Investing Profile

Peter Rojas(95)

InvestorAngel
Partner at Betaworks Ventures
roj.asSan Francisco, California
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Networks Peter is a member of
NewCo Network
1602 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
893 CONNECTIONS
Self-Employed Network
770 CONNECTIONS
Self-Employed Network
770 CONNECTIONS
BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P. Network
533 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Betaworks Ventures Partner
Investment Range
$200K - $550K
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
12
Current Fund Size
$50M

Peter Rojas is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Peter Rojas's Investments On Record (11)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Meeno
Pre SeedApr 2023$1M
$5M
Co-investors: Roelof Botha (Sequoia Capital), Andre Heinz (Obvious Ventures), Carmen Chang (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Jim Lanzone (Benchmark), Andrew Ng (AI Fund), Eileen Burbidge (Passion Capital), Jeremy Yap (Xtripe Angels)
MovieBot
Pre SeedJul 2021$2M
Convertible NoteOct 2020$210K
$2.3M
Co-investors: Molly Fowler (First Round Capital), Leif Danielsen (Acequia Capital), Hank Vigil (Financial Services, Financial Technology, and Business Services), Marc Jalabert (Acequia Capital), Aaron Batalion (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Logan Lorenz
Culture Genesis
Pre SeedSep 2018$200K
$200K
Co-investors: Rashaun Williams
Ghost Commander
Pre SeedSep 2018
Bunch
SeedSep 2018$200K
$33M
Co-investors: Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Steven Abrams (BDC Venture Capital), Paul Murphy (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Joao Otavio Oliverio (Clube FII), Brad Lewthwaite (ALIC3), Binh Tran (Ascend Vietnam Ventures), David Lau-Kee
Journey Live
SeedSep 2018$200K
$12M
Co-investors: Matthew Caspari (Alumni Ventures ), Brendan Dickinson (Canaan Partners), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Joshua B. Siegel (Rubicon Venture Capital), Trace Cohen (Six Point Ventures), Stephen Hays (What If Ventures), Matt Scott (Seed Fund @ AVG), Daniel Curran (FundersClub)
Streem
SeedDec 2017$2M
$2.9M
Co-investors: Matt Huang (Sequoia Capital), Hans Tung (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Klaus von Sayn-Wittgenstein
Sweet
SeedNov 2017$4M
$4.9M
Co-investors: Chris Stallman (Fontinalis Partners), Ben Kosinski (Kosinski Ventures), Sriram Krishnan (Monarch Collective)

Peter Rojas's Experience

Partner Betaworks Ventures2016 - Present
Interim Pillar Lead, Messenger & Instagram Direct MetaPresent
Interim Product Lead, Personal Communication, Messenger MetaPresent
Senior Director of Product Management MetaPresent
Director, Product Management MetaPresent
CEO & Co-Founder BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
CEO & Co-Founder StartupsPresent
Founding Partner betaworksPresent
Founder & Editor-in-Chief Gizmodo.comPresent
Founder & Editor-in-Chief EngadgetPresent
Founding Partner BetaworksPresent
Associate Editor Red HerringPresent
Founder & Editor-in-Chief Gizmodo en EspañolPresent
CEO & Co-Founder NewCoPresent
Entrepreneur in Residence BetaworksPresent
SVP, New Products MozillaPresent
Co-founder and Director, AOL Alpha AOLPresent
Head of Product, New Product Experimentation metaPresent
Interim Pillar Lead, Messenger & Instagram Direct metaPresent
Senior Director of Product Management metaPresent
Founding Partner Betaworks VenturesPresent
Head of Product, NPE metaPresent
Interim Product Lead, Personal Communication, Messenger metaPresent
Director, Product Management metaPresent
VP of Strategy Self-EmployedPresent
Co-founder and Director, AOL Alpha Self-EmployedPresent
VP of Strategy When Inc. (acquired by AOL)Present
Director, AOL Alpha When Inc. (acquired by AOL)Present
Entrepreneur in Residence betaworks2015 - 2016
Director, AOL Alpha AOL2014 - 2015
VP of Strategy AOL2013 - 2015
CEO & Co-Founder gdgt2008 - 2013
CEO & Founder RCRD LBL2007 - 2009
Founder Joystiq2004 - 2008
Founder & Editor-in-chief Engadget2004 - 2008
Founder & Editor-in-Chief Gizmodo2002 - 2004
Associate Editor Red Herring Magazine1999 - 2001

Peter Rojas's Education

University of Sussex Master of Arts (M.A.) English Literature
Harvard University Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Social Studies
Choate Rosemary Hall

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