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Magdalena Yesil

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OpCo Investment Advisory Committee & Operator LP; Board Director: SoFi, Zuora, Smartsheet at Operator Collective · Advisor at ScaleX Ventures · Board director at Zuora

Silicon Valley

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Viviana FagaunlockedMagdalena: together at Salesforce (2004–2005)
Magdalena: together at SoFi
Magdalena: together at US Venture Partners
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About

Magdalena Yesil is a founder of Broadway Angels and was the founding board member and first investor of Salesforce, serving on its board from inception through its post-IPO period. Before her investing career she was a serial entrepreneur, founding two electronic commerce companies — CyberCash, a pioneer in secure electronic payment systems that went public, and MarketPay, an embedded payments software company. She spent eight years as a general partner at US Venture Partners and has been an early investor in more than 30 technology companies. She began her career as a semiconductor design engineer at Advanced Micro Devices and helped commercialize the early Internet, joining UUnet as the first commercial Internet access provider.

Beyond investing

Founded
Founded Broadway Angels, a network of women investors and executives. Founded CyberCash, a pioneer in secure electronic payment systems that went public. Founded MarketPay, an embedded payments software company.
Education
Holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering and in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Awards
Named Entrepreneur of the Year by Red Herring magazine.
More
Was the founding board member and first investor of Salesforce.

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Board director at Zuora

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Zuora's investors · 15

Across Capital PartnersMiami · since 2015ConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2015Dag VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015GICSingapore · since 2015Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2015Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2015Marc Benioffsince 2015Next World CapitalSan Francisco · since 2015Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2015Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks · since 2015Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park · since 2015Spider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2015Webb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Zuora

TTTien Tzuo
Tien TzuoChairman, Founder & CEO of Zuora
KR
K.V. RaoCo-founder
CZ
Cheng ZouCo-founder

Experience

  1. InformedExecutive Chaircurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. SoFiBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. SmartsheetBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  4. ZuoraBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  5. Broadway AngelsFoundercurrent2010 — present
  6. SalesforceFounding Board Member1999 — 2005
  7. U.S. Venture PartnersGeneral Partner1998 — 2005
  8. MarketPayFounder and CEO1997
  9. CyberCashFounder, VP of Technology & Marketing1994 — 1996
  10. UUNETStrategy and M&A1992 — 1994

Investments

Board seats

InformedSalesforceSmartsheet (SMAR)SoFiZuora (ZUO)

Investor

3WareCatchDotomiFreshplumiEscrowPicsArtSecurifySocialcasttheRealRealValicertWebActionZuora

Per the investor's own website.

Colleagues at Operator Collective

Allison Barr Allen
Investor at Operator Collective
Anna Jacobson
Partner & Chief AI Enablement Officer at Operator Collective
Anu Bharadwaj
President, Atlassian at Operator Collective
Caroline Caswell
Marketing Partner at Operator Collective
Cathy Polinsky
Investor at Operator Collective
Claire Hughes Johnson
Corporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective
Dan Scheinman
Board Director: Zoom, Arista, Sentinel One at Operator Collective
Dana Marohn Spiliotis
Partner at Operator Collective

Frequently asked questions

Who is Magdalena Yesil?
Magdalena Yesil is a founder of Broadway Angels and was the founding board member and first investor of Salesforce, serving on its board from inception through its post-IPO period. Before her investing career she was a serial entrepreneur, founding two electronic commerce companies — CyberCash, a pioneer in secure electronic payment systems that went public, and MarketPay, an embedded payments software company. She spent eight years as a general partner at US Venture Partners and has been an early investor in more than 30 technology companies. She began her career as a semiconductor design engineer at Advanced Micro Devices and helped commercialize the early Internet, joining UUnet as the first commercial Internet access provider.
Where does Magdalena Yesil work?
Magdalena Yesil is OpCo Investment Advisory Committee & Operator LP; Board Director: SoFi, Zuora, Smartsheet at Operator Collective and Board director at Zuora.
What boards does Magdalena Yesil sit on?
Magdalena Yesil holds tracked board seats at Informed, Salesforce, Smartsheet (SMAR), SoFi, Zuora (ZUO).
What companies has Magdalena Yesil invested in?
Investments tracked here include 3Ware, Catch, Dotomi, Freshplum, iEscrow, PicsArt, Securify, Socialcast, theRealReal, Valicert, WebAction, Zuora.
Where did Magdalena Yesil go to school?
Magdalena Yesil studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Engineering); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering).
What awards has Magdalena Yesil received?
Named Entrepreneur of the Year by Red Herring magazine.

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