Michael Berolzheimer 
Mobile shopping experience company Snapcommerce is moving from commerce to fintech, unveiling both a new name, Super, and a new credit card product. The company, which raised $85 million last year, describes its SuperCash card as a “first-of-its-kind, debt-protecting card” that provides users with rewards and cash back in a way that enables them to build credit. … Read more
Bee Partners portfolio company Skycatch, which recently closed a $25M raise with support from ABD Ventures and Wavemaker, doesn’t consider itself a drone company at all. That’s why, when Founder and CEO Christian Sanz talks about Skycatch, he talks less about the drones Skycatch deploys, and more about the problems being solved by the computer-vision … Read more
Written by Jennifer Plant Johnston, MLAS’21 for Vanderbilt Magazine, original article can be viewed here. San Francisco-based venture capital firm Bee Partners now boasts two Vanderbilt graduates among its leadership: Founder Michael Berolzheimer and Kira Noodleman, who recently was promoted to partner. The two met in 2008 when Noodleman applied for a summer internship while she … Read more
When Shely Aronov founded InnerPlant in 2018, she focused on one guiding principle – “the most important thing Founders can do is be brave enough to impact the world by taking on the incumbents.” Global seed supply is complex and not simple to address, 50% of the global supply is controlled by a small few. … Read more
While in Chile for Christmas, I took the opportunity to reconnect with the startup ecosystem. I borrowed my mom’s commuter bike and rode all around Santiago at the peak of summer heat and holiday traffic. I sat down with twelve Founders and Investors to get a better understanding of what’s happened in the last two years and what they believe the next two might look like.
New Robotics E&O product focuses on automation risks and serves the unique needs of the robotics ecosystem Liability to protect your company Proprietary CoverageCompetitive RatesDedicated Platform PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Koop Technologies, an insurance technology company specializing in autonomous vehicles and robotics risks, has launched an industry-first Robotics General Liability and Errors … Read more
It is with great excitement we announced the addition of Austin Grisham as Head of Platform. As the team expands beyond the general partnership, the growth is a testament to the firm’s focus on network ecosystem expansion and brand building. Austin is based in Colorado and will join Kira Noodleman, Partner, in the Denver based … Read more
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that between 20 and 40 percent of global crop production is lost to pests. Plant diseases cost the global economy $220 billion each year and invasive insects about $70 billion. But the solutions most commonly employed aren’t working. Typically, farmers find out too late that … Read more
Three years ago the Bee Partners team fully articulated our core investment thesis: we believe machines will win. This idea could be taken as dystopian or alarming. But we assert that the future doesn’t have to take a dark turn. How machines will win can – and is – up to us. The thoughtful, dedicated … Read more
Fermentation, the process of breaking down sugars using the enzymes of microorganisms, is almost as old as civilization itself. The use of microbial cultures to preserve and improve the nutritional value of foods and produce alcoholic beverages, goes back millenia. So it may come as no surprise to learn that a technique first used by … Read more