Alfred Lin — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2010, focusing on seed and early-stage investments.
Co-founded Venture Frogs, an incubator and investment firm that invested in companies including Ask Jeeves, OpenTable, and Zappos.
Served as COO, CFO, and chairman of Zappos.com, bringing the company to its first profitable year in 2006 and its acquisition by Amazon for $1.2 billion in 2009.
Served as CFO at LinkExchange, which sold to Microsoft for $265 million in 1998.
Holds board positions at companies such as Airbnb (since 2012), DoorDash (since 2014), Citadel Securities (since 2022), and Zipline International Inc. (since 2012).
Graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Applied Mathematics and earned an M.S. in Statistics from Stanford University.

Biography

Alfred Lin is a venture capitalist and Partner at Sequoia Capital, where he has worked with founders from idea to IPO and beyond since 2010. He specializes in consumer internet, enterprise, and mobile companies. Lin is recognized for his operational background and investment acumen, having been named one of the '30 Most Influential People in Tech' by Forbes in 2013.

Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, Lin held significant operational roles in several successful technology companies.