# Dave Rogenmoser

> Dave Rogenmoser co-founded the marketing AI company Jasper after years of experiments with the same two partners, including the Y Combinator company Proof. He led Jasper through its rapid rise and a $125 million 2022 funding round, moved from CEO to board chair in 2023, and is now founding The Mackenzie Club, a private indoor golf and social club in Austin.

- **Role:** Founder, The Mackenzie Club; co-founder and board chair, Jasper
- **Organizations:** The Mackenzie Club, Jasper, Proof
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-founded Jasper, which reached unicorn valuation about 18 months after launch., Led Jasper when it announced a $125 million Series A in October 2022., Co-founded Proof, which entered Y Combinator in 2018 and raised $2.2 million after Demo Day.

## Career timeline

- **2010s** — Built marketing businesses with future Jasper co-founders Chris Hull and John Phillip Morgan.
- **2017** — Co-founded Proof, a website social proof product.
- **2018** — Proof entered Y Combinator’s winter batch.
- **2020** — After Proof stalled, began exploring GPT-3 for marketing copy.
- **2021** — Launched the AI writing business that became Jasper with Hull and Morgan.
- **2022** — Led Jasper through a $125 million Series A announced in October.
- **2023** — Handed the Jasper CEO role to Timothy Young and remained board chair.
- **2026** — Publicly introduced The Mackenzie Club in Austin; its official site now projects an early 2027 opening.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Jasper, which reached unicorn valuation about 18 months after launch.
- Led Jasper when it announced a $125 million Series A in October 2022.
- Co-founded Proof, which entered Y Combinator in 2018 and raised $2.2 million after Demo Day.
- Founded The Mackenzie Club, a planned 33,000-square-foot indoor golf and social club in Austin.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — The Mackenzie Club press site projects an early 2027 opening for its Austin clubhouse.
- **2026-09** — Rogenmoser reported in a recent LinkedIn post that construction was advancing and the club had passed 100 founding members.
- **2026-07** — He announced hospitality operator Casey Paulson joining Mackenzie Holdings as president and COO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mackenzieclub.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daverogenmoser
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DaveRogenmoser

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Last updated: 2026-09-29