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Zander Lurie

Operating Partner / Investor

Los Angeles, California

Overview 

Zander Lurie is currently an Operating Partner and Investor based in Los Angeles, California, with a strong background in corporate development, strategy, and venture capital. Notable highlights of his career include serving as the CEO and Board Member of SurveyMonkey and holding senior executive roles at GoPro, CBS Corporation, and Guggenheim Digital Media. Lurie's career achievements include leading SurveyMonkey as CEO, serving on the board of GoPro, and investing in a range of successful companies at various stages, such as Chime, Scopely, and Relativity Space.

Work Experience 

  • Operating Partner

    2023 - Current

Addition is a venture capital firm that invests in early and growth-stage tech companies.

  • Co-Founder

    2001

    CoachArt is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children with life-threatening illnesses by providing free, personal lessons in the arts and athletics. CoachArt is a place where coaches and teachers, who are professionals in their fields, can donate lessons to chronically ill children right in their own neighborhood. CoachArt pays for transportation and lesson materials/equipment as necessary. www.coachart.org

CoachArt is a nonprofit organization that provides arts & recreational opportunities to youth with chronic & life-threatening illnesses

  • Board Member

    2016

  • SVP, Entertainment

    2014 - 2016

    Help the team build a business, and accelerate the creation, curation and distribution of GoPro content around the world.

GoPro is a brand of personal cameras used in extreme action video photography.

Raised $288,205,000.00 from FIH Mobile.

  • Board Member

    2014

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2016 - 2023

    SurveyMonkey is a global leader in online surveys and forms that empowers people with the insights they need to make decisions with speed and confidence. Our fast, intuitive feedback management platform connects millions of users worldwide with real-time AI-powered insights that drive meaningful decisions. We provide answers to more than 20 million questions every day so that people and organizations can attract new audiences, delight customers, create advocates, and extend their competitive advantage in the marketplace. Our vision is to raise the bar for human experiences by amplifying individual voices. Learn more at surveymonkey.com.

  • Board Member

    2009 - 2023

    Served as Board Chair July 2015 - January 2016

SurveyMonkey is a provides an online survey software platform to allow its clients to create surveys, collect responses, and analyze data.

  • SVP, Strategic Development

    2010 - 2012

CBS Studios is one of the industry’s leading suppliers of programming with more than 70 series currently in production across broadcast.

  • Board member

    2010 - 2012

  • Board Member

    2009 - 2012

Pacific Community Ventures is a nonprofit community development financial institution.

Raised $4,248,766.00 from Citi Foundation, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and Tipping Point Fund.

  • CFO & Head of Business Development

    2008 - 2010

Tunes.com is an online music network, providing music content, community features, and e-commerce services for its users.

Raised $15,100,000.00 from Goldman Sachs.

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