Andrea Zurek
InvestorFounding Partner at XG Ventures
Menlo Park, California
Writes $25K – $200K checks · typically $50K
Find your path to Andrea
214 people in our graph share verified history with Andrea — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
John TorreyunlockedAndrea: together at Santa Clara University (1989–2026)
×5Andrea: together at Santa Clara University
×4Andrea: together at Sand Hill Angels
×2Andrea: together at International Data Group
About
Active angel investor since 2006 and a recognized Silicon Valley tech angel. Spent over seven years at Google as one of its first ad sales executives, building and leading the West Coast sales region. Longtime member of Sand Hill Angels and serves on several advisory and nonprofit boards. Holds a BA and MBA from Santa Clara University.
Contact· published on Andrea's own website
Experience
- XG VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2008 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Santa Clara UniversityMember, Leavey School of Business Advisory Boardcurrent2010 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
- Santa Clara UniversityMember, Board of Fellowscurrent2016 — presentSanta Clara, CA
- Santa Clara UniversityMember, Board of Regentscurrent2013 — presentSanta Clara, CA
- Juma VenturesBoard Member: Marketing Committee2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Sand Hill AngelsBoard Member2006 — 2010
- GoogleAgency Training Program Manager2004 — 2007Mountain View, California, United States
- GoogleRegional Sales Manager2000 — 2004
- Gumball 3000Rally Driver2007
- VoicePlanetBusiness Development Executive1998 — 2000San Jose, California, United States
- ComputerworldAccount Executive1994 — 1997Burlingame, California, United States
- International Data GroupAccount Executive1993 — 1997Burlingame, California, United States
- HitachiProject Manager1992 — 1993San Jose, California, United States
Skills & more
Negotiation6Hiring2Advertising3Angel Investing28Venture Capital20Start-ups78Strategic Partnerships23Entrepreneurship29Mergers2Business Strategy12New Business Development11Strategic Planning2
+12 more
Product ManagementSales ManagementMarketing StrategyOnline MarketingProduct StrategyProduct MarketingProduct DevelopmentSocial MediaSaaSCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurStrategy DevelopmentLanguages English · Spanish
From Andrea's professional profile.
Colleagues 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
Patrick Matthews
Founder and CEO at Active Capital
Sunil Dhaliwal
General Partner at Amplify Partners
Investors connected to Andrea in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrea Zurek?
- Active angel investor since 2006 and a recognized Silicon Valley tech angel. Spent over seven years at Google as one of its first ad sales executives, building and leading the West Coast sales region. Longtime member of Sand Hill Angels and serves on several advisory and nonprofit boards. Holds a BA and MBA from Santa Clara University.
- Where does Andrea Zurek work?
- Andrea Zurek is Founding Partner at XG Ventures.
- What check size does Andrea Zurek write?
- Andrea Zurek typically writes checks of $25K – $200K.
- Where did Andrea Zurek go to school?
- Andrea Zurek studied at Santa Clara University (MBA, Marketing); Santa Clara University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters).
Same school
Also attended Santa Clara University283
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
+ 277 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Santa Clara University56
John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupThomas KnowlesAdvisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill CapitalAbigail HitchcockPrincipal at Airbus VenturesGregory EatonFounder - Managing Director at Cheyenne VenturesSarah NelsonSenior Fund Accountant at Playground GlobalGeetha DholakiaPortfolio Program Director at TDK Ventures
+ 50 more
Also worked at Juma Ventures1
Also worked at Google2,000
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian 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 Homebrew
+ 1,994 more
Also worked at International Data Group15
Steve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupEnmi KendallGeneral Partner at Healthy VenturesPat KenealyVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesJohn KimManaging Partner at AmasiaTCM SundaramFounder and Vice Chairman at Chiratae VenturesEspen AgdesteinPartner at Idékapital
+ 9 more