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, and receipt optionality are no longer premium service … Read more
Opportunities Abound, Discipline Not Forgotten Introduction The year 2017 strangely feels reminiscent of 1993, as we are living in the dawn of the next internet, or Web 3.0: a new paradigm where applications, users, and connected devices interact directly with each other. “Bitcoin became the first decentralized digital currency in 2009, and is an entirely … Read more
It’s pretty great around Bee HQ these days. … We’ve got a fully engaged, enthusiastic team. The pipeline of opportunities is full of new innovation and disruption. And every single day, we do the work we love with Founders we deeply respect and learn from. And, as of last week, 60 percent of companies Bee Partners invested … Read more
Moving to the Edge for Speed and Autonomy Making Decisions at the Edge WHAT IS EDGE COMPUTING? How quickly what’s new becomes commonplace. Cloud computing has been one of the biggest conduits for innovation over the past 10 years and will remain an important part of the computing infrastructure for the foreseeable future. But as … Read more
In May, we posted about the various characteristics and actions we expect from Founders at the preSeed stage. We described the size of the raise needed ($250-750K) to attract talent, explore a market insight, approach product/market fit and gain conviction regarding the company’s direction. We encourage anyone wishing to meet up with us to read that post … Read more
After many months, we’re delighted to announce the closing of our latest fund, Bee Partners II, which was oversubscribed at $30M+ after an initial target of $25M. Just like our Founders, we also have to raise funds from investors, and like them, we’re elated about the journey ahead now that our fundraising period is behind us. This … Read more
Today, we’re announcing our investment in StatMuse and congratulating them on their Series A fundraise. Through our initial conversations with Eli and Adam, we became convinced of the value that transparency and natural language access would bring to large datasets. After all, what good is data if its insights can never be unlocked by those … Read more
We oftentimes boast that the companies we support at Bee Partners rarely ‘pivot’. We like to say this because a pivot implies that the Founders’ original Deep Market Insight perhaps was never so ‘deep’. But sometimes, that Deep Market Insight yearns for an optimal use case, and needs a second element to blossom. When I … Read more