Where does Mallun Yen work?

Mallun Yen is General Partner at Operator Collective.

What check size does Mallun Yen write?

Mallun Yen typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.

Where did Mallun Yen go to school?

Mallun Yen studied at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.)); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (B.S.).

Mallun Yen

Investor

General Partner at Operator Collective

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $500K – $1.5M checks

About

Mallun Yen is the founder and a General Partner at Operator Collective, an early-stage venture firm backed by more than 150 operator LPs from companies including Salesforce, Stripe, Zoom, Cloudflare, and Confluent. She previously founded or helped build RPX Corp, which she grew from $0 to $100M in revenue and through an IPO in three years, as well as the B2B software community SaaStr and ChIPsNetwork.org, which has 4,000 members across 20 chapters worldwide. Yen serves on the board of Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) and formerly sat on the board of public media organization KQED.

Contact· published on Mallun's own website

m•••@operatorcollective.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkGamingHR TechInsurTechSaaS

Experience

Operator CollectiveFounder/CEO/Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
FortuneFortune Most Powerful Women Summit Co-Chaircurrent2023 — present
Pure StorageBoard Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentMountain View, California, United States
USPTOMember, Council for Inclusive Innovation2020 — 2024
KQEDBoard of Directors, Audit Committee2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
SaaStrCOO and various2012 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
ChIPs (a 501(c)(3) corporation)Co-founder/CEO/Board Director2005 — 2019
Village GlobalNetwork Leader2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
RPX CorporationBoard of Directors/Executive Vice President/Chief Business & Product Officer2010 — 2018San Francisco, CA
Stanford Law SchoolLecturer in Law2015 — 2016Stanford, California
Cisco Systems, Inc.Vice President, Worldwide Intellectual Property and Deputy General Counsel2002 — 2010San Jose, CA
Calient NetworksChief Counsel2000 — 2002
Weil Gotshal & MangesAttorney - IP Litigation and Technology Transactions1998 — 2000

Skills & more

Intellectual Property99Licensing84Patents65Patent Litigation60Litigation34Corporate Law20Joint Ventures17Mergers & Acquisitions24Trade Secrets12Due Diligence15Legal Research6Privacy Law5

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TrademarksStrategic PartnershipsLegal WritingCommercial LitigationIPStrategic PlanningPolicySoftware LicensingPatent ProsecutionCross Functional Team BuildingCorporate DevelopmentOrganizational Leadership

Directors' College — Stanford University

From Mallun's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AgentSyncCube SoftwareDemostackGuild EducationHexIroncladOutreachSpekitWorkstream

Per curated public sources.

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

Network5

Allison Barr Allen

Investor at Operator Collective

Ben Casnocha

Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, author, and investor

Dan Moskowitz

Investor at Third Point Ventures

Daniel Darling

Managing Partner at Focal Ventures

Giuseppe Stuto

Co-Founder, Managing Partner at 186 Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mallun Yen?: Mallun Yen is the founder and a General Partner at Operator Collective, an early-stage venture firm backed by more than 150 operator LPs from companies including Salesforce, Stripe, Zoom, Cloudflare, and Confluent. She previously founded or helped build RPX Corp, which she grew from $0 to $100M in revenue and through an IPO in three years, as well as the B2B software community SaaStr and ChIPsNetwork.org, which has 4,000 members across 20 chapters worldwide. Yen serves on the board of Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) and formerly sat on the board of public media organization KQED.
Where does Mallun Yen work?: Mallun Yen is General Partner at Operator Collective.
What does Mallun Yen invest in?: Mallun Yen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, HR Tech, InsurTech, SaaS.
What check size does Mallun Yen write?: Mallun Yen typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
What companies has Mallun Yen invested in?: Investments tracked here include AgentSync, Cube Software, Demostack, Guild Education, Hex, Ironclad, Outreach, Spekit, Workstream.
Where did Mallun Yen go to school?: Mallun Yen studied at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.)); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (B.S.).

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law105

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Also attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo107

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Shared employers

Also worked at Fortune11

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark Ford WorthyPartner and Senior Advisor at Pappas Capital Janneke NiessenFounding Partner at CapitalT Leslie FeinzaigFounder and CEO at Graham Walker Venture Robby BittingChief of Staff at MassChallenge Mexico Nick SteinCMO | GTM Advisor at Leaders Fund

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Also worked at Pure Storage18

Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Mike VolpiInvestor at Index Ventures Cameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Joe PintoChief Customer Experience Officer, Pure Storage at Two Bear Capital Jay ChongManaging Partner at Millennium New Horizons Paul SallaberryOperating Partner, Sales at Icon Ventures

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Also worked at USPTO6

Victor WangInvestor at Maccabee Ventures Andrew ByrnesDirector at Micron Ventures Lindsay DaughertyInvestor at Ludlow Ventures Samir Adams GhoshManaging Partner at Frontures John BrancoliniPatent Development and Strategic Due Diligence Lead at Ideaship Raffi IsaniansFounder at Mage Legal

Also worked at KQED5

Kelly PopeSV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley Sarah KunstFounder & GP at Cleo Capital Susan AkbarpourManaging Partner at Candou Ventures Ali RosenthalManaging Partner at Leadout Capital Tom ChavezInvestor at super{set}