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Tien Tzuo

Unicorn founder

Chairman, Founder & CEO of Zuora at Zuora · Independent Board Director at Sailthru

San Francisco, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedZuora$1.7B

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Ashley DavisunlockedTien: together at BigSpeak Speakers Bureau (2022–2026)
Tien: together at Amplitude
×10Tien: together at Zuora

About

Tien Tzuo is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a company he helped establish in 2007 and took public in 2018. Zuora provides cloud-based subscription management software and serves more than 950 customers across over 30 countries. Tzuo is also the author of "Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future – and What to Do About It."

Independent Board Director at Sailthru

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In turn, Tien can intro founders to Sailthru's investors below.

Sailthru's investors · 7

BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2016Bowery CapitalNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2016Hatteras Venture PartnersResearch Triangle · $500K – $4M checks · since 2011RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2016Runway Venture PartnersNew York · $1M checks · since 2016Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2016Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2010

Co-founders at Sailthru

NCNeil Capel
Neil CapelCo-founder, Chief Executive Officer; later Chairman
IWIan White
Ian WhiteCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer
CC
Chris ChapmanCo-founder / engineering leader

Chairman, Founder & CEO of Zuora at Zuora

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In turn, Tien can intro founders to Zuora's investors below.

Zuora's investors · 15

Across Capital PartnersMiami · since 2015ConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2015Dag VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015GICSingapore · since 2015Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2015Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2015Marc Benioffsince 2015Next World CapitalSan Francisco · since 2015Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2015Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks · since 2015Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park · since 2015Spider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2015Webb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Zuora

KR
K.V. RaoCo-founder
CZ
Cheng ZouCo-founder

Experience

  1. Zuora, Inc.Founder and Chief Executive Officercurrent2008 — present
  2. AmplitudeMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco
  3. BigSpeak Speakers BureauSpeakercurrent2017 — present
  4. Network for GoodBoard of Directors2006 — 2023
  5. VonageBoard Member2020 — 2022New Jersey, United States
  6. SailthruBoard of Directors2013 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  7. Radian6Board Member2010 — 2011
  8. salesforce.comChief Strategy Officer, Chief Marketing Officer1999 — 2008
  9. CrossWorldsMarketing & Product Management1998 — 1999
  10. Oracle CorporationConsulting, Sales1990 — 1996

Skills & more

SaaS99Cloud Computing99Start-ups99Enterprise Software94Strategic Partnerships99Product Management99Salesforce.com99Go-to-market Strategy68PaaS13Entrepreneurship47Product Marketing32Business Development48
+12 moreMobile DevicesBusiness StrategyBusiness AlliancesLead GenerationNew Business DevelopmentE-commerceDemand GenerationSolution SellingStrategyLeadershipCRMCross-functional Team Leadership

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Network2

Amy BanseScout
Venture Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLC
Ashu GargScout
Investor at Foundation Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tien Tzuo?
Tien Tzuo is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a company he helped establish in 2007 and took public in 2018. Zuora provides cloud-based subscription management software and serves more than 950 customers across over 30 countries. Tzuo is also the author of "Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future – and What to Do About It."
Where does Tien Tzuo work?
Tien Tzuo is Chairman, Founder & CEO of Zuora of Zuora and Independent Board Director at Sailthru.
What check size does Tien Tzuo write?
Tien Tzuo typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Tien Tzuo found?
Tien Tzuo founded Zuora.
Where did Tien Tzuo go to school?
Tien Tzuo studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, 1998); Cornell University (BS, Electrical Engineering).

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