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Walking the Walk — Our Investment in Mr Yum
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Richard Lin
Investor at Smash Capital
New York, New York
Overview
Richard Lin is a Venture / Growth Investor at Smash Capital in New York, New York, with a background in investing and board advisory roles. Notable career achievements include investments in companies like Lexi and Rhythm NewMedia, as well as serving on the boards of several successful startups.
Lin's career highlights include investing in a range of sectors such as Games, Entertainment & Sports, and FinTech, and having a track record of successful investments in companies like LiveRamp and Cavium.
Work Experience
Vice President
2022 - Current
Global growth-stage VC investing in software, AI, internet, and technology-enabled companies.
Smash Capital is a Emerging growth and later stage consumer internet and software VC firm.
Investor
2024
ElevenLabs is a research company developing AI voice synthesis software for creators and publishers.
Raised $101,000,000.00 from Disney Accelerator.
Investor
2024
Pearl is an AI-driven company that enhances patient care in dentistry with FDA-cleared AI capable of identifying diseases in dental x-rays.
Raised $69,000,000.00 from Left Lane Capital, Smash Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Craft Ventures and Alpha Partners.
Investor
2024
Sleeper is a sports platform intended for fantasy leagues and eSports.
Raised $67,300,000.00 from Titanium Ventures, Byron Jones, Andreessen Horowitz, Baron Davis, General Catalyst, Klay Thompson, Shane Battier, Kevin Durant, Rich Kleiman and Rosalyn Gold Onwude.
Board Observer
2023
Board Member
2022 - 2022
Board Observer
2021 - 2022
Board Member
2021 - 2022
Board Observer
2021 - 2022
Investment Manager
2020 - 2022
Leading ANZ VC firm with $2B+ AUM.