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Magdalena Yesil
Director/Board Member at SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Net worth: 13 M $ as of 2025-01-30
Profile
Magdalena Yesil was the founder of UUNET Technologies, Inc. (1992), Cybercash, Inc. (1994), Broadway Angels (2010), MarketPay Associates LLC (1996) with the title of President & Chief Executive Officer (1996-1997), and Informed, Inc. (2016) with the title of Executive Chairman (2016-present).
Ms. Yesil is also the founder of CYCH, Inc. Ms. Yesil is currently a Director at PicsArt, Inc. (2021-present), an Independent Director at Plume Design, Inc. (2022-present), an Independent Director at Aperture Acquisition Corp.
(present), an Independent Director at SoFi Technologies, Inc. (2021-present), an Investment Partner at Nyca Partners LLC (present), and an Advisor at The Perkins Fund (present).
Former positions include Director at Minerva Networks, Inc. (unknown dates), Lead Independent Director at Zuora, Inc. (2017-2023), Independent Director at RPX Corp.
(2017-2018), Director at Social Finance, Inc. (2018-2021), Independent Director at Smartsheet, Inc. (2017-2025), founding board member at Salesforce, Inc. (1999-2005), and General Partner at USVP Management Co. LLC (1998-2006).
Education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC
0.08% | 2024-08-11 | 843,220 ( 0.08% ) | 13 M $ | 2025-01-30 |
SMARTSHEET, INC. CLASS A
-.--% | 2025-01-21 | 0 ( -.--% ) | - $ | 2024-12-30 |
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Magdalena Yesil active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2021-05-26 |
The Perkins Fund
 The Perkins Fund Investment ManagersFinance Perkins Fund/CA/ (The Perkins Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Sonja Hoel Perkins. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Plume Design, Inc.
 Plume Design, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Plume Design, Inc. engages in the provision of a consumer experience management platform for service providers and their subscribers. Its products include HomePass, a smart home services software; Haystack, a back-end software suite for subscriber experience management; and Harvest, a network insights and campaign automation software. The company was founded by Fahri Diner, Adam Hotchkiss, Sri Nathan, and Aman Singla in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-06-07 |
PicsArt, Inc.
 PicsArt, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PicsArt, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile photo and video editing application. It offers editing tools, photo editor, collage maker, slideshow maker, and sticker maker. The company was founded by Hovhannes Avoyan and Artavazd Mehrabyan in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-06-23 |
Aperture Acquisition Corp.
 Aperture Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Aperture Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, which engages in seeking a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on February 10, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Informed, Inc.
 Informed, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Informed, Inc. develops and operates a platform that connects the buyers and sellers of pre owned cars. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Founder | 2015-12-31 |
Broadway Angels
 Broadway Angels Investment ManagersFinance Broadway Angels (Broadway Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Magdalena Yesil, Sonja Hoel Perkins and Jennifer Fonstad. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2009-12-31 |
Nyca Partners LLC
 Nyca Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Nyca Partners LLC (Nyca Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Magdalena Yesil
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Training of Magdalena Yesil
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 4 |
|---|---|
| SALESFORCE.COM, INC. | Technology Services |
| ZUORA, INC. | Technology Services |
| SMARTSHEET INC. | Technology Services |
| SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Finance |
| Private companies | 15 |
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CYCH, Inc.
 CYCH, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CYCH, Inc. engaged in the provision of online payment services and software products. It provided electronic payments and fund transfers through the Internet. The company was founded on August 29, 1994 and was headquartered in Reston, VA. | Technology Services |
Broadway Angels
Broadway Angels Investment ManagersFinance Broadway Angels (Broadway Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Magdalena Yesil, Sonja Hoel Perkins and Jennifer Fonstad. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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 |
Informed, Inc.
Informed, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Informed, Inc. develops and operates a platform that connects the buyers and sellers of pre owned cars. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
MarketPay Associates LLC
 MarketPay Associates LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MarketPay Associates LLC provides web-based market pricing and salary survey data management systems. It offers MarketPay, a product for automating compensation survey data analysis and building, maintaining, and analyzing databases. Its MarketPay product features point and click market pricing, automated survey participation, powerful report writing, presentation graphics, and merit and structure modeling. The firm also provides services, such as HRIS data integration, transitions from other systems, conversion of annual benchmarks, and implementation. The company was founded by Mark Avery in 2000 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Technology Services |
Minerva Networks, Inc.
 Minerva Networks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Minerva Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of digital television technology services. It also offers voice, data and video service bundles by cable operators and television services for broadband networks. The company was founded by Mauro Bonomi and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Communications |
Aperture Acquisition Corp.
Aperture Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Aperture Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company, which engages in seeking a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on February 10, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Social Finance, Inc.
 Social Finance, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Social Finance, Inc. engages in the provision of loan refinancing services. It offers mortgage loans, personal loan and wealth management services. Its products include student loan refinancing, medical resident refinancing, mortgage loans, mortgage refinancing, personal loans, parent loans, parent PLUS refinancing, asset management, wealth management, and life insurance. The company was founded by James Robert Finnigan, Andrew Carra, Daniel Macklin, Michael Scott Cagney, and Ian Brady in August 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
UUNET Technologies, Inc.
 UUNET Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services UUNET Technologies, Inc. is the world's largest provider of Internet services, offering a comprehensive range of access options, World Wide Web hosting services, security products and consulting services to businesses, professionals, and on-line service providers. The company's network is comprised of Points of Presence (POPs) throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as connections to Internet service providers around the world. Founded in 1987, UUNET is recognized as the first commercial Internet service provider | Technology Services |
Cybercash, Inc.
 Cybercash, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of VeriSign, Inc., Cybercash, Inc. is a company that manufactures technology software that enables secure electronic payments via the Internet. The company is based in Reston, VA. Cybercash was acquired by VeriSign, Inc. on May 09, 2001 for $23.90 million. The company was founded by Magdalena Yesil, Stephen Crocker. | Technology Services |
PicsArt, Inc.
PicsArt, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PicsArt, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile photo and video editing application. It offers editing tools, photo editor, collage maker, slideshow maker, and sticker maker. The company was founded by Hovhannes Avoyan and Artavazd Mehrabyan in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Plume Design, Inc.
Plume Design, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Plume Design, Inc. engages in the provision of a consumer experience management platform for service providers and their subscribers. Its products include HomePass, a smart home services software; Haystack, a back-end software suite for subscriber experience management; and Harvest, a network insights and campaign automation software. The company was founded by Fahri Diner, Adam Hotchkiss, Sri Nathan, and Aman Singla in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
The Perkins Fund
The Perkins Fund Investment ManagersFinance Perkins Fund/CA/ (The Perkins Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Sonja Hoel Perkins. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
USVP Management Co. LLC
 USVP Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance USVP Management Company LLC (U.S. Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Bill Bowes. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Nyca Partners LLC
Nyca Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Nyca Partners LLC (Nyca Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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