Madhu Shalini Iyer
InvestorFounderPartner at Rocketship.vc · Board director at Lyzr
Menlo Park, California
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M
FoundedLyzr
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
Intro paths
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In turn, Madhu can intro founders to Lyzr's investors below.
Lyzr's investors · 8
Accenture VenturesSan FranciscoArka Venture LabsMumbai · $100K – $500K checksBenhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checksBetter CapitalSanta Clara · $5K – $100K checksBGVSilicon ValleyGFT VenturesPalo AltoIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksRocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Lyzr
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Siva SurendiraFounder & CEO
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Surendirasiva SelvarajExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- rocketship.vcManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentLos Altos CA
- Startups & Venture CapitalAdvisor to VCs and Startups - Operator turned Investor2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- EthoslendingChief Data Officer / Advisor2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- GojekChief Data Officer/ Board of Directors2016 — 2017Singapore/ Indonesia
- Stemfin HongKong: Stem Financial is the financial services investment arm of Stem Capital PartnersPartner2016Hong Kong
- IntuitData Science and Analytics Leader2011 — 2016Mountain View, CA
- ExponentSenior Scientist, Statistics and Data Sciences2005 — 2011
Education
- University of SydneyBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering1997 — 2001
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.
Colleagues at Rocketship.vc
Anand Rajaraman
Partner at Rocketship.vc
Blake Rogow
Investor at Rocketship.vc
Greg Lahann
Chief Financial Officer at Rocketship.vc
Jon Staenberg
Founder at Agate Hound
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
Investors connected to Madhu in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Madhu Shalini Iyer work?
- Madhu Shalini Iyer is Partner at Rocketship.vc and Founder 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 companies did Madhu Shalini Iyer found?
- Madhu Shalini Iyer founded Lyzr.
Same school
Also attended University of Sydney243
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Shared employers
Also worked at Gojek16
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Also worked at Intuit98
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