Investing Profile

Peter Rojas(95)

InvestorAngel
Partner at Betaworks Ventures
roj.asSan Francisco, California
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28 Investors

Connected to Pete Flint (NFX), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Josh Elman (Greylock Partners), and 25 other investors on Signal.

Networks Peter is a member of
NewCo Network
1585 CONNECTIONS
Self-Employed Network
425 CONNECTIONS
Self-Employed Network
425 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
402 CONNECTIONS
AOL Network
63 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), Carmen Chang (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Andre Heinz (Obvious Ventures), Andrew Ng (AI Fund), Eileen Burbidge (Passion Capital), Jeremy Yap (Causal)
MovieBot
Pre SeedJul 2021$2M
Convertible NoteOct 2020$210K
$2.3M
Co-investors: Aaron Batalion (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Leif Danielsen (Acequia Capital), Hank Vigil (Acequia Capital), Marc Jalabert (Acequia Capital), Molly Fowler (Dorm Room Fund), Logan Lorenz
Culture Genesis
Pre SeedSep 2018$200K
$200K
Co-investors: Rashaun Williams
Ghost Commander
Pre SeedSep 2018
Bunch
SeedSep 2018$200K
$32M
Co-investors: Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Paul Murphy (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Joao Otavio Oliverio (Clube FII), Binh Tran (Ascend Vietnam Ventures), Brad Lewthwaite, David Lau-Kee
Journey Live
SeedSep 2018$200K
$12M
Co-investors: Matthew Caspari (Alumni Ventures ), Matt Scott (Alumni Ventures ), Brendan Dickinson (Canaan Partners), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Trace Cohen (New York Venture Partners (NYVP)), Stephen Hays (What If Ventures), Daniel Curran (FundersClub), Joshua B. Siegel (Rubicon VC)
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 (Kearny Jackson)

Peter Rojas's Experience

Partner Betaworks Ventures2016 - Present
Director, AOL Alpha When Inc. (acquired by AOL)Present
VP of Strategy When Inc. (acquired by AOL)Present
Co-founder and Director, AOL Alpha Self-EmployedPresent
VP of Strategy Self-EmployedPresent
Director, Product Management metaPresent
Interim Product Lead, Personal Communication, Messenger metaPresent
Head of Product, NPE metaPresent
Founding Partner Betaworks VenturesPresent
Senior Director of Product Management metaPresent
Interim Pillar Lead, Messenger & Instagram Direct metaPresent
Head of Product, New Product Experimentation metaPresent
Co-founder and Director, AOL Alpha AOLPresent
SVP, New Products MozillaPresent
Entrepreneur in Residence BetaworksPresent
CEO & Co-Founder NewCoPresent
Founder & Editor-in-Chief Gizmodo en EspañolPresent
Associate Editor Red HerringPresent
Founding Partner BetaworksPresent
Founder & Editor-in-Chief EngadgetPresent
Founder & Editor-in-Chief Gizmodo.comPresent
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