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Announcing Untitled Labs
Talks about Startup, Untitled Labs and consumer space
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Roger Dickey
Investor at Untitled Capital
United States
Overview
Roger Dickey is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor, known for founding successful startups like Gigster and Zynga's Mafia Wars. Currently, he serves as an investor and advisor at Untitled Capital, while also being actively involved in the startup ecosystem by advising and investing in early-stage companies such as SearchEye and Craftwork.
Work Experience
Investor & Advisor
2010 - Current
Backing exceptional technical teams tackling complex problems. 17 unicorns (so far) and a bunch of exits. See select investments here: https://fund.rogerdickey.com
Founder
2019 - 2023
Untitled Labs is a consumer application search lab. We will test several ideas in areas like social networking, travel, and premium services, then build an enduring company around the winner - a product that improves life for millions of consumers. Projects: - Tech-enabled black car service (concept) - Modern solution for home renovation combining design, materials, and construction referrals for a more seamless experience (launched Made Renovation) - AI architect for building optimal floor plans based on design objectives, spatial and code restrictions (prototype) - Bathroom design visualization app with full-project materials ordering (exited to Home Depot) Read the original announcement here: https://blog.usejournal.com/announcing-untitled-labs-cef88108a564
Board Director
2013 - 2020
Co-Founder & CEO
2013 - 2018
Gigster aims to power the world’s engineering. Today, we provide our customers with on-demand access to expert teams for new technology software development. We optimize how that work is delivered using an independent talent network combined with smart orchestration software. As technologies like AI begin to change business, we help our customers use these powerful levers to succeed. Gigster was founded in 2014. Customers include McDonald's, Nike, Coca Cola, Google, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Harley Davidson, Mastercard, US Bank, and Ebay. Gigster has raised $32.5M from Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Greylock, and Bloomberg among others, and has been covered in The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Fortune, and Inc. My departure letter - https://medium.com/@rogerdickey/so-long-gigster-337900224298 Learn more about Gigster - https://gigster.com Join Gigster - https://gigster.com/join-us Partner with Gigster - partnerships@gigster.com
Gigster is the first team intelligence engine, enabling software development teams to achieve 30% higher efficiency.
Raised $32,620,000.00 from Adam D’Angelo, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Benioff, Redpoint, Y Combinator, Michael Jordan and Sound Ventures.
Advisor
2013 - 2015
Formation 8, a California-based technology investment firm, focuses on seed, early, and later stage venture investments.
Co-Founder
2011 - 2012
San Francisco based micro-VC & "idea lab" seeking $1B+ ideas. Invested in 10+ start-ups, some of them detailed here: http://angel.co/rogerdickey Worked with domain experts to design 50 businesses in 15 verticals: SMB, Fashion, Social networking, Local services, Gift-giving, Handset insurance, Groceries, Consumer data, Education, Travel, Legal, Weddings, Dating, Pets, Health & wellness. Shipped 2 products: a social net for self-improvement enthusiasts (superhumangoals.com), & a Pinterest meets Craigslist (pinslist.com).
Mafia Wars Founder & GM
2008 - 2011
Mafia Wars founder & first GM. $400M+ annual revenue, 100M users, pioneered crime gaming genre on Facebook. FishVille founder & GM. 40M users, 40 person team. Also founded or managed: Pirates Rule the Caribbean, Heroes & Villains, Space Wars, Football Wars, Special Forces, Dragon Wars, Prison Lockdown, Street Racing. 10M+ users across games. Directed Zynga Beijing new games group, 70+ headcount. International product team advisor: India, Japan. Filed 6 patents, see below.
Zynga is a mobile game developer that creates and operates social games as live services played on the Internet.
Raised $2,318,550,786.00 from Kleiner Perkins, T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity.
Co-Founder & CTO
2007 - 2008
Launched 19 apps in 2007, ~5 days development time each. Largest app Dopewars had 300M monthly pageviews, $2M+/yr profit. Sold to Zynga in early 2008.
Software Engineer
2005 - 2007
Worked on the LabVIEW FPGA compiler team. Ported simple versions of Dance Dance Revolution & Wolfenstein 3D to FPGA/VHDL using a hand-built graphics card. Founding member of prototyping team re-imagining LabVIEW's UI look & feel. Filed this patent: http://www.google.com/patents/US20090089715
Co-Founder
2007 - 2007
Airbnb for tutoring. My first startup, if you could call it that. Team of 3 built product & strategy for a local marketplace, starting in Austin, TX.
Software Engineer Intern
2004 - 2004
Worked on the LabVIEW Embedded compiler team. Filed this patent: http://www.google.com/patents?id=zaWnAAAAEBAJ
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