Hurst Lin
General Partner·DCM Ventures
Bio
Professional summary
Hurst Lin is a General Partner at DCM who joined the firm in 2006. His official DCM profile states that he oversees global strategic planning, management, and investment philosophy and brings an entrepreneur's mindset to venture investing. He focuses primarily on artificial intelligence and consumer internet businesses, including ecommerce, digital media, online travel, mobile apps, and O2O, with select B2B models also noted in the profile highlights. His listed investments include Kuaishou, Luxin, Vipshop, 58.com, Akulaku, eKuaibao, Hauto, Huochebang, Gigaloud, Pharmaron, Udesk, QuantaSing, and Yaoshibang. Before DCM, he was COO and Co-Founder of SINA Corporation, now Weibo, and previously worked as a management consultant at Ernst & Young. He holds an engineering degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Sector
Thesis
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with founder-market depth, Asia or China market insight, and a credible path from consumer adoption or AI-enabled product advantage to IPO-scale outcomes.
Partneralization hooks
- 1Reference his SINA operating background when discussing scaling internet platforms.
- 2Tie the pitch to AI, consumer internet, mobile, or cross-border China/Asia growth if relevant.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official profile states he was included on the Forbes Midas List for several years, with 2024 listed as the most recent.
Official profile lists QuantaSing's 2023 U.S. IPO and Yaoshibang's 2023 Hong Kong IPO among investments.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- DCM VenturesGeneral Partner2006 – Present
- SINA Corporation (Weibo Corp, NASDAQ: WB)Co-Founder & COOPrior to 2006
- Ernst & YoungManagement ConsultantEarly career (Silicon Valley)
Education
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- Dartmouth CollegeBachelor of Engineering
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