# Dustin Rosen

> Dustin Rosen is a seed investor at Wonder Ventures (Los Angeles) backing Software and E-Commerce. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wonder Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wonder-ventures)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinrosen/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/du_ro
- Website: https://x.com/du_ro
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dustinrosen

Dustin Rosen is an investor in technology companies and the founder of Wonder Ventures. Since he began his career, he’s been on every side of the business, from running and selling his own technology start-up to investing in dozens of others, as well as using this expertise to advise numerous entrepreneurs.In 2010, Dustin founded Pose, and asCEO, led the company through development, growth and three rounds of venture capital funding. In 2012, Apple named it one of the best apps of the year, and at the end of 2013, Dustin guided Pose through an acquisition before beginning Wonder Ventures.Prior to Pose, Dustin worked at the Mailroom Fund, an LA-based venture capital group comprised of the William Morris Agency, Accel Partners, Venrock, and AT&T. There, Dustin focused on discovering and funding high-impact and innovative companies in the internet consumer arena. Before this, he worked at the William Morris Agency, getting his start in the infamous Mail Room. He received a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 22% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |
| Internet | 1 | 11% |
| Shipping | 1 | 11% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 44% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bonsai Health | Bonsai Health is an AI-led healthcare firm that helps in reducing the workloads of staffs and provide better patient outcome. | $7M | Seed | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Assembly | Assembly is an Internal Communication tool with an AI-Powered Intranet! Engagement and communication doesn't have to be that hard! | $4.5M | Seed | Jul 16, 2021 |  |
| Whatnot | Whatnot is a Los Angeles-based startup that creates a place where avid collectors could come together over shared interests. Whatnot is a marketplace to buy and sell authentic collectible items. Whatnot was founded in 2019, in California. | $20M | Series A | Mar 04, 2021 |  |
| Whatnot | Whatnot is a Los Angeles-based startup that creates a place where avid collectors could come together over shared interests. Whatnot is a marketplace to buy and sell authentic collectible items. Whatnot was founded in 2019, in California. | $4M | Seed | Dec 17, 2020 |  |
| SysGit | SysGit creates a setting for engineering collaboration that reduces conflict when analyzing, managing, or designing complex systems. The company created a workflow for inclusive digital engineering that makes it simple to integrate different data sets from various design systems and tools. Prewitt Ridge's product Verve is an engineeringcollaboration environment that eases friction in complex systems. Within the tools where they are created, Verve records and manages engineering requirements for large, complex datasets. | $620K | Pre-Seed | Jun 08, 2020 |  |
| SysGit | SysGit creates a setting for engineering collaboration that reduces conflict when analyzing, managing, or designing complex systems. The company created a workflow for inclusive digital engineering that makes it simple to integrate different data sets from various design systems and tools. Prewitt Ridge's product Verve is an engineeringcollaboration environment that eases friction in complex systems. Within the tools where they are created, Verve records and manages engineering requirements for large, complex datasets. | $620K | Pre-Seed | Jun 08, 2020 |  |
| Whatnot | Whatnot is a Los Angeles-based startup that creates a place where avid collectors could come together over shared interests. Whatnot is a marketplace to buy and sell authentic collectible items. Whatnot was founded in 2019, in California. | $550K | Pre-Seed | Feb 05, 2020 |  |
| Assembly | Assembly is an Internal Communication tool with an AI-Powered Intranet! Engagement and communication doesn't have to be that hard! |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 23, 2019 |  |
| Shippabo | Shippabo is an online platform that provides its users with shipping rates and shipment scheduling solutions.The platform offers freight forwarding, government filings, and trucking and drayage services to its users. It features online bookings, online custom bond purchases, real-time notifications, and shipment management.Shippabo waslaunched by Calvin Lo, Nina Luu, Wes Chien, and Sam Luu and is based in California. | $850K | Seed | Feb 16, 2017 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acequia Capital (AceCap)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acequia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Haystack](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haystack) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Operator Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/operator-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Wonder Ventures

VC Fund · Santa Monica, United States

Wonder Ventures invests in entrepreneurs who have great ideas. Who build the world’s most innovative technology companies in order to address the world’s toughest challenges. Who think of long-term solutions that span generations.We are based in Santa Monica, CA. We actively invest in Los Angeles, New York City, Silicon Valley, Washington D.C.and anywhere great teams are located.

3 contacts available at Wonder Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dustin Rosen | Managing Partner & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dustin-rosen |
| Abha Nath | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abha-nath |
| Maximillian Jaffe | Co-Founder and COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maximillian-jaffe |

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## FAQ

### What does Dustin Rosen invest in?

Dustin Rosen invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dustin Rosen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dustin Rosen closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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