Daniel Rosensweig Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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19
- Portfolio
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11
- Exits
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6

Daniel Rosensweig General Information
Description
Mr. Daniel Rosensweig serves as Executive Chairman at Chegg. Mr. Rosensweig is an Angel Investor. He serves as a Board Member at Rent The Runway & Adobe. He Co-Founded at TIA Summer Accelerator. He also served as a Strategic Advisor at GSV Ventures. He served as Senior Advisor at TPG. He served as President & Chief Executive Officer at ZDNet. In 2010, he joined Chegg as its Chief Executive Officer with a vision to transform the popular textbook rental service into a leading provider of digital learning services. As CEO from 2010 to June 2024, he committed the company to fulfill its mission - "always put students first" - by not only helping them succeed but also by helping them thrive. Under his direction, Chegg became the always-on, trusted, and affordable source of knowledge, guidance, and inspiration, helping learners achieve their educational and career goals. Before Chegg, he served as CEO of Guitar Hero, COO of Yahoo!, and CEO of ZDNet. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Hobart and William Smith College in Geneva, New York. He serves on the Board of Directors for Adobe Systems, UpGrad, and Yumi. He also serves as a Colgate University Emeritus Trustee and as an Advisor to Kleiner Perkins.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Daniel Rosensweig Investments (19)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Unrivaled Basketball | 30-May-2024 | Seed Round | Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure | Generating Revenue | ||
Tract | 13-Sep-2022 | Educational Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Galena | 13-Apr-2022 | Educational and Training Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
Mustard | 18-Jan-2022 | Educational Software | Generating Revenue | |||
EdSights | 28-Sep-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
ID.me | 18-May-2021 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | |||
Mighty Networks | 22-Apr-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
GetSetUp | 03-Sep-2020 | Educational and Training Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
LendKey | 11-Dec-2019 | Later Stage VC | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Cluster (Media and Information Services (B2B)) | 08-Mar-2019 | Seed Round | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Out of Business |
Daniel Rosensweig Exits (6)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Cluster (Media and Information Services (B2B)) | 01-Feb-2022 | Out of Business | |
Ozy | 10-Jan-2021 | ||
BlackJet | 05-May-2016 | ||
Comedy World | 01-Jun-2001 | ||
Aspiration | Secondary Transaction - Private | ||
Kickstarter | Secondary Transaction - Private |
Daniel Rosensweig Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Daniel Rosensweig Co-Investors (98)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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K50 Ventures | 2 |
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Owl Ventures |
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Altos Ventures |
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Bessemer Venture Partners |
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Morgan Stanley |
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Daniel Rosensweig FAQs
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Who is Daniel Rosensweig?
Daniel Rosensweig is an angel Investor who has made 19 investments.
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What kind of investor is Daniel Rosensweig?
Daniel Rosensweig is an angel investor.
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What does Daniel Rosensweig do?
As an angel investor, Daniel Rosensweig invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Daniel Rosensweig hold?
Daniel Rosensweig holds 3 board seats including upGrad, Rent The Runway, and Adobe.
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What has Daniel Rosensweig invested in?
Daniel Rosensweig has made numerous investments in companies like Unrivaled Basketball, Tract, and Galena within the Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure, Educational Software, and Educational and Training Services (B2C) industries.
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What has Daniel Rosensweig invested in recently?
Daniel Rosensweig's latest investment was on 30-May-2024 in Unrivaled Basketball, a company within the Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure industry.
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