Steven Lurie

Experience

Team Builder Ventures

Founder

Launched a venture capital fund to help founders build world-class teams.

Investors in the fund include a range of Silicon Valley insiders (founders, executives, etc.).... more

Cardinal Ventures

Advisor

StartX

Advisor

GSF

Mentor

Exit

Zynga

General Manager and member of the Executive Staff 2009 - 2013 (about 4 years)

Member of the Executive Staff of Zynga from pre-IPO through listing as a public company

1st Head of Mobile, then lead several game teams, including building a team... more

Exit

Ingenio

Employee 1999 - 2003 (about 4 years)

Recruited and managed the product management team during first years of profitable venture-backed start-up.
• Prioritized and specified the features developed by Engineering.... more

Microsoft

Several Product Management roles 1993 - 1999 (about 6 years)

• Two-time recipient of the highest rating (4.5) at Microsoft.
• Shipped 4 first version products & 7 total products
• Led team that received the best win/loss record... more

Founder

Team Builder Ventures

Employee

Microsoft, Zynga, Ingenio

Advisor

StartX, Cardinal Ventures

Mentor

GSF

Education

About

Achievements

Won the 2 top awards at Zynga: Spirit Award & Atlas "Hero" Award. Built teams in the San Francisco and India offices (Web and Mobile) over 4+ years.

Built product team at Ingenio and helped take the Benchmark Capital-backed start-up from pre-launch to profitability. Ingenio pioneered the pay-per-call ad model (acquired by AT&T Interactive). Hold 2 patents.

Microsoft from 1993-1999. Twice awarded the highest rating for product managers.

Angel investments include:
Fusion-io (IPO 2011; investment by Accel & Andreessen Horowitz)
Platfora (Andreessen Horowitz led Series A)
Zuora (Benchmark & Greylock)
Applifier (acquired by Unity Technologies)
ZipDial (acquired by Twitter)

Team Builder Ventures deals include: Tonal, Fulfil, Culture Biosciences.

Co-founded the Full Circle Fund, an engaged philanthropy group. Member of the Year award (2005). www.fullcirclefund.org

Organize annual Run for Teachers in honor of my late sister & for students in India. www.runforteachers.org

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Locations

United States India Silicon Valley

Steven Lurie

Founder, Team Builder Ventures (early-stage VC fund helping founders build world-class teams). Before: @Zynga, head of mobile, International & teams in India