Benjamin Lin Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 56

  • Portfolio
  • 10

  • Exits
  • 48

Exits

Benjamin Lin General Information

Description

Mr. Benjamin Lin is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and President at Coral (Real Estate Services). Mr. Lin is an Angel Investor. He also serves as a Board Member at 5miles and The Third Stone Holdings. He served as as Advisor at Alte. He started his career with the Global Investment Research division of Goldman Sachs. He earned a BS Magna Cum Laude in Economics from the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania in 2005. He also served as a Venture Partner at IDG Capital. He served as a Board Member at ImageBrief Interior Define and Olapic.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

Benjamin Lin Investments (56)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Alte 01-Sep-2019 Seed Round Financial Software Generating Revenue
Loverly 13-Nov-2014 Information Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
Lever (San Francisco) 15-Oct-2014 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Planted (Human Capital Services) 02-Oct-2014 Human Capital Services Out of Business
Endaga 16-Sep-2014 Telecommunications Service Providers Generating Revenue
Sizzle (Other Media) 16-Sep-2014 Other Media Out of Business
Sweeten 20-Feb-2014 Information Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
Smith (Application Software) 03-Feb-2014 Application Software Out of Business
Plated 06-Jan-2014 Seed Round Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure Generating Revenue
Style Alert 27-Nov-2013 Seed Round Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Generating Revenue

Benjamin Lin Exits (48)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Vistar Media 03-Feb-2025 Merger/Acquisition
Alte 05-Nov-2024
Ibotta 17-Apr-2024
Planted (Human Capital Services) 30-Dec-2022
Discover.ly 01-Dec-2022
Evernote 16-Nov-2022
Lever (San Francisco) 02-Aug-2022
Viddler 01-Aug-2022
Packagetrackr 01-Jun-2022 Secondary Transaction - Private
33Across 01-Oct-2021 Secondary Transaction - Private

Benjamin Lin Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

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Benjamin Lin FAQs

  • Who is Benjamin Lin?

    Benjamin Lin is an angel Investor who has made 56 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Benjamin Lin?

    Benjamin Lin is an angel investor.

  • What does Benjamin Lin do?

    As an angel investor, Benjamin Lin invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Benjamin Lin hold?

    Benjamin Lin holds a board seat in 5miles.

  • What has Benjamin Lin invested in?

    Benjamin Lin has made numerous investments in companies like Alte, Loverly, and Lever (San Francisco) within the Financial Software, Information Services (B2C), and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has Benjamin Lin invested in recently?

    Benjamin Lin's latest investment was on 01-Sep-2019 in Alte, a company within the Financial Software industry.

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