Paul Rogers
InvestorVenture Partner at Next Coast Ventures
Austin, Texas
Writes $3M β $5M checks Β· typically $4M
About
Venture partner and CTO at EquipmentShare, formerly CTO at RetailMeNot and Namely. Opened Google's Austin office in 2008 and led BazaarVoice engineering during its early years.
Experience
- Next Coast VenturesTechnical Venture Partnercurrent2016 β presentAustin
- EquipmentShareCIO2024 β 2025
- EquipmentShareCTO2021 β 2024Marble Falls, Texas, United States
- WorkriseHead of Engineering2019 β 2021Austin, Texas Area
- Bypass POSBoard Member2017 β 2019Austin, Texas Area
- NamelyCTO2017 β 2019Greater New York City Area
- RetailMeNot, Inc.CTO2011 β 2017Austin, Texas Area
- GoogleEngineering Director2009 β 2011
- GoogleEngineering Director2008 β 2009
- BazaarvoiceVP, Engineering and Operations2005 β 2008
- TrilogySenior Director1992 β 2005
- Trilogy SoftwareSenior Director1992 β 2005
- Andersen ConsultingConsultant1990 β 1992
Skills & more
Engineering Management18Distributed Systems37Scalability32Product Management20Software Engineering8Enterprise Architecture4Architecture9Software Development16Cloud Computing9Web Applications9Agile Methodologies11Software Design2
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Big DataMachine LearningArchitecturesOpen SourceLinuxSaaSJavaRESTEnterprise SoftwareManagementLeadershipFrom Paul's professional profile.
Colleagues at Next Coast Ventures
Adam Rogers
Partner at Next Coast Ventures at Next Coast Ventures
Anthony Walker
Partner, Next Coast Legacy at Next Coast Ventures
Brian Sharples
Co-founder and CEO of HomeAway at Next Coast Ventures
Cotter Cunningham
Founder, Chair and CEO RetailMeNot at Next Coast Ventures
Dustin Sellers
Partner, Next Coast Legacy at Next Coast Ventures
Jason Dorsey
Gen Z and Millennial Expert at Next Coast Ventures
Julian Castelli
Senior Technology + SaaS Executive at Next Coast Ventures
Julie Dodd
Operating Partner at Next Coast Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Rogers?
- Venture partner and CTO at EquipmentShare, formerly CTO at RetailMeNot and Namely. Opened Google's Austin office in 2008 and led BazaarVoice engineering during its early years.
- Where does Paul Rogers work?
- Paul Rogers is Venture Partner at Next Coast Ventures.
- What check size does Paul Rogers write?
- Paul Rogers typically writes checks of $3M β $5M.
- Where did Paul Rogers go to school?
- Paul Rogers studied at Rice University (B.A., Cognitive Psychology, Piano Performance, Business, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bypass POS3
Also worked at Namely7
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Also worked at Google1,792
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