# Frank T. Lin

> Frank T. Lin is a seed investor at Silas Capital (New York) backing Beauty. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silas Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silas-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/franktlin
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/franktlin
- Website: https://x.com/franktlin

Frank T. Lin is a seed investor at Silas Capital in New York focused on Beauty. Frank T. Lin - Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Silas Capital

## Investment focus

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestyle |  | $17.4M | Series A | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| DAMDAM Tokyo | DAMDAM is clean skincare born from Japanese craftsmanship and time-honored plant ingredients. We believe in creating thoroughly modern, thoughtfully made products that cultivate a connection between ourselves and the natural world. The line is minimal, made up of purposeful essentials formulated to work alone or in harmonious combination with eachother. All products are made with 100% natural ingredients that have high efficacy without causing irritation. Equally important, they feel weightless on skin. | $3M | Seed | Jan 28, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Adapt Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adapt-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ECP Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecp-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fab Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fab-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Habitat Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/habitat-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Joyance Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joyance-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mucker Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muckercapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Silas Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Silas Capital is a venture and growth equity firm growing the next generation of consumer brands. Silas Capital differentiates itself by being one of the few experienced firms specializing in "early" growth-stage consumer businesses between $5 million and $20 million in revenue. Additionally, we allocate 10% of our capital for venturestage digital brands.

4 contacts available at Silas Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Thorne | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-thorne |
| Carter Weiss | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carter-weiss |
| Frank T. Lin | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-t-lin |
| Mary Murtagh | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mary-murtagh-4b07 |

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## FAQ

### What does Frank T. Lin invest in?

Frank T. Lin invests primarily in Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Frank T. Lin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frank T. Lin closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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