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Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Mr. Lien is Marin’s founder and Chairman of the Board, and rejoined the Company as Chief Executive Officer in August 2016. From September 2015 to August 2016, Mr. Lien has served on boards of private companies as well as Marin Software. From May 2014 until September 2015, Mr. Lien served as executive chairman of Marin Software, and from the

founding of the Company in 2006 to May 2014, he served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lien has been a member of the Board since 2006. Previously, Mr. Lien served as Chief Operating Officer of Adteractive, Inc., an online performance marketing company, from 2004 to 2005. In 2001, Mr. Lien co-founded and served as Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Sugar Media, Inc., a broadband services platform, until its acquisition in 2003 by 2Wire, Inc., a leading supplier of DSL equipment and services, which was subsequently acquired by Pace plc in 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Lien served in various capacities at BlueLight.com, LLC, Kmart Corporation’s ecommerce and Internet service provider subsidiary from 2000 to 2001, including as Chief Financial Officer and acting Chief Executive Officer. Prior to BlueLight.com, Mr. Lien spent 10 years at various investment banks, including Morgan Stanley and Evercore Partners, with his last role as Managing Director.

Mr. Lien holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College, where he was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Lien’s presence as a member of the Board brings his thorough knowledge of the Company into the Board’s strategic and policy-making discussions. He brings his extensive experience in finance, digital marketing and executive roles in the information technology industry into deliberations regarding the Company’s strategy and operations.

Number of Investments 1
Christopher Lien invested in MyVR on Sep 28, 2012. This investment - Seed Round - MyVR - was valued at
$1.4M
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Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 28, 2012
MyVR
Seed Round - MyVR
$1.4M
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Christopher Lien has exit - MyVR.
  • MyVR MyVR, a Guesty company, is a cloud-based, multi-channel management platform for vacation rental businesses.
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 5
Christopher Lien has 3 current jobs including Founder & CEO at Marin Software, Founder at Marin Software, and Managing Partner at Heron Partners. Additionally, Christopher Lien has had 5 past jobs including Co-Founder & CEO at Marin Software.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Marin Software
Co-Founder & CEOApr 2006May 2014
Adteractive
COO20042005
Sugar Media
Founder & CFO20012003
Bluelight.com
Acting CEO, COO and CFO20002001
Evercore Partners
Managing Director19962000
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Christopher Lien holds 2 board and advisor roles as Director at SocialChorus and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Marin Software.
Number of News Articles 5
NewsMay 26, 2019
Funding RoundSep 28, 2012
MyVR raised $1,400,000 / Seed from Alex Rampell and 11 other investors