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Andrea Zurek

Investor

Venture Partner at XG Ventures

Menlo Park, California

Writes $25K – $200K checks · typically $50K

About

Andrea Zurek is a Founding Partner at XG Ventures, an angel investment company. Previously, she spent over seven years at Google as a Regional Sales Manager and Agency Training Program Manager, where she built and managed the West Coast sales region with over 30 direct reports and annual bookings exceeding $100 million, and established partnerships with major companies including eBay, Walmart, and E*Trade. She holds a BA in English and an MBA in Marketing from Santa Clara University, and brings over 16 years of sales experience across print and internet advertising.

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Experience

  1. XG VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2008 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  2. Santa Clara UniversityMember, Leavey School of Business Advisory Boardcurrent2010 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
  3. Santa Clara UniversityMember, Board of Fellowscurrent2016 — presentSanta Clara, CA
  4. Santa Clara UniversityMember, Board of Regentscurrent2013 — presentSanta Clara, CA
  5. Juma VenturesBoard Member: Marketing Committee2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Sand Hill AngelsBoard Member2006 — 2010
  7. GoogleAgency Training Program Manager2004 — 2007Mountain View, California, United States
  8. GoogleRegional Sales Manager2000 — 2004
  9. Gumball 3000Rally Driver2007
  10. VoicePlanetBusiness Development Executive1998 — 2000San Jose, California, United States
  11. ComputerworldAccount Executive1994 — 1997Burlingame, California, United States
  12. International Data GroupAccount Executive1993 — 1997Burlingame, California, United States
  13. HitachiProject Manager1992 — 1993San Jose, California, United States

Education

  1. Santa Clara UniversityMBA, Marketing1992 — 1999
  2. Santa Clara UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters1988 — 1992

Skills & more

Negotiation6Hiring2Advertising3Angel Investing28Venture Capital20Start-ups78Strategic Partnerships23Entrepreneurship29Mergers2Business Strategy12New Business Development11Strategic Planning2
+12 moreProduct ManagementSales ManagementMarketing StrategyOnline MarketingProduct StrategyProduct MarketingProduct DevelopmentSocial MediaSaaSCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurStrategy Development

Languages English · Spanish

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Same school

Also attended Santa Clara University113

Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group

+ 107 more

Shared employers

Also worked at XG Ventures1

Shayna ModarresiManaging Director at Runway Growth Capital

Also worked at Santa Clara University25

John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupThomas KnowlesAdvisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill CapitalVP of Finance and Information SystemsInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementJoanna ReesInvestor at MatterScale VenturesGregory EatonFounder - Managing Director at Cheyenne VenturesSarah NelsonSenior Fund Accountant at Playground Global

+ 19 more

Also worked at Google945

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

+ 939 more

Also worked at International Data Group10

Steve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupEnmi KendallGeneral Partner at Healthy VenturesPat KenealyVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesJohn KimManaging Partner at AmasiaEspen AgdesteinPartner at IdékapitalAnil HansjeeGeneral Partner at Fabric Ventures

+ 4 more

Colleagues at XG Ventures

Pietro Dova
Partner at XG Ventures

Network6

Aamer Abdullah
Principal at MI Ventures
Aaref Hilaly
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Ben Dahl
General Partner at Signal Peak Ventures
Morris Wheeler
Principal at Drummond Road Capital
Pat Matthews
Founder and CEO at Active Capital
Sunil Dhaliwal
General Partner at Amplify Partners

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