# Gloria Lin

> Gloria Lin is a San Francisco-based co-founder and president of Siteline, which develops billing software for commercial subcontractors. A Stanford electrical engineering graduate, she worked on early Apple Pay concepts, led product at Flipboard, and became Stripe’s first product manager before co-founding Siteline in 2019. Her father’s contracting business informs her focus on construction payments, and her publicly shared co-founder questionnaire documents her deliberate approach to building partnerships.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & President at Siteline
- **Organizations:** Siteline, Stripe, Flipboard, Apple, South Park Commons
- **Education:** BS in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, MS in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Worked on early concepts and prototypes for Apple Pay., Served as Flipboard’s Head of Product during growth to more than 100 million users., Became Stripe’s first product manager.

## Career timeline

- **2007–2010** — Engineering Program Manager in Apple’s iPod/iPhone New Tech Group; worked on concepts and prototypes that preceded Apple Pay.
- **2010–2014** — Head of Product at Flipboard; helped grow the product to more than 100 million users.
- **2014–2015** — Took a year away from work to travel.
- **2015–2018** — Stripe’s first product management hire; worked on Checkout, Dashboard, and risk/identity systems.
- **2018–2019** — Member of South Park Commons while exploring startup ideas and co-founder partnerships.
- **2019-06** — Co-founded Siteline with Joel Poloney and served as CEO.
- **2019-09** — Shared her co-founder selection process and collaborative 50-question questionnaire in First Round Review.
- **2022-02** — Siteline announced $18.4 million in seed and Series A funding.
- **2026-03** — Announced a transition from CEO to Co-Founder & CPO as Claire Wilson became CEO; Siteline’s current public bio identifies Lin as Co-Founder & President.

## Achievements

- Worked on early concepts and prototypes for Apple Pay.
- Served as Flipboard’s Head of Product during growth to more than 100 million users.
- Became Stripe’s first product manager.
- Co-founded Siteline, which announced $18.4 million in funding in February 2022.
- Shared a co-founder selection playbook and helped develop a collaborative 50-question compatibility questionnaire.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Announced a transition to Co-Founder & CPO, with Claire Wilson succeeding her as CEO. The official Siteline bio currently lists her as Co-Founder & President.
- **2026-07** — Her construction finance origin letter and real-time collaboration article were updated on Siteline’s site; their original publication dates are February 2022 and November 2024 respectively.

## Links

- Website: https://www.siteline.com/team-members/gloria-lin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glo
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/immunoglobulin

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Last updated: 2026-10-08