ZB
Zal Bilimoria
Solo Capitalist at Refactor Capital
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
BS
2000 - 2004