# Poornima Vijayashanker

> Poornima Vijayashanker, Worldwide Industries and Partnerships Leader. 1 investment on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/poornima-vijayashanker (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Palo Alto, US · Angel

# Poornima Vijayashanker

Worldwide Industries and Partnerships Leader at [Operator Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-collective)

Latest rounds

- **BizeeBee** Seed · $435k Apr 2011

Backs *IT Services*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Apr 2011
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes
- **Books:** 2 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Operator Collective
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Operator Collective** VC firm · US **12** cheques in 12 months **47** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-collective)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $435k
- **Active:** 2011

2011

- [BizeeBee](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizeebee) *Seed* **$435k** *US* Apr 2011 Joined · +7 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**

What they backed

IT Services **1**

Alongside

- [Aamer Abdullah *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aamer-abdullah)
- Aaron Allon *1*
- [Aaron Patzer *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-patzer)
- [Amer Rehman *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amer-rehman)
- [Dave McClure *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/practical-venture-capital)
- Joel Espelien *1*
- Rob Classeen *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Also at Operator Collective

- [**Dan Scheinman** Angel Investor *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-scheinman)
- [**Anu Bharadwaj** Limited Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anu-bharadwaj)
- [**Charles Giancarlo** Limited Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/charles-giancarlo)
- [**Aarti Borkar** Limited Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aarti-borkar)
- [**Alka Tandan** CFO. Human-First Finance. AI Forward. Wisdom Seeker. *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alka-tandan)
- [**Allison Allen** LP *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/allison-allen)
- [**Amy Lao** Limited Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amy-lao)
- [**Anirma Gupta** Limited Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anirma-gupta)

## Their books

- Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking Poornima Vijayashanker · 2015 3.98 from 80 ratings on Goodreads About the book Keep them at the edge of their seats! This book will show you how to: Overcome stage fright and develop an authentic and engaging speaking style Extract your expertise, and develop it into a talk complete with storytelling and unforgettable takeaways Handle tough… On AmazonListen on Audible
- How to Transform Your Ideas into Software Products: A step-by-step guide for validating your ideas and bringing them to life! Poornima Vijayashanker · 2014 4.05 from 42 ratings on Goodreads About the book Create products people will pay for before they're even built. (Visit femgineer.com/tyi for more info.) You have an idea in your head. Maybe even more than one! But you’re stuck simmering on it because you just don’t know if it’s the right one to pursue. You’re wondering… On AmazonListen on Audible

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## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) · 12 May 2017 · 52 min Ep249 – Poornima Vijayashanker & Lawrence Wintermeyer With [Poornima Vijayashanker](https://millionrounds.com/person/poornima-vijayashanker) Their book [Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking](https://millionrounds.com/person/poornima-vijayashanker#books) Mentions [Mint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mint) About this episode It’s an interview double header! We talk to Poornima Vijayashanker and Lawrence Wintermeyer. First up Aden interviews Poornima Vijayashanker about her work on Femgineer, her previous life at Mint and what it meant to be at the forefront of Fintech before Fintech had broken through After the break… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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