Summary
Lyn Chen is a seasoned founder and community-builder with a decade of experience designing programs that develop young leaders and entrepreneurs across North America and beyond. As Co-Founder of Cansbridge Scholars and webapp.io (a Y Combinator-backed startup), she blends hands-on product and startup experience with a passion for lifelong networks that prioritize rational optimism, resilience, and global leadership. As Director at The Knowledge Society she helps train hundreds of students annually, contributing to a track record that includes $90M+ raised by alumni-founded startups. A Peter Thiel Fellow and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Lyn pairs formal training in entrepreneurship, product management, economics and computer science with practical startup scaling expertise. She is equally comfortable coaching ambitious young talent as she is advising and building SaaS products for technical users. Outside the headlines, Lyn and her husband sponsor an annual award to fully fund a Canadian undergraduate, signaling a long-term, hands-on commitment to opportunity creation.
10 years of coding experience
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Y Combinator
Product Management Certification Technology, Product Management Certification Technology at BrainStation
Economics Computer Science, Economics Computer Science at Queen's University
Enterprise Sales Certification Selling Skills and Sales Operations, Enterprise Sales Certification Selling Skills and Sales Operations at Smith School of Business at Queen's University