Scott Lin helps founders and investors navigate the critical moments of building and scaling their venture-backed companies. He has advised on over 100 venture financings, from pre-Seed through Series G, and often serves as outside general counsel to management teams and boards. Nevertheless, Scott approaches every client with personal attention and treats each company’s journey as singular – every founder’s success is a milestone that is important to him.
Scott partners with technology companies from formation through exit, helping them raise capital, structure deals, and resolve complex business issues. He frequently leads cross-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated advice on matters ranging from intellectual property, commercial agreements, regulatory, employment, compensation and benefits, cybersecurity, privacy, tax, and litigation matters.
Prior to Foley, Scott was an Associate in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital group at a nationally recognized firm. Earlier in his career, he taught business at the University of Western Ontario in Ontario, Canada. He is proficient in Mandarin Chinese.
Representative Experience
Company Financings
- A microgravity-enabled life sciences company in its Series A, Series B and Series C financings totaling $319 million*
- An AI-powered healthcare readiness company in its Series Seed and Series A financings totaling $27 million*
- An AI-powered GEO search optimization company in its Series Seed and Series A financings totaling $25 million*
- An AI-powered hospitality platform company in its Series A financing totaling $6 million*
- A tech powered home services provider company in its Series A financing totaling $25 million*
- An IoT hardware company in its Series C financing totaling $40 million*
- An estate planning software company in its Series A and Series B financings totaling $46 million*
- A cell sequencing company in its Series C financing totaling $50 million*
- A genetic telehealth company in its Series C financing totaling $60 million*
- A robotics and logistics company in its Series C financing totaling $75 million*
- A fitness and travel mobile app in its growth equity financing totaling $150 million*
Investor Financings
- A leading growth equity investor with over $20 billion in AUM on numerous investments ranging from Series C to Series G financings*:
- A leading consumer VC with over $1 billion in AUM on numerous investments ranging from Series Seed to Series C financings*:
- A leading early-stage VC with over $900 million in AUM on numerous investments from Series Seed to Series C*
- An emerging early-stage VC with over $100 million in AUM on numerous Series Seed financings*
- A sovereign wealth fund in its $125 million growth equity financing in a US-based biomaterial manufacturer*
Mergers and Acquisitions
- A publicly traded rideshare company in its $2.25 billion acquisition of a private transportation and logistics company*
- A publicly traded HR platform company in its $5.2 billion go-private sale to leading technology private equity investor*
- A private e-commerce platform company in its sale to a publicly traded e-commerce solutions platform for $500 million*
- A Series C healthcare unicorn on various acquisitions on an ongoing basis*
*Matters handled prior to joining Foley.
