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Peter Rojas

Investor

Partner at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc

San Francisco, California

Writes $200K – $550K checks · typically $500K

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

  1. MozillaSVP, New Productscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. MetaSenior Director of Product Management2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  3. MetaInterim Pillar Lead, Messenger & Instagram Direct2023San Francisco, California, United States
  4. MetaHead of Product, New Product Experimentation2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Betaworks VenturesFounding Partner2015 — 2021San Francisco, California
  6. AOLCo-founder and Director, AOL Alpha2014 — 2015
  7. AOLVP of Strategy2013 — 2015
  8. gdgtCEO & Co-Founder2008 — 2013New York & San Francisco
  9. RCRD LBLCEO & Founder2007 — 2009New York, NY
  10. JoystiqFounder2004 — 2008New York, New York, United States
  11. EngadgetFounder & Editor-in-Chief2004 — 2008
  12. Gizmodo.comFounder & Editor-in-Chief2002 — 2004
  13. Red HerringAssociate Editor1999 — 2001

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Social Studies1993 — 1997
  2. University of SussexMaster of Arts (M.A.), English Literature1997 — 1998
  3. Choate Rosemary Hall1992 — 1993
  4. TASIS-Switzerland1990 — 1992

Skills & more

SEO4User Experience8Digital Media21Strategy15Digital Strategy15Social Media Marketing6Strategic Partnerships12Mobile Applications4Online Advertising4New Media7Digital Marketing6Entrepreneurship13

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Colleagues at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc

John Borthwick
Managing Partner at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc
Jordan Crook
Partner at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc
Matthew Hartman
Investor at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc
Nicole Ripka
Associate at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc
Patrick Montague
General Partner at GFR Fund

Network1

Chris StallmanScout
Managing Partner at Fontinalis Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Peter Rojas work?
Peter Rojas is Partner at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc.
What check size does Peter Rojas write?
Peter Rojas typically writes checks of $200K – $550K.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,465

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended University of Sussex52

Hamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesMolly CookeTeam Assistant at NorthzoneJackson HeddyCFO at NorthzoneGeorgia AbbottAssociate Director at Marlin Equity PartnersSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesMehmet AkalinExperts | Venture Partner at 212

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Also attended Choate Rosemary Hall35

Mark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesBo BerlutiVP, US at RTP GlobalBradley WelchManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersEvan AuyangGroup President at Animoca BrandsHelena ButlerManager, Partner Success at Rev1 VenturesAlec BarnettPrincipal at TSG Consumer Partners

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Also attended TASIS-Switzerland3

Sinan UzanPresident at Tekfen VenturesJack PlattsFounder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer at Hypersphere VenturesMario DeLaraManaging Partner at Caravela Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Meta287

Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also worked at Betaworks Ventures22

Eghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAndy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Andrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground LabsMathias SchillingInvestor at HeadlineSam CashInvestor at Entropy Industrial CapitalLiz HartleyInvestor at Broadscale

+ 16 more

Also worked at AOL101

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social Capital; CEO of 8090; All-In co-hostSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution

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