# Roger McNamee at Elevation Partners

> Roger McNamee, Managing Director and Co-Founder at Elevation Partners. 5 investments on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/roger-mcnamee (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New York City, US · Angel

# Roger McNamee

Managing Director and Co-Founder at [Elevation Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevation-partners)

Latest rounds

- **MJ Freeway** Series B · $3M Apr 2017
- **Eyegroove** Seed · $1.3M May 2014
- **Plair** Seed · $2.1M Aug 2012

Backs *Telecoms* *Consumer Apps* *IT Services* *Cannabis*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 5 last Apr 2017
- **Filings:** 4 with regulators
- **Books:** 1 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 5 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Elevation Partners
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

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## The firm

[**Elevation Partners** Private equity · US **0** cheques in 12 months **15** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevation-partners)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 5
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $37.9M
- **Active:** 2011–17

2017

- [MJ Freeway](https://millionrounds.com/company/mj-freeway) *Series B* **$3M** *US* Apr 2017 Joined · +1 investor

2014

- [Eyegroove](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyegroove) *Seed* **$1.3M** *US* May 2014 Joined · +15 investors · historical

2012

- [Plair](https://millionrounds.com/company/plair) *Seed* **$2.1M** *US* Aug 2012 Joined · +1 investor · historical
- [Voxer LLC](https://millionrounds.com/company/voxer-llc) *Series C* **$30M** *US* Feb 2012 Joined · +9 investors · historical

2011

- [Reverb Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/reverb-technologies) *Series C* **$1.6M** *US* Jul 2011 Joined · +5 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **2**
- Series C **2**
- Series B **1**

What they backed

Telecoms **1** Consumer Apps **1** IT Services **1** Cannabis **1** B2B **1**

Alongside

- [FLOODGATE *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate)
- [AFSquare *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare)
- [Aditya Agarwal *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aditya-agarwal)
- [Amarjit Gill *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amarjit-gill)
- Andrew Gray IV *1*
- [Baseline Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baseline-ventures)
- [Chris Dixon *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)
- [CrunchFund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Forbes](https://millionrounds.com/startup/forbes)
- [Marketshare](https://millionrounds.com/startup/marketshare)
- [Palm](https://millionrounds.com/company/palm)
- Bioware
- EM Labs
- Facebook
- Hyperkey
- Wordnik
- Yelp

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nettwerk Music Group Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Akerna Corp.** Director on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **MJ Freeway, LLC** Director on 4 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **WORDNIK, INC** Director on 4 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Elevation Partners

- [**John Riccitiello** Owner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-riccitiello)
- [**Paul Hewson** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-hewson)

## Their book

- The New Normal: Great Opportunities in a Time of Great Risk Roger McNamee · 2004 3.89 from 28 ratings on Goodreads About the book Back in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, it was fairly easy to plan for a secure future. People picked a career, a spouse, and a place to live, and those basic decisions put them on a predictable course for the rest of their lives. Especially if they were lucky enough to land at a big… On AmazonListen on Audible
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