John W. Rogers Jr. works as a Chairman at Ariel Investments. The firm's known portfolio counts 1 company.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-StagePre-Seed
- Focus
- RoboticsWomen's Sports
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Chairman at Ariel Investments, whose known portfolio counts 1 company
- Retail Robotics Solutions
Investor Profile
John W. Rogers Jr. is listed against sectors Consumer and Hardware, and focus areas Robotics and Women's Sports in the database.
John W. Rogers Jr. is listed for Late-Stage and Pre-Seed rounds in the database.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether John W. Rogers Jr. matches their raise.
Colleagues at Ariel Investments
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Director
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Melissa Smith
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Timothy Fidler
Director
Chicago, United States
Michael Jiang
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Frequently asked questions
Who is John W. Rogers Jr.?
John W. Rogers Jr. is a private equity investor and venture debt investor based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, listed as Chairman at Ariel Investments. The known portfolio of that firm is one company. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to John W. Rogers Jr. personally.
What does John W. Rogers Jr. invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer and Hardware; listed focus areas include Robotics and Women's Sports. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does John W. Rogers Jr. invest at?
Ariel Investments is listed for Late-Stage and Pre-Seed rounds in the database, and John W. Rogers Jr. is listed there as Chairman. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is John W. Rogers Jr. listed at?
John W. Rogers Jr. is listed as Chairman at Ariel Investments. 6 other people in the database share a firm with John W. Rogers Jr.
How do I contact John W. Rogers Jr.?
A LinkedIn page is on file for John W. Rogers Jr. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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