Mallun Yen
Director/Board Member at PURE STORAGE, INC.
Net worth: 2 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Mallun Yen was the founder of ChIPs Network, Inc. (California) founded in 2005, where she held the title of Chief Executive Officer & Director until 2019.
She is also the founder of Operator Collective Management LLC founded in 2018, where she currently holds the title of Partner & CEO.
Ms. Yen's current jobs include serving as an Independent Director at Pure Storage, Inc. since 2021 and serving on the Board of Directors at DataGrail, Inc. Her former jobs include serving as Director at KQED, Inc. from 2016 to 2021, Director at RPX Corp.
from 2017 to 2018, Vice President-Worldwide Intellectual Property at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 2002 to 2010, and Chief Operating Officer at Saastr Fund Management LLC from 2012 to 2019.
Yen received an undergraduate degree from California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) and a graduate degree from Berkeley Law University of California.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-10 | 40,316 ( 0.01% ) | 2 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
Mallun Yen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| PURE STORAGE, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2021-09-12 |
Operator Collective Management LLC
 Operator Collective Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Operator Collective Management LLC (Operator Collective) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Mallun Yen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-11-30 |
DataGrail, Inc.
 DataGrail, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous DataGrail, Inc. offers compliance solution for multiple legal frameworks, including EU regulations GDPR and ePrivacy, and Californian regulation CCPA. It securely integrates sales, marketing, support, and SaaS systems, providing a 360-view of personal and interaction data, with no coding required. The company was founded by Daniel Barber, Ignacio Zendejas, and Earl Hathaway in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Mallun Yen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
KQED, Inc.
 KQED, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services KQED, Inc. operates television and radio broadcasting stations. The firm provides non-commercial programming to San Francisco audiences through Public Television 9, Digital Television 30, Public Radio 88.5FM & 89.3FM, KQED Education Network & dot org. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-11-30 |
Saastr Fund Management LLC
 Saastr Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saastr Fund Management LLC (Saastr Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Jason M. Lemkin and Mallun Yen. The firm is headquartered in the Palo Alto. | Chief Operating Officer | 2019-12-30 |
| ChIPs Network, Inc. (California) | Founder | 2019-12-30 |
| RPX CORP | Director/Board Member | 2018-06-18 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2010-12-30 |
Training of Mallun Yen
| California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) | Undergraduate Degree |
| Berkeley Law University of California | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Technology Services |
| PURE STORAGE, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 6 |
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KQED, Inc.
KQED, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services KQED, Inc. operates television and radio broadcasting stations. The firm provides non-commercial programming to San Francisco audiences through Public Television 9, Digital Television 30, Public Radio 88.5FM & 89.3FM, KQED Education Network & dot org. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Services |
RPX Corp.
 RPX Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services RPX Corp. provides new patent acquisition services. The firm offers patent risk solutions, defensive buying, acquisition syndication, patent intelligence, and advisory services. It operates through the RPX: Patent Risk Management and Inventus: Legal Discovery Management. The RPX: Patent Risk Management segment is involved in the solutions that rationalize and lower the costs of patent licensing by reducing the unnecessary legal costs associated with infringement litigation brought by NPEs. The Inventus: Legal Discovery Management segment focuses on intelligent document analysis, hosting and managed review to its clients for litigation and investigations. Inventus serves industries across the board from Financial Services, Energy, Healthcare, Retail, Aerospace and Defense, and Technology. The company was founded by John A. Amster, Geoffrey T. Barker, and Eran Zur on July 15, 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
| ChIPs Network, Inc. (California) | |
Saastr Fund Management LLC
Saastr Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Saastr Fund Management LLC (Saastr Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Jason M. Lemkin and Mallun Yen. The firm is headquartered in the Palo Alto. | Finance |
DataGrail, Inc.
DataGrail, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous DataGrail, Inc. offers compliance solution for multiple legal frameworks, including EU regulations GDPR and ePrivacy, and Californian regulation CCPA. It securely integrates sales, marketing, support, and SaaS systems, providing a 360-view of personal and interaction data, with no coding required. The company was founded by Daniel Barber, Ignacio Zendejas, and Earl Hathaway in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Miscellaneous |
Operator Collective Management LLC
Operator Collective Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Operator Collective Management LLC (Operator Collective) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Mallun Yen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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