Roseanne Wincek
VCCo-Founder & Managing Director, Renegade Partners
Scientist-turned-VC backing AI and fintech founders
Background
Roseanne Wincek is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Renegade Partners, co-founded with Renata Quintini in 2020. She holds an MA in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford, and applies a scientific, rigorous approach to evaluating companies. Prior to Renegade, she was Principal at IVP and Principal at Canaan Partners. Her pre-Renegade investments include Glossier, Wise, Looker (acquired by Google), MasterClass, and Motive. Renegade manages $228M in AUM across 23+ portfolio companies focused on the Supercritical phase of growth.
Investment Thesis
Invests in AI & ML, Fintech, Vertical SaaS, Infrastructure, and Consumer at Series A; focuses on companies past product-market fit that need help scaling org structure and talent.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $2M–$10M
Sectors
Based in: San Francisco, CA, USA (North America)
Notable Investments
Glossier
Investment at IVP; DTC beauty brand
Wise
Investment at IVP; global money transfer platform
Looker
Investment at IVP; acquired by Google
MasterClass
Investment at IVP; online learning platform
Coda
Renegade portfolio; collaborative doc and app platform
Freeplay
Renegade portfolio; AI evals platform
Rootly
Renegade portfolio; Series A incident management platform
Auxilius
Renegade portfolio; clinical R&D financial management