Peter Rojas Biography

Peter Rojas is a prominent entrepreneur and investor who has made a name for himself in the tech industry. He is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Betaworks, a New York-based startup studio and venture capital firm. In this role, Rojas focuses on early-stage investments and works closely with the company's portfolio companies to help them grow and succeed. Before joining Betaworks, Rojas was VP of Strategy at AOL and co-director of Alpha, the company's experimental products group. At AOL, Rojas played a key role in the company's turnaround efforts and helped launch several new products and services. Before joining AOL, Rojas co-founded several startups, including Weblogs Inc., a network of blogs that was acquired by AOL in 2005. While at Weblogs Inc., Rojas created and served as the founding editor of two popular tech sites, Engadget and Joystiq. He also co-founded music site RCRD LBL and gdgt, a social commerce platform acquired by AOL in 2013. In addition to his work as an entrepreneur and investor, Rojas is also an accomplished writer and journalist. He has written for various publications, including Wired, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Salon, Slate, Vice, Surface, Food & Wine, Popular Science, Fortune, Money, and Business 2.0. He has also served as a contributing editor to Cargo and a columnist on emerging technology for The Guardian. Rojas has made numerous media appearances as an expert commentator on technology and entrepreneurship. He has been a guest host on G4's Attack of the Show and an on-air correspondent for HGTV's I Want That – Tech Toys. He has also been a featured speaker at several industry conferences and events, including SXSW, Web 2.0 Summit, and CES.

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