Zak Burns
Former Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Former Analyst at Raine
New York, New York
Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M
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Experience
- The Elmwood GroupCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Neon CapitalPrincipal Investor2024 — 2025New York, United States
- Connect VenturesVenture Capital2021 — 2023New York, United States
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Growth Equity & Venture Capital2020 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Raine GroupAnalyst2016 — 2020
- CNNMoneyProduction Assistant2014London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Financial AnalysisFinancial ModelingInvestmentsCorporate FinanceValuationStrategyEquitiesInvestment BankingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office
Languages Spanish
- Series 7 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zak Burns?
- Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
- What check size does Zak Burns write?
- Zak Burns typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
- Where did Zak Burns go to school?
- Zak Burns studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Economics & Political Science); Haberdashers' Boys' School.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Connect Ventures5
Also worked at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)159
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Also worked at The Raine Group27
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