William Lin

William Lin is a Partner at ForgePoint Capital based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he focuses on enterprise software and cybersecurity investments. At the firm, which manages over $1 billion in assets, he has backed prominent cybersecurity companies including Corelight, Semperis, and Wiz, a cloud security startup that reached a valuation exceeding $10 billion. He recently co-led ForgePoint's investment in Area 1 Security and frequently addresses industry developments, such as AI-driven cyber threats, at conferences like Black Hat USA. Prior to his current venture capital role, Lin served as a Principal at New Enterprise Associates and worked as a software engineer at Palantir Technologies. Equipped with a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University, Lin centers his professional focus on bridging Silicon Valley technical innovation with critical national security and defense technology requirements.