Mallun Yen
Mallun Yen founded Operator Collective in 2019 and serves as CEO and Managing Partner. She previously built RPX, SaaStr, and ChIPsNetwork.org, and was VP of Worldwide Intellectual Property at Cisco.
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Operator Collective writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Cisco · VP of Worldwide Intellectual Property
- ChIPsNetwork.org · co-founder2005
- RPX
- SaaStr
- Operator Collective · CEO and Managing PartnerNow
- ChIPsNetwork.org2005
- RPX
- SaaStr
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Who is Mallun Yen?
Mallun Yen founded Operator Collective in 2019 and serves as CEO and Managing Partner. She previously built RPX, SaaStr, and ChIPsNetwork.org, and was VP of Worldwide Intellectual Property at Cisco.
How much does Mallun Yen invest?
Mallun Yen invests through Operator Collective, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.
How do I pitch Mallun Yen?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mallun in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Operator Collective backed works better.
What did Mallun Yen do before Operator Collective?
VP of Worldwide Intellectual Property at Cisco; co-founder at ChIPsNetwork.org; RPX; SaaStr; ChIPsNetwork.org; RPX; SaaStr.
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