Anthony Lin, CVP and managing partner at Intel Capital, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2026 Powerlist.
What a difference a year makes for US-listed chipmaker Intel which has beaten earnings expectations for the last four quarters since Lip-Bu Tan started as CEO.
With Intel’s stock up by more than 180% year to April and with new funding and partnerships, such as Microsoft using Intel Foundry, Amazon commissioning custom Xeon chips and Elon Musk’s $25bn Terafab AI chip plant having Intel as the foundry partner, Tan has brought about an impressive turnaround.
After taking control in March 2025, Tan decided to retain Intel Capital under its managing partner, Anthony Lin. This was a reversal of a previously announced plan for the fund to be spun out into an independently operated entity.
Lin’s Intel Capital story this past year, therefore, has been spent in refocusing investment areas and working closely with the CEO’s office to move the fund forward to make impactful investments that are both financially attractive and strategically important to the future of the semiconductor ecosystem.
Lin joined Intel in 2008, initially serving in M&A roles and supporting international equity investments, before taking over running Intel Capital, in 2020. Lin had a strong track record to work with: Intel Capital is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year and has invested more than $20bn in 1,800-plus startups and delivered more than $200bn in exit value.
Looking back over the years since Lin took over as managing partner, Intel Capital has invested in dozens of paradigm-shifting companies, including RunPod, Fabric8Labs, FieldAI, and MinIO.
One highlight includes participating in Figure AI’s series A and subsequent rounds. The company is now valued at over $39bn.
Lin also ran the RealSense spinout of Intel, which raised $50m with Intel Capital participation.
The fund continues to return significant value to Intel through exits, including the IPO of Astera Labs and dozens of private M&A transactions.
Lin has built out a leading portfolio development organisation, continuing to support start-up companies on their journeys via customer-focused events, embedded experts within companies and many other supporting activities.
The group continues to enjoy strong support from its CEO. As Tan told the GCVI summit this year, “Corporate venture investing is not a side bet for companies but critical for ensuring a large organisation does not fall behind.”
The GCV Powerlist represents the 100 individuals spearheading the future of the corporate venturing industry.
These individuals excel in terms of their venturing approach and structure, number and quality of portfolio companies and in their contributions to the corporate venturing profession.
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