Ted Zagat

Ted Zagat

Ted Zagat is an entrepreneur and executive with experience in technology, media, and payments. Some key facts about his background:

• Co-Founder of Something new... coming soon (June 2023 - Present)2
• Co-Founder of Rimeto, a company that reimagined the enterprise directory, which was acquired by Slack in 202224
• Video Product at Facebook, leading development of video and brand products for Facebook and Instagram (2011 - 2016)2
• President of Zagat Survey, the restaurant review guide founded by his parents Tim and Nina Zagat, from 1999 to 2007123
• SVP, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Univision Communications (2007 - 2011)2
• Holds an AB from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School2

Zagat comes from a family with a history in the restaurant industry. His parents Tim and Nina Zagat founded the Zagat Survey restaurant review guide in 1979.3 Ted served as President of the company from 1999 to 2007, helping transform it into a digital media brand before it was acquired by Google in 2011.13

After Zagat, Ted held roles at Facebook working on video and brand products, and at Univision in business development.2 He co-founded Rimeto in 2016, a company that built an enterprise directory to help employees understand their colleagues and work together more effectively. Rimeto was acquired by Slack in 2022.24

Most recently, Zagat has started a new, unspecified venture called "Something new... coming soon" as its Co-Founder.2 He also serves on the Board of Directors of Evercel and previously the Palo Alto JCC.2