# Devon T Rogers

> Devon T Rogers is a seed investor at Platinum Partners (Austin) backing Mobile and Software. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Platinum Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/platinum-partners)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Mar 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traveonrogers/

Devon T Rogers is a seed investor at Platinum Partners in Austin focused on Mobile and Software. Rogers is a well proven investor and entrepreneur with 7+ years experience in backing many ranges of startups in different markets, such as Flight Car, Silver Car, Blue Apron, Asana & many more. Rogers, once a Venture Partner, Fund Manager, and LP, now actively invests in certain projects as an angel and so much more.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 5 | 45% |
| Software | 4 | 36% |
| Messaging | 4 | 36% |
| Apps | 3 | 27% |
| Travel | 3 | 27% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 64% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 18% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 91% |
| India | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asana | Asana is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of work management and productivity. It helps teams orchestrate their work, from small projects to strategic initiatives. Asana service is a web and mobile work management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage work. Teams can create projects, assign tasks, setdeadlines, and communicate directly . | $50M | Series C | Mar 30, 2016 |  |
| Hike | Hike is a blockchain gaming company committed to answering the tough questions as it brings the best of Web2 and Web3 together. The company is at the core of enabling gaming as a source of new economic opportunities. Hike is BUIDLing the Rush Gaming Universe (RGU), a brand new social gaming experience where players can use their skills to Play,Earn & Grow. |  |  | Jan 11, 2016 |  |
| Eyegroove | Eyegroove is the social network for the music video and a technological platform that, for the first time, effortlessly brings together all the elements of great video: music, editing, and effects. It offers a mobile iOS application that allows users to choose a piece of streaming music, record video, and add interactive effects. | $1.3M | Convertible Note | May 05, 2014 |  |
| Nervana | Nervana focuses on building technology to power the next generation of intelligent applications. Founded by experts in machine learning, neuroscience, processor architecture, and chip design, Nervana Systems is bringing unprecedented scale and simplicity to the application of brain-inspired algorithms. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered inSan Diego, California. | $600K | Seed | Apr 17, 2014 |  |
| Sparks | Sparks develops a platform that enables users to create memes on mobile. Users can find a picture or animated gif through their image search engine, type in a short message, adjust its typeface and placement, and then publish it to friends. | $2.3M | Seed | Oct 01, 2013 |  |
| Vamo | Airbnb has acquiring Vamo, a service that helps in the process of booking trips with stops in multiple cities, and has shut the product down. Vamo is a funded startup based in Seattle. Vamo's goal is to help people plan better vacations. Vamo is an experienced team with a love for building great products and exploring the world. | $1.6M | Seed | Jul 18, 2013 |  |
| FlightCar | Launched in early 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, FlightCar connects visitors who need cars at the airport with locals looking to park them. By making it convenient and enjoyable for anyone to experience traveling in an original way at a great value, FlightCar saves travelers money, creates a more interesting experience, and offers apractical and novel new option for a collaborative community of travelers. | $590K | Seed | Feb 15, 2013 |  |
| BlackJet | BlackJet allows consumers to book seats on private jets in 10 seconds. Guaranteed seat availability. The most affordable private jet solution.BlackJet will have two primary routes available: New York to Los Angeles and New York to South Florida. But soon it will be connecting San Francisco with Los Angeles, New York, and Las Vegas. Otheradditional routes will primarily be based on user demand, Camp told me. | $2.1M |  | Oct 26, 2012 |  |
| Blue Apron | Blue Apron is a New York-based start-up that is changing the way people cook at home. Blue Apron's weekly subscription service delivers everything you need to make fresh meals, including shopping for its customers at wholesale and delivering all the ingredients in specific proportions, along with printed recipe cards. The model aims to emulatehaving your own private chef-- subscribers will discover new recipes, eat fresher food, and save both time and money. | $900K | Seed | Aug 01, 2012 |  |
| Snap | Snap is a privately-owned multinational camera company focusing on multinational technology and social media.Snap is behind Snapchat, a photo messaging app that allows users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to recipients. In 2016, it released Spectacles, video-sharing sunglasses that free the Snapchat app fromsmartphone cameras. | $485K | Seed | May 01, 2012 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tuesday Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tuesday-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acequia Capital (AceCap)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acequia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A-Grade Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-grade-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Platinum Partners

VC Fund · New York, United States

Platinum Partners (the “Firm") is a New York based investment management group with more than $1 Billion in assets under management. The Firm was founded in 2003 by Mark Nordlicht, an investor with over twenty years of experience in the asset management space. The Firm manages multiple funds, including Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage FundL.P. (“PPVA”), Platinum Partners Credit Opportunities Master Fund L.P. (“PPCO”), Platinum Partners Liquid Opportunity Master Fund L.P. (“PPLO”), Pro Player Capital International LTD (“Pro Player”), Bayberry Consumer Finance Fund LLC, Bayberry Consumer Finance Fund International Ltd. (collectively, “Bayberry”) and Longwood Finance Fund LLC and Longwood Finance Fund International Ltd. (collectively, “Longwood”). Although each of the aforementioned funds have separate investment advisors, Mr. Nordlicht is the CIO of the investment advisors of PPCOM, PPVA, PPLO and Pro Player, and the CIO of the investment advisor of Bayberry and Longwood is a Managing Director of PPCOM. Uri Landesman is the Managing General Partner and President of PPVA and PPLO and a prinicpal of the other Investment advisors.

2 contacts available at Platinum Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Devon T Rogers | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/traveon-rogers |
| Youval Peltier | Founder & Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-nordlicht |

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## FAQ

### What does Devon T Rogers invest in?

Devon T Rogers invests primarily in Mobile, Software and Messaging startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 11 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 Devon T Rogers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Devon T Rogers closed in Mar 2016. Shizune tracks 11 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?

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