Roo Rogers (born January 1975) is a British-American entrepreneur, business designer and author based out of
London
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. He invests in
small businesses in developing countries
Rogers is currently the CEO of Johannesburg-based venture development company Founders Factory Africa.
Early life and education
Rogers was born in January 1975
to his parents
Richard Rogers
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, architect, and
Ruth Rogers
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, chef and restaurateur of
The River Café London (from 1996, Lord and Lady Rogers).
He received his B.A. from
Columbia College and his
Masters in Development Economics
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from
University College London
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Career
In 2013, Rogers was a partner at fuseproject.
While at fuseproject, Rogers launched a business-accelerator named SPRING.
Rogers partnered with Growth Africa, the African Enterprise Collective, LUMS Centre for Entrepreneurship and the Pakistan National Incubation Center to lead the delivery across all stages. From the selection of grass-roots entrepreneurs and start-ups, such as Dot & Line, SABAQ, EdKASA and EarthEnable, to the design of new methodology and content that he and his team used to accelerate the ventures. Rogers and his team also trained HCD (Human-Centred Design) moderators and researchers in countries across Africa and Asia to enable rapid testing with users and prototyping.
In 2007, Rogers co-founded OZOLab, a
venture company
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that invests in ecological-minded businesses and patented products such as OZOwater (with Jordan Harris).
In 2005, the first OZOLab venture, OZOcar, was launched. Operating as a kinder, gentler car service option, OZOcar used environmentally-conscious vehicles and was sold in 2014 to FCS.
Rogers was also president of RedScout Ventures from 2009 until June 2012.
As of October 2018, Rogers is the CEO of venture development company Founders Factory Africa. Locally rooted and globally connected, Founders Factory Africa aims to be the best innovation partner for startups across the African continent. With £20m raised in funding from corporate partners, Standard Bank Group and Netcare
Founders Factory Africaare able to successfully support tech-enabled businesses through an aggressive growth strategy across product development, UX/UI, data science, engineering, business development and growth marketing, strategic partnerships, as well as an additional financial cash injection. Through this exceptional and bespoke approach, the venture development company aims to build and scale 140 startups across all 54 countries in Africa over the next 5 years.
Media
Rogers is also an active writer and commentator on the
sharing economy
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