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Lynette Perkins

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Founder at Polaris
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

Lynette Perkins is a company builder and technology leader who has founded multiple ventures, including Polaris and the award-winning innovation studio Bohemian Innovation. She previously served as CTO for the Webby Award-winning app Charity Miles. She earned both a BS and a BA from The University of Texas at Austin.

As an angel investor and advisor, Lynette is passionate about supporting exceptional founders at early-stage companies. Her work often exists at the convergence of business, product, and engineering, with a demonstrated interest in using technology to create a positive impact, such as enabling fundraising through fitness.

Unique fact: She is a co-inventor on a patent for a system that rewards users for accurately predicting content ratings.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Company Building
A consistent theme in her career, having founded multiple companies like Polaris and Bohemian Innovation, and advising other startups.
Tech for Good
Served as CTO for Charity Miles, a Webby Award-winning application that helps individuals raise money for charity through exercise.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Founder
Polaris
7-2019
Founder, CEO
Bohemian Innovation
9-2013 - 6-2019
Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Bohemian Innovation
1-2014
Chief Technology Officer
Charity Miles
7-2016
Angel Investor and Advisor
IFR Ventures
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Education
BS
The University of Texas at Austin
BA
The University of Texas at Austin
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