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Madhu Shalini Iyer

Investor

Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc · Board director at Lyzr

Menlo Park, California

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M

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You →Kari · together at Exponent (2008–2011) →Madhu

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About

Madhu Shalini Iyer, a multi-time CDO who built data teams at Gojek, EthosLending and Intuit, holds patents for user-data algorithms advancing financial inclusion and brings PE plus C-suite experience.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechFintechSaaS

Board director at Lyzr

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In turn, Madhu can intro founders to Lyzr's investors below.

Lyzr's investors · 10

Accenture VenturesSan FranciscoArka Venture LabsMumbai · $100K – $500K checksBenhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checksBetter CapitalSanta Clara · $5K – $100K checksBGVSilicon ValleyCocoon Ignite VenturesGFT VenturesPalo AltoIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksRocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Tremis CapitalGurugram · $75K – $300K checks

Co-founders at Lyzr

SSSiva Surendira
Siva SurendiraFounder & CEO
SS
Surendirasiva SelvarajExecutive Officer, Director
JGJithin George
Jithin GeorgeFounder

Experience

  1. rocketship.vcManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentLos Altos CA
  2. Startups & Venture CapitalAdvisor to VCs and Startups - Operator turned Investor2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  3. EthoslendingChief Data Officer / Advisor2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. GojekChief Data Officer/ Board of Directors2016 — 2017Singapore/ Indonesia
  5. Stemfin HongKong: Stem Financial is the financial services investment arm of Stem Capital PartnersPartner2016Hong Kong
  6. IntuitData Science and Analytics Leader2011 — 2016Mountain View, CA
  7. ExponentSenior Scientist, Statistics and Data Sciences2005 — 2011

Skills & more

Advisor Startup2SE Asia Startups2Machine Learning2Analytics48Optimization4Algorithms10Strategy8Startup Development1Early-stage Startups2VC operating partner1

Languages English · Hindi · Tamil

From Madhu's professional profile.

Deals · 1

LyzrBoard seat

via Rocketship.vc · filed May 2026 · $10.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Teachmint

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Rocketship.vc

Anand Rajaraman
Partner at Rocketship.vc
Blake Rogow
Investor at Rocketship.vc
Gianna Orozco
Fractional Controller at Press On Ventures
Jon Staenberg
El Jefe and founder of Hand of God Wines
Paul Baird-Smith
Software Engineer at Rocketship.vc
Rob Harries
Software Engineer at Rocketship.vc
Sailesh Ramakrishnan
Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc
Shivam Patel
Investor at Rocketship.vc

Network2

Anand Rajaraman
Partner at Rocketship.vc
Blake Rogow
Investor at Rocketship.vc

Investors connected to Madhu in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Madhu Shalini Iyer?
Madhu Shalini Iyer, a multi-time CDO who built data teams at Gojek, EthosLending and Intuit, holds patents for user-data algorithms advancing financial inclusion and brings PE plus C-suite experience.
Where does Madhu Shalini Iyer work?
Madhu Shalini Iyer is Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc and Board director at Lyzr.
What does Madhu Shalini Iyer invest in?
Madhu Shalini Iyer invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, EdTech, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Madhu Shalini Iyer write?
Madhu Shalini Iyer typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What boards does Madhu Shalini Iyer sit on?
Madhu Shalini Iyer holds tracked board seats at Lyzr.
What companies has Madhu Shalini Iyer invested in?
Investments tracked here include Lyzr, Teachmint.
Where did Madhu Shalini Iyer go to school?
Madhu Shalini Iyer studied at University of Sydney (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering).

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