ZB

Zal Bilimoria

Solo Capitalist at Refactor Capital

Burlingame, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Solo Capitalist

    2015 - Current

    Refactor is a seed VC firm backing hard tech founders, mostly in bio and climate.

  • Board Member

    2017

    Solugen manufactures chemicals using biology.

  • Partner

    2013 - 2015

    Investment team. Helped launch firm's first sector-specific fund, Bio Fund 1, in 2015.

  • Senior Product Manager

    2012 - 2013

    Senior PM for premium subs and Sales Navigator (4th revenue line for LinkedIn).

  • Head of Mobile

    2011 - 2012

    Senior PM, launched all-new phone & tablet apps in 2011, the year after the iPad debuted.

  • Co-Founder/CEO

    2010 - 2011

    Google Reader-like news app built by founders from Google and Microsoft.

  • Product Manager

    2006 - 2010

    PM for YouTube monetization and rich media ads.

  • Product Manager

    2004 - 2006

    Windows PM, reducing piracy in BRICs & driving genuine Windows adoption.

Education

Latest Articles

MediumMar. 2017

Refactoring the World

Talks about Venture Capital, Startup and Health

MediumAug. 2016

Changing Risk

Talks about Insurance, Healthcare and Startups

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