# John Rogers

> John Rogers is a venture - series unknown investor at The Rise Fund backing Education and Training. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Rise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-rise-fund)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-m-rogers
- Website: https://therisefund.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JMR3000

John Rogers is a venture - series unknown investor at The Rise Fund in San Francisco focused on Education and Training. John Mark Rogers is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Partner, Sector Lead of The Rise Fund. John previously worked at Bridges Ventures as a Partner. John Mark Rogers attended the Stanford University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 2 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 25% |
| Online Portals | 1 | 25% |
| Digital Marketing | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Training | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Argentina | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine | Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine is dedicated to training high-quality osteopathic physicians prepared to care for people. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine | Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private, investor-owned, free-standing, independently operated, and licensed college. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Digital House | Digital House is a coding school where new generations of coders and digital professionals are trained to imagine, innovate, and create what they always dreamed. It was established in 2015 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | $20M | Series B | Dec 13, 2017 |  |
| Springboard After School | Springboard is committed to providing high quality, well rounded and engaging extended-day programming that supports the academic, social, emotional and physical development and achievement of their students. They do this by becoming firmly embedded within their partner schools and employing well-trained, licensed teachers who have committed theirprofessional lives to improving educational outcomes for children.Their vision is to reform education nationwide and bridge the increasing educational divide that exists between students in the United States and other countries around the world so that all children have the resources and support needed for success. |  |  | May 06, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rice Management Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rice-management-company) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Rise Fund

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

The Rise Fund is committed to achieving social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. We seek to partner with creative entrepreneurs and build successful businesses that drive meaningful, measurable positive change.The Rise Fund will focus on investments in seven sectors in which independent research has shown that impact is bothachievable and measurable in quantitative terms: education, energy, food and agriculture, financial services, healthcare, information, and communication technology, and industrials and infrastructure.

4 contacts available at The Rise Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Rogers | Partner, Sector Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-rogers-3 |
| Stephen Ellis | Senior Partner of Business Building | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-a-ellis |
| Jim Coulter | Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-coulter |
| Michael R. Stone | CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-r-stone |

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## FAQ

### What does John Rogers invest in?

John Rogers invests primarily in Education, Training and Online Portals startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series B stage. Most of the 4 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 John Rogers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Rogers closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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