# Tien Tzuo, Speaker

> Tien Tzuo, Speaker. 8 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/tien-tzuo (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Angel

# Tien Tzuo

Speaker

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Stages *Seed* *Series A*

Backs *Fintech* *Financial Services* *HR Tech* *AI*

Latest rounds

- **Maximor** Seed · $9M Oct 2025
- **Anchor** Series A · $20M Feb 2025
- **Gusto** Round · $90M Nov 2016

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 8 last Oct 2025
- **Filings:** 2 with regulators
- **Books:** 1 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 8 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 8
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $141.1M
- **Active:** 2012–25

2025

- [Maximor](https://millionrounds.com/company/maximor) *Seed* **$9M** *US* Oct 2025 Joined · +4 investors
- [Anchor](https://millionrounds.com/company/anchor) *Series A* **$20M** *US* Feb 2025 Joined · +6 investors

2016

- [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) *Round* **$90M** Nov 2016 Joined · +103 investors

2015

- [Concord Worldwide, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/concord-worldwide-inc) *Venture* **$2.7M** *US* Oct 2015 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Neumob](https://millionrounds.com/company/neumob) *Series A* **$8.5M** *US* Oct 2015 Joined · +6 investors · historical

2014

- [AnyPerk](https://millionrounds.com/company/anyperk) *Seed* **$3M** *US* Jun 2014 Joined · +7 investors · historical

2013

- [Koality](https://millionrounds.com/company/koality) *Seed* **$1.8M** *US* Oct 2013 Joined · +7 investors · historical

2012

- [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) *Seed* **$6.1M** *US* Dec 2012 Joined · +25 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **4**
- Series A **2**
- Venture **1**
- Round **1**

What they backed

Fintech **3** Financial Services **2** HR Tech **2** AI **1** Software **1** Robotics **1**

Alongside

- [Lee Linden *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lee-linden)
- [Aaron Levie *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)
- [Benjamin Ling *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)
- [Bobby Yazdani *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital)
- [Dan Rose *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-rose)
- [Data Collective *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)
- [David Sacks *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)
- [Elad Gil *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Sailthru, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ZUORA INC** Executive Officer, Director on 4 filings · since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Their book

- Subscribed Tien Tzuo · 2018 On 8 reading lists at Open Library About the book "Companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Salesforce are just the tip of the iceberg for the subscription model. The real transformation--and the real opportunity--is just beginning. Subscription companies are growing nine times faster than the S&P 500. Why? Because unlike product… On AmazonListen on AudibleOn Open Library
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