Mallun Yen
InvestorFounder / Partner / CEO at Operator Collective Β· Investor at Village Global
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $500K β $1.5M checks
About
Mallun Yen co-founded ChIPs (5,000 members redirecting billions to diverse lawyers) and designed a community-first fund embedding 130+ enterprise operators as LPs to support B2B software founders.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Experience
- Operator CollectiveFounder/CEO/Partnercurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FortuneFortune Most Powerful Women Summit Co-Chaircurrent2023 β present
- Pure StorageBoard Of Directorscurrent2021 β presentMountain View, California, United States
- USPTOMember, Council for Inclusive Innovation2020 β 2024
- KQEDBoard of Directors, Audit Committee2016 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- SaaStrCOO and various2012 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- ChIPs (a 501(c)(3) corporation)Co-founder/CEO/Board Director2005 β 2019
- Village GlobalNetwork Leader2018 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- RPX CorporationBoard of Directors/Executive Vice President/Chief Business & Product Officer2010 β 2018San Francisco, CA
- Stanford Law SchoolLecturer in Law2015 β 2016Stanford, California
- Cisco Systems, Inc.Vice President, Worldwide Intellectual Property and Deputy General Counsel2002 β 2010San Jose, CA
- Calient NetworksChief Counsel2000 β 2002
- Weil Gotshal & MangesAttorney - IP Litigation and Technology Transactions1998 β 2000
Education
- University of California, Berkeley - School of LawJuris Doctor (J.D.)
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoB.S.
Skills & more
Intellectual Property99Licensing84Patents65Patent Litigation60Litigation34Corporate Law20Joint Ventures17Mergers & Acquisitions24Trade Secrets12Due Diligence15Legal Research6Privacy Law5
+12 more
TrademarksStrategic PartnershipsLegal WritingCommercial LitigationIPStrategic PlanningPolicySoftware LicensingPatent ProsecutionCross Functional Team BuildingCorporate DevelopmentOrganizational Leadership- Directors' College β Stanford University
From Mallun's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law72
Deborah CarrilloPartner + General Counsel at Menlo VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftBrad WeirickPartner & General Counsel at March Capital PartnersErica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesBen HinshawDeputy General Counsel at Paradigm
+ 66 more
Also attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo57
Brent FellowsVice President, Finance and Tax at Menlo VenturesMax DavisSenior Accountant at HeavybitElizabeth PattersonOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesRyan AzusFormer Chief Revenue Officer at Zoom Video Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)David GorceyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
+ 51 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Fortune8
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJanneke NiessenFounding Partner at CapitalTLeslie FeinzaigFounder and CEO at Graham Walker VentureNick SteinCMO | GTM Advisor at Leaders FundDiana MurakhovskayaGeneral Partner at The Artemis FundJessica ShamboraPartner at MKT1 Capital
+ 2 more
Also worked at Pure Storage15
Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesCameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcJoe PintoChief Customer Experience Officer, Pure Storage at Two Bear CapitalJay ChongManaging Partner at Millennium New HorizonsYousuf KhanVenture Partner at Ridge Ventures
+ 9 more
Also worked at USPTO5
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
Network6
Adam Corey
Partner at Village Global
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
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