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 …

Michael Berolzheimer is Founder and Managing Partner at Bee Partners. He has amassed over a decade of experience at the earliest stages of deep tech venture creation. Michael has partnered with Founders on 75+ pre-seed investments via funds totaling over $150MM and has held over a dozen …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Garrett Goldberg is a Partner at Bee Partners. He brings over a decade of venture experience. He partners with Founders working on the Frontier Curve of Innovation to solve problems for enterprises and enable new marketplaces. Garrett's Latest Vector Driven Analysis Health IT – Pushing Healthcare to …

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 …

Tim Smith is a Partner at Bee Partners. Since his first incorporated startup at age 15, he has been the founder or on the founding team of eight companies, and advised hundreds more. Tim's Latest Crowdbotics Offers Managed App Development for All–and Jobs for Global Engineers How …

Kira is a Partner at Bee Partners. She has spent the past six years investing and growing startups with a focus on go-to-market and minimum viable product as a product manager in San Francisco and South America. Kira holds an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

I’m excited to formally announce that we have a new partner: Kira Noodleman. Garrett, Tim and I have long been impressed with Kira’s intellect, curiosity and energy and this promotion acknowledges the central role she has already played in making Bee Partners and our portfolio stronger.  Kira’s …