Summary
Lin Ling is a B2B Enterprise SaaS founder and operator with nine years of experience building data-driven decision support, market analysis, and operational processes that improve key OKRs and planning efficiency. As Co-Founder and CEO of Modus and former VP of Business Operations at HashiCorp, she played a hands-on role in scaling the company from ~100 to 2,000+ employees and contributed to the S‑1/IPO process. Her background blends growth marketing, ERP implementations, and strategic finance—having led growth teams through two acquisitions and implemented ERP go-lives at Fortune 500 clients. Based in San Francisco and steeped in startup and public-company scaling, she also mentors operators through the Operators Guild and pursues a personal mission to inspire more women into STEM and entrepreneurship. Avid surfer, yogi, and backpacker, she brings a pragmatic, outdoors‑rooted leadership style that values resilience and long-term thinking.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Y Combinator
BS Economics Minor Computer Science and Mathematics, BS Economics Minor Computer Science and Mathematics at NYU Stern School of Business
High School Diploma Math and Science, High School Diploma Math and Science at Stuyvesant High School