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Roo Rogers

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General Partner at Utopia Africa · Executive Chairperson at Founders Factory Africa

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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About

Roo Rogers is a Founding Partner at Utopia Capital Management, which invests across frontier and emerging markets including Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Since its launch, Utopia has raised over $200 million from institutional investors including the Mastercard Foundation, Standard Bank, and Johnson & Johnson, and has supported and invested in more than 150 startups across three regions. Rogers has spent the last decade working with early-stage entrepreneurs in emerging markets and aims to expand the firm's investment activities across all emerging markets over the next decade.

Experience

  1. Utopia Capital ManagementFounding Partnercurrent2023 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  2. A-typical VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
  3. The Radical FundGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — present
  4. Founders Factory AfricaChairperson2018 — 2025London, United Kingdom
  5. Founders Factory AfricaCEO2018 — 2023London, United Kingdom
  6. fuseprojectPartner2013 — 2018New York City
  7. Redscout VenturesFounder--President2009 — 2012
  8. OZOlab & OZOcarFounder--President2005 — 2010

Skills & more

Experience Design6Design Thinking7

Languages French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Roo Rogers?
Roo Rogers is a Founding Partner at Utopia Capital Management, which invests across frontier and emerging markets including Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Since its launch, Utopia has raised over $200 million from institutional investors including the Mastercard Foundation, Standard Bank, and Johnson & Johnson, and has supported and invested in more than 150 startups across three regions. Rogers has spent the last decade working with early-stage entrepreneurs in emerging markets and aims to expand the firm's investment activities across all emerging markets over the next decade.
Where does Roo Rogers work?
Roo Rogers is General Partner at Utopia Africa.
Where did Roo Rogers go to school?
Roo Rogers studied at Columbia University (BA, Political Science and Art History); SOAS University of London (Master's degree, Development Economics and International Development); The American School in London (High School Dip).

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