a baseline for spend that matches the needs of an organization. TravelBank's platform guides employees to stay within their company budget, so financial admins and decision-makers can focus on the core business, not the nuances of a company policy. Organizations of all sizes can harness the experience of TravelBank's in-house travel team alongside a dedicated customer success team for 24/7 concierge-level support, available by phone, email, or chat. Learn how to better manage your company's business spend by visiting travelbank.com/ to learn more today.
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2016
Unity [NYSE: U] offers a suite of tools to create, market, and grow games and interactive experiences across all major platforms from mobile, PC, and console, to extended reality. For more information, visit Unity.com. Download Unity: http://unity3d.com/get-unity Were hiring! Visit our careers site: https://careers.unity.com For support, please email: support@unity3d.com Check us out on our other social channels: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unity3d/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitytechnologies/
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2022
Lifelike Capital is a global technology venture capital fund.
2021
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2021
Metatheory Inc. is a technology-driven entertainment company. With a focus on blockchain, we build games, interactive multi-platform stories, and virtual world experiences imagined across innovative story franchise IPs. We are a remote-first dynamic team of builders, developers, and entrepreneurs that include key founding members from Twitch, as well as Emmy and Peabody Award winning producers and storytellers. Our flagship IP is DuskBreakers, an eccentric, interactive sci-fi saga set in a post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious alien ship (The Dusk) becomes a beacon of hope for humanity. The franchise spans games, video, NFTs, and other media formats. Our first project, DuskBreakers, can be found at duskbreakers.gg, twitter.com/DuskBreakers, and discord.gg/duskbreakers. Our company website is metatheory.gg
early stageComputer Games
Investor
2021
Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Take a look at https://discordapp.com/jobs for openings.
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2021
Arine’s industry-leading software platform seamlessly integrates cutting-edge AI, clinical expertise, and advanced data analytics to deliver medication-based care interventions at the population level. Using Arine outcomes data, these proactive interventions are dynamically updated to provide a value-based solution that improves patient outcomes and reduces costs with unparalleled precision and efficiency. See how Arines medication intelligence sets a new standard in value-based care for health plans and at-risk providers.
2020
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Sep 2020
Evite is the world’s leading digital platform for bringing people together to celebrate their most important life moments. With over 120 million users, Evite has sent more than 3 billion event invitations in its history, enabling approximately 3 billion unique face-to-face connections across all types of gatherings. Through easy-to-use and modern digital invitations, text, email, and shareable link delivery, a private message feed, gifting and donation options, and inspiring party content, Evite provides hosts and guests with the creative and practical tools they want and need to make their get-togethers effortless and even more memorable.
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