GenAI 101 Course: Day 2 – Key Concepts and Engaging with ChatGPT

Update: This course was retired in 2025 as generative AI tools became widely accessible. Thank you to the thousands who took GenAI 101 and shared invaluable feedback. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is advancing rapidly, and it’s thanks to the vast data volumes leveraged through Large Language Models (LLMs). Ale Vergara and Tim Smith: Prompt Engineering … Read more

GenAI 101 Course: Day 1 – Your Ambassador, a Plan, and Intro

Update: This course was retired in 2025 as generative AI tools became widely accessible. Thank you to the thousands who took GenAI 101 and shared invaluable feedback. Let’s develop a strategy for success for this week of study that will empower you to eventually bring along the rest of your organization in the subsequent weeks. … Read more

GenAI 101 Course: Introduction – Is The Hype Real This Time?

Update: This course was retired in 2025 as generative AI tools became widely accessible. Thank you to the thousands who took GenAI 101 and shared invaluable feedback. Ever find yourself wanting to dive into the world of artificial intelligence, but unsure of where to start? We took the liberty of curating a learning journey… just … Read more

Bee Partners IV Closes at $50M+

“15 years ago, I founded Bee Partners to invest in remarkable founders at inception. As my partner, Kira, likes to say, ‘a team and a dream’. And it’s been a dream of mine since the beginning to someday support hundreds of startups. And today, I’m proud to formally announce that we’ve raised over $50 million … Read more

CLIMATE <> DEEP TECH

It is no surprise that the World Economic Forum marked Climate Change as a key risk for the next decade. In order to tackle a problem of this magnitude, we need international collaboration and both public and private entities to work alongside.It is no surprise that the World Economic Forum marked Climate Change as a key risk for the next decade. In order to tackle a problem of this magnitude, we need international collaboration and both public and private entities to work alongside.

Skycatch’s Drone-Enabled Data Collection Takes On New Territory

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

A Hive for Entrepreneurs: Michael Berolzheimer, BS’00, and Kira Noodleman, BA’08

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

Regional Mindset: A New Breed of LATAM Founders

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.

Bee Portco Crowdbotics Closes on $22M to Help Any Business Make Custom Software

With nearly half a million developer jobs empty right now, and another half million engineers soon to retire, custom software that is made on time and under budget is getting harder to find. Yet many businesses – maybe most businesses – really need it. Who’s going to fill that need? Crowdbotics, a Bee Partners portfolio … Read more

Bee Partners Portfolio Company Rapid Robotics Raises Third Funding Round in Less Than a Year

Investments in robotics and automation have only accelerated during the pandemic as companies look for alternatives to “non-essential” workers and a solution for manufacturing bottlenecks. Bee portfolio company Rapid Robotics recently raised $36.7M in Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global Management with participation from NEA, Greycroft and Bee Partners. The latest … Read more