Strauss Zelnick

Strauss Zelnick is the founder, CEO, and managing partner of private equity firm ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital). See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.

About Strauss Zelnick

Strauss Zelnick is the founder, CEO, and managing partner of private equity firm ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital), where he originates investments and guides strategic initiatives across portfolio companies. His investment thesis centers on the intersection of technology and media, believing that technology will simultaneously supercharge and disrupt media, making only companies at that intersection worth owning. ZMC invests in diverse media and communications enterprises, though specific stages, geographies, and check sizes are not publicly detailed in available sources. Notable portfolio companies include Education Networks of America, for which Zelnick serves as a director, and his leadership of Take-Two Interactive Software, a major video game company known for titles like Grand Theft Auto. Zelnick also previously held board roles at CBS Corporation, Starwood Property Trust, Cast & Crew, Alloy, and Naylor. A distinctive point of view is his long-standing focus on the technology-media convergence, which he articulated as ZMC’s founding thesis in 2001.

Strauss Zelnick at a glance

Role
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Location
New York, New York, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
General
Portfolio companies listed
11
Investments recorded
13

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Strauss Zelnick is based in New York, New York, United States.

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