Mallun Yen is founder, chief executive and general partner of Operator Collective, launched in 2019 with a $45M debut fund. Before it she was VP of worldwide intellectual property at Cisco, then built RPX Corporation from zero to $100M in revenue and an IPO within three years, and later built up SaaStr. She co-founded the nonprofit ChIPsNetwork.org in 2005 and sits on the board of Pure Storage.
Previous Experience
Built up SaaStr, described as the world's largest B2B software community
RPX Corporation - built the company from zero to $100M revenue and an IPO within three years
VP of Worldwide Intellectual Property, Cisco
Co-Founder, ChIPsNetwork.org (2005) - a global nonprofit advancing women in tech, law and policy
Board Seats
Pure Storage
Career Timeline
2005
Co-founded ChIPsNetwork.org.
2019
Founded Operator Collective with a $45M debut fund.