Peter Rojas
InvestorSVP, New Products at Mozilla Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $200K – $550K checks · typically $500K
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About
Peter Rojas is currently Senior Vice President of New Products at Mozilla, where he leads the development of new applications and services. Previously, he served as Head of Product for Meta's experimental product group (NPE) and held product leadership roles at Messenger and Instagram Direct. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Gizmodo and Engadget, was a founding partner at Betaworks Ventures where he made early-stage investments in companies including Hugging Face and Rec Room, and held strategy positions at AOL.
Experience
- MozillaSVP, New Productscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- MetaSenior Director of Product Management2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- MetaInterim Pillar Lead, Messenger & Instagram Direct2023San Francisco, California, United States
- MetaHead of Product, New Product Experimentation2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Betaworks VenturesFounding Partner2015 — 2021San Francisco, California
- AOLCo-founder and Director, AOL Alpha2014 — 2015
- AOLVP of Strategy2013 — 2015
- gdgtCEO & Co-Founder2008 — 2013New York & San Francisco
- RCRD LBLCEO & Founder2007 — 2009New York, NY
- JoystiqFounder2004 — 2008New York, New York, United States
- EngadgetFounder & Editor-in-Chief2004 — 2008
- Gizmodo.comFounder & Editor-in-Chief2002 — 2004
- Red HerringAssociate Editor1999 — 2001
Skills & more
SEO4User Experience8Digital Media21Strategy15Digital Strategy15Social Media Marketing6Strategic Partnerships12Mobile Applications4Online Advertising4New Media7Digital Marketing6Entrepreneurship13
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Colleagues at Mozilla Ventures
Adam Mullinax
Partner at Mozilla Ventures
Desigan Chinniah
Venture Partner at Mozilla Ventures
Emily Moskowitz
Entrepreneur in Residence at Storm Ventures
Jane Silber
Investment Committee at Mozilla Ventures
Josh Hoffman-Senn
General Partner at The MBA Fund
Kerry Whorton Cooper
Venture Advisor at Acrew Capital
Mark Surman
Investment Committee at Mozilla Ventures
Mohamed Nanabhay
Managing Partner at Mozilla Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Rojas?
- Peter Rojas is currently Senior Vice President of New Products at Mozilla, where he leads the development of new applications and services. Previously, he served as Head of Product for Meta's experimental product group (NPE) and held product leadership roles at Messenger and Instagram Direct. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Gizmodo and Engadget, was a founding partner at Betaworks Ventures where he made early-stage investments in companies including Hugging Face and Rec Room, and held strategy positions at AOL.
- Where does Peter Rojas work?
- Peter Rojas is SVP, New Products at Mozilla Ventures.
- What check size does Peter Rojas write?
- Peter Rojas typically writes checks of $200K – $550K.
- Where did Peter Rojas go to school?
- Peter Rojas studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Social Studies); University of Sussex (Master of Arts (M.A.), English Literature); Choate Rosemary Hall.
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