Tien Tzuo
Unicorn founderChairman, Founder & CEO of Zuora at Zuora
San Francisco, California
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedZuora$1.7B
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."
Chairman, Founder & CEO of Zuora at Zuora
Intro paths
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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
- Zuora, Inc.Founder and Chief Executive Officercurrent2008 — present
- AmplitudeMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco
- BigSpeak Speakers BureauSpeakercurrent2017 — present
- Network for GoodBoard of Directors2006 — 2023
- VonageBoard Member2020 — 2022New Jersey, United States
- SailthruBoard of Directors2013 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Radian6Board Member2010 — 2011
- salesforce.comChief Strategy Officer, Chief Marketing Officer1999 — 2008
- CrossWorldsMarketing & Product Management1998 — 1999
- Oracle CorporationConsulting, Sales1990 — 1996
Skills & more
SaaS99Cloud Computing99Start-ups99Enterprise Software94Strategic Partnerships99Product Management99Salesforce.com99Go-to-market Strategy68PaaS13Entrepreneurship47Product Marketing32Business Development48
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Mobile DevicesBusiness StrategyBusiness AlliancesLead GenerationNew Business DevelopmentE-commerceDemand GenerationSolution SellingStrategyLeadershipCRMCross-functional Team LeadershipFrom Tien's professional profile.
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.
- 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).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,669
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Cornell University1,010
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zuora, Inc.23
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersMagdalena YesilFounder of Broadway Angels
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Also worked at BigSpeak Speakers Bureau2
Also worked at Network for Good3
Also worked at Sailthru15
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkAnupam BanerjeeInvestor at Vector CapitalPrasannaa GanesanInvestor at Vector CapitalRoss GoldsteinCo-Founder and Managing Director at Gotham VenturesCassie YoungGeneral Partner at Primary Venture PartnersRebecca PricePartner at Primary Venture Partners
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