Investing Profile

Alfred Lin(5)

VCInvestorOperatorAngel
Seed/Early partner at Sequoia
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Alfred Lin's investing connections

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1 Investor

Connected to Pete Flint (NFX).

Networks Alfred is a member of
Stanford University Network
518 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
259 CONNECTIONS
Sequoia Capital Network
61 CONNECTIONS
Stuyvesant High School Network
12 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Sequoia Capital Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $10.0M
Sweet Spot
$5.0M
Investments On Record
98
Current Fund Size
$195M

Alfred Lin is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Alfred Lin's Investments On Record (46)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Whatnot
Series FOct 2025$230M
$970M
Co-investors: Connie Chan (Andreessen Horowitz), Saurabh Gupta (DST Global), Marcie Vu (Greycroft), Laela Sturdy (CapitalG), Dustin Rosen (Wonder Ventures), Anu Hariharan (Y Combinator), Andre Iguodala, Gokul Rajaram, Ryan Tedder, Steve Aoki, Logan Paul
Kalshi
Series DOct 2025$300M
Series CJun 2025$190M
Series AFeb 2021$30M
$570M
Co-investors: Matt Huang (Paradigm), Ali Partovi (Neo), Justin Mateen, Henry Kravis
Crosby
Series AOct 2025$20M
SeedJun 2025$6M
$26M
Co-investors: Josephine Chen (Sequoia Capital), Zach Weinberg (Curie.Bio), Gill Shklarski (Operator Partners), Eric Wu, Max Mullen, Karim Atiyeh, Elad Gil, Patrick Collison
Profound
Series BAug 2025$35M
$59M
Co-investors: Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Anas Biad (Sequoia Capital), Thomson Nguyen (Saga), Ilya Fushman (Kleiner Perkins), Ben Braverman (Saga), Max Altman (Saga), Karim Atiyeh, Guillermo Rauch, Balaji Srinivasan, Scott Belsky
Nominal
Series BJun 2025$75M
$130M
Co-investors: Trae Stephens (Founders Fund), Kyle Lui (DCM), Paul Kwan (General Catalyst), Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund), Bilal Zuberi (Lux Capital), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital), Matthew Cowan (Next47)
Finch Legal
SeedApr 2025
Co-investors: Tony Xu, Jeff Seibert
Safara
Series UnknownDec 2024$7M
SeedSep 2022$4M
$11M
Co-investors: Brian Rothenberg (Defy Partners)
Formation Bio
Series DJun 2024$370M
$530M
Co-investors: William Reed (Spark Capital), Kareem Zaki (Thrive Capital), Scott Kupor (Andreessen Horowitz), Lachy Groom (LGF), Wesley Chan (FPV Fund), John Doerr (Kleiner Perkins), Michael Moritz, Sam Altman

Alfred Lin's Experience

VP Finance LinkExchange (Acquired by Microsoft)Present
Partner Sequoia Capital2010 - Present
Co-Founder & General Manager Venture Frogs, LLC1999 - 2014
Chairman & COO Zappos.com (Acquired by Amazon.com)2005 - 2010
VP, Finance & Business Development Tellme Networks (Acquired by Microsoft)2001 - 2005

Alfred Lin's Education

Stanford University M.S. Statistics
Harvard University B.A. Applied Mathematics
Stuyvesant High School High School