Daniel Rosensweig Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 21

  • Portfolio
  • 8

  • Exits
  • 10

Exits

Daniel Rosensweig General Information

Description

Mr. Daniel Rosensweig serves as Executive Chairman at Chegg. Mr. Rosensweig is an Angel Investor. He serves as Board Member at 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 UpGrad, and Yumi. He also serves as a Colgate University Emeritus Trustee and as an Advisor to Kleiner Perkins.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

Daniel Rosensweig Investments (21)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Unrivaled (Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) 17-Aug-2026 Later Stage VC Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure Generating Revenue
Unrivaled (Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) 30-May-2024 Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure Generating Revenue
Mighty Networks 19-Jan-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Tract (Educational Software) 13-Sep-2022 Educational Software Out of Business
Galena 13-Apr-2022 Educational Software Generating Revenue
Mustard 18-Jan-2022 Educational and Training Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
EdSights 28-Sep-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
ID.me 18-May-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
GetSetUp 03-Sep-2020 Early Stage VC Other Business Products and Services Generating Revenue
LendKey 11-Dec-2019 Later Stage VC Other Financial Services Generating Revenue

Daniel Rosensweig Exits (10)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Vox Media 18-Jun-2026 Buyout/LBO
Tract (Educational Software) 01-Jan-2023
Cluster (Media and Information Services (B2B)) 01-Feb-2022
The Muse 01-Sep-2021
Ozy 10-Jan-2021
BlackJet 05-May-2016
Comedy World 01-Jun-2001
GreenFi (Financial Software)
Kickstarter Secondary Transaction - Private
Nectar (Electronic Equipment and Instruments) Secondary Transaction - Private

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Daniel Rosensweig Co-Investors (85)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Daniel Rosensweig FAQs

  • Who is Daniel Rosensweig?

    Daniel Rosensweig is an angel Investor who has made 21 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Daniel Rosensweig?

    Daniel Rosensweig is an angel investor.

  • What does Daniel Rosensweig do?

    As an angel investor, Daniel Rosensweig invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Daniel Rosensweig hold?

    Daniel Rosensweig holds 3 board seats including Rent The Runway, upGrad, and Adobe.

  • What has Daniel Rosensweig invested in?

    Daniel Rosensweig has made numerous investments in companies like Unrivaled (Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure), Mighty Networks, and Tract (Educational Software) within the Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure, Business/Productivity Software, and Educational Software industries.

  • What has Daniel Rosensweig invested in recently?

    Daniel Rosensweig's latest investment was on 17-Aug-2026 in Unrivaled (Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure), a company within the Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure industry.

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