Kevin Lin

General Partner at Lifelike Capital

Taiwan

Overview

Kevin Lin is the CEO of Metatheory and the General Partner of Lifelike Capital. He is best known for co-founding Twitch and Gold House, with notable achievements including leading Twitch as its Chief Operating Officer and being involved in various successful investments in the gaming and media sectors. Lin's career highlights include co-founding Twitch, a leading online streaming platform, and establishing himself as a successful investor in companies like Mainframe Industries and Polywork. His current role as the CEO of Metatheory showcases his strong leadership and business development skills in the tech industry.

Work Experience

Metatheory Inc.

Co-Founder and CEO
2021 - Current

Metatheory focuses on building Web3 games and virtual worlds imagined across innovative new story franchise IPs.

Raised $25,500,000.00 from Breyer Capital, Merit Circle, Daedalus Angel Syndicate, TestNet Ventures, Pantera Capital, Global Coin Research, Sfermion, FTX Ventures, Dragonfly and Recharge Capital.

metatheory.gg

Lifelike Capital

Co-Founder & General Partner
2022

Twitch

Cofounder
2008
CSI - Culture, Strategy, and Innovation
2019 - 2020
MD APAC
2019 - 2019
CRO
2018 - 2019
Chief Operating Officer
2008 - 2018

Twitch is a social video platform where gamers can broadcast, watch, and talk about video games.

Raised $35,000,000.00 from Thrive Capital, Nelstone Ventures, Take-Two Interactive Software, WestSummit Capital, Alsop Louie Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.

twitch.tv