Shivon Zilis
Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist (born 1986)
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- Shivon Alice Zilis (born February 8, 1986) is a Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist.
- Her biological mother is of Canadian descent, while her biological father is of Indian origin and originally immigrated to Canada as an exchange student.
- Zilis graduated from Markham's Unionville High School.
- As a goaltender on Yale's ice hockey team, she became the school's all-time leader in goals-against average.
- From 2012 to 2018, she was one of the founding investors and partner of Bloomberg Beta, funded by Bloomberg L.
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WikipediaShivon Alice Zilis (born February 8, 1986) is a Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist.
Shivon Zilis was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Her biological mother is of Canadian descent, while her biological father is of Indian origin and originally immigrated to Canada as an exchange student. Zilis was placed for adoption during her infancy and was raised by adoptive parents Richard Zilis and Sharda Zilis. Zilis graduated from Markham's Unionville High School. She attended Yale University, graduating in 2008 with degrees in economics and philosophy. As a goaltender on Yale's ice hockey team, she became the school's all-time leader in goals-against average.
After graduating from Yale, Zilis started her career at IBM in New York, working in financial technologies in developing countries, especially Peru and Indonesia. From 2012 to 2018, she was one of the founding investors and partner of Bloomberg Beta, funded by Bloomberg L.P., utilizing what she calls "machine intelligence".
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