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karri saarinen

T2 · manager / operator

Former principal designer at Airbnb and first designer at Coinbase. Founded Linear in 2019, building a developer-focused issue tracking tool. Advocates for slow hiring, quality over speed, remote work, and 40-hour weeks.

3 calls·3 names·100% bull·last heard 4 months ago·Kleiner Perkins
track record

no scored calls yet — needs a stated position or a categorical verdict, with a matured window vs SPY

top calls

highest conviction · one per company
1sthigh conviction
$LINEARLinearposition

Linear compounds efficiently: ~$80M raised, default alive since year 2, doubling revenue yearly

Linear has raised only ~$70-80M across three rounds, reached default alive within two years, and doubles revenue annually with a tiny team (120 people at $10-15M ARR at Series B), prioritizing employee upside via measured valuation growth over momentum fundraising.

Kleiner Perkins2026-04→
2ndhigh conviction
$SEQUOIASequoia Capitalposition

Sequoia chosen for seed and Series A for patient capital and founder alignment

Karri Saarinen selected Sequoia for Linear's first two rounds because they align with a long-term, patient approach and don't pressure for markups; he deliberately chose a less experienced partner who would work harder to prove herself.

Kleiner Perkins2026-04→
3rdhigh conviction
$EXCELExcel (Accel)position

Excel led Series B and C for patient, long-term orientation

Linear chose Excel for Series B and C because they are a large, established firm that doesn't care about markups and simply wants the company to be best-in-class in its market.

Kleiner Perkins2026-04→

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$LINEAR
Linear
HIGHkarri saarinen·Kleiner Perkins·4 months ago· position
Linear compounds efficiently: ~$80M raised, default alive since year 2, doubling revenue yearly
Linear has raised only ~$70-80M across three rounds, reached default alive within two years, and doubles revenue annually with a tiny team (120 people at $10-15M ARR at Series B), prioritizing employee upside via measured valuation growth over momentum fundraising.
"After two years. So we we haven't never really spent money. So all that money we raised we still have it... we've been roughly just doubling every year... we kind of like moving u…"
11:27
$SEQUOIA
Sequoia Capital
HIGHkarri saarinen·Kleiner Perkins·4 months ago· position
Sequoia chosen for seed and Series A for patient capital and founder alignment
Karri Saarinen selected Sequoia for Linear's first two rounds because they align with a long-term, patient approach and don't pressure for markups; he deliberately chose a less experienced partner who would work harder to prove herself.
"we did the seed with Sequoia and then we did the series A with Sequoia so we could kind of like manage the dilution and also the process is kind of easier... on Sequoia, I think I…"
21:45
$EXCEL
Excel (Accel)
HIGHkarri saarinen·Kleiner Perkins·4 months ago· position
Excel led Series B and C for patient, long-term orientation
Linear chose Excel for Series B and C because they are a large, established firm that doesn't care about markups and simply wants the company to be best-in-class in its market.
"we did the B with Excel and then the C with Excel so we kind of like double double down on both of them... I think both of them just want that the company is like best in class ki…"
19:28