Deeptech’s scientific and tech-innovation demands bring unique challenges for early-stage companies and their investors. Bee Partners has a long-standing interest in deeptech. We all four have a little science geek in us and we’ve witnessed through our investments the world-changing power of deeply researched and singularly applied …

In the summer of 2015, we discussed the commitment to good governance that we uphold at Bee Partners. Our philosophy is essentially that there’s so much uncertainty in a startup, that reducing any governance risk early in a company’s lifecycle only pays dividends moving forward. And while this practice …

It seems like a straight-forward question: “As an entrepreneur, if I experience harassment or discrimination, where do I report it and how will I be protected?” Emotional safety is something we value highly at Bee Partners. How can Founders, who risk so much already, possibly function without …

By Santiago Freyria, Haas 2020 Six years ago I was an undergrad in economics looking for a part-time job. After more than 50 rejections because of lack of experience, I was willing to work for free. It turned out to be the best thing that has happened …

It is with profound gratitude and a sense of great purpose that Garrett, Tim, Kira and I officially announce today the closing of our $43M fund, Bee Partners III.  You may have already learned this news from our own personal conversations these last few months or today …

Building Technology at the Genetic Level Executive Summary  Our ability to design and engineer biological components and systems at the genetic level has increased substantially over the previous decade. In 2010, the first self-replicating cell was created from artificial DNA, which was built by researchers out of …

The “robots are coming” narrative has two parallel conversations. One is a dialogue over whether or not this is a good thing. Team Bee collaborated (argued, postulated, wrote, erased, and wrote again) over several months last year to develop our core thesis, Machines Will Win on that …

Imagine two different bars. They’re both in the same part of town, and they both have identical crowds, decor, and alcohol choices. One bar has a menu of drinks with each ingredient listed, so you order knowing full well every component that will go into it. At …

We believe that it is not a question of if, but when and how quickly collaborative robots and the surrounding software and services layer penetrate the global workforce at scale (most imminently the U.S. and China) amidst unprecedented technological convergence, rising labor costs, reduced productivity, and the …

A Consumer-Driven Stack Introduction The growth of the on-demand economy (from 41.5m to 56m U.S. consumers in 2018) is transforming supply chains globally like never before. Fast-moving consumer goods that once took days to arrive are now expected in hours or even minutes. Status visibility, product authenticity, …

Back in 2012, I was a sole GP investing from a windowless office in a shared workspace south of Market. With the backing of several remarkable and patient LPs, I had raised $7M of capital and invested in only 25 companies. I was learning a lot in …

Today, it was announced that BuildingConnected, a Bee Partners II portfolio company, has been acquired by Autodesk. This means a Q1 distribution event for our LPs. And, of course, it's a big win for everyone involved, especially Autodesk, which now has access to brilliant Co-Founders Dustin DeVan …

Some say it takes five years and twenty million dollars to train a venture capitalist. This last quarter, I crossed that five-year mark. And while I’m not sure about that $20M number (my learning curve is still vertical when it comes to fund management, board responsibilities, and …

Bee Partners is pleased to announce our investment in Voltaiq, a team that is revolutionizing how transportation, energy storage, and electronics companies ensure performance, predictability and reliability in the battery systems that power their products. See coverage in Pitchbook, Greentech Media, and PR Newswire. Battery technology has emerged as the clear …