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Roger Ehrenberg

Roger is an active early-stage investor, having seeded or invested in over 20 companies in asset management, financial technology and digital media since 2004. Prior to his venture days Roger spent 18 years on Wall Street in M&A, Derivatives and proprietary trading.

Throughout his career he has held numerous executive positions, including:

President and CEO of DB Advisors LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. His 130-person team managed over $6 billion in capital through a twenty-strategy hedge fund platform with offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Managing Director and Co-head of Deutsche Bank’s Global Strategic Equity Transactions Group. In 2000, his team won Institutional Investor magazine’s “Derivatives Deal of the Year” award.

As an Investment Banker and Managing Director at Citibank, he held a variety of roles and responsibilities in the Global Derivatives, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Structuring groups.

Roger sits on the Boards of BlogTalkRadio; Buddy Media; Clear Asset Management; Global Bay Mobile Technologies and Monitor110. He is currently Managing Partner of IA Capital Partners, LLC.

He holds an MBA in Finance, Accounting and Management from Columbia Business School and a BBA in Finance, Economics and Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan.

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Roger Ehrenberg's Latest Articles | 91

Start-Up Dilemma: To Sell Or Not To Sell

Dec 14, 2011| 

There is almost nothing more exciting – or debilitating – than the acquisition offer received by an early-stage company. It is generally the single most... Read »

The Changing Polarity in Advertising

Sep 12, 2011| 

The advertising business has always fascinated me. I have been “pitched” literally hundreds of thousands of times, and still bear the scars of some of the more... Read »

Sound Thinking for Unsound Times

Aug 9, 2011| 

A note to early-stage companies everywhere: The public markets are in panic. Global exchanges are getting crushed, with high-quality issues getting sold along with... Read »

The Real-Time Web, a/k/a Wall Street 2.0

Jun 8, 2011| 

I have spent lots of time at the intersection of real-time data and technology. Like 20 years, in fact. Things that absolutely amazed me on Wall Street – real-time... Read »

The Right Investors for the Mission

May 18, 2011| 

“How should I finance my start-up?” is a common refrain from first-time founders and serial entrepreneurs alike. There is no manual for how to best do this,... Read »

Froth or Famine?

Feb 11, 2011| 

Let’s be serious – EVERYBODY is wondering if there is another shoe to drop in the Great Internet Gold Rush of 2011. $6 billion for Groupon? Nah, too low.... Read »

Venture Investing Trends in 2011

Feb 10, 2011| 2

Without question, there will continue to be opportunities and the seed/Micro VC and growth capital ends of the continuum. Capital will continue to flow into these... Read »

Will there ever be a shake-out in the Venture Capital industry?

Feb 8, 2011| 

Whether or not there will be a “shake out” in the venture industry depends on how you define it. If it means that certain formerly prestigious VC firms will... Read »

Well, You’ve Just Robbed the Bank!

Jan 23, 2011| 

This was one of those questions on Quora that caused me so sit back and ponder. But it didn’t take long before the best and easiest method of robbery popped into... Read »

What are the Questions Entrepreneurs Should Be Asking VCs?

Jan 22, 2011| 

I’ve been on both sides of the table, but here are the hard questions I’d ask my deal lead at a firm from which I’m considering taking venture investment: 1.... Read »

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