A just-signed Sound Credit-PPL partnership will now allow North American performers to better collect international royalties from a range of neighboring rights. Music rights holders can now increase their payouts from music played overseas in public (shops, bars, nightclubs) or broadcast (TV, radio, and some online streaming services).
Machines Will Win.
This statement may sound dystopian and alarming, but what it means in the simplest terms is that the next major evolution in technology is currently underway as the advancement of machines outpaces human capacity.
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
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
“In the last 18 to 20 months we have essentially gone from being geeky kids in a lab to one of the largest medical scribe companies in the country.” That’s what DeepScribe co-founder Akilesh Bapu had to say in an interview with Forbes Magazine. The Bee Partners’ portfolio company uses AI to dramatically decrease the … Read more
Even before the pandemic, physician burnout* was a prevalent problem in health care – due in no small part to the immense number of hours doctors have to spend maintaining patient health records. This daily administration negatively impacts job satisfaction among both residents and attending physicians because it greatly reduces time for patient care. It … Read more
As COVID-19 drags into another year, we feel lucky that from our vantage point we see a silver lining. 2021 was a year in which we, along with much of the world, learned whether we could stand steady on the ever-shifting grounds that have become our new normal. It’s been said that “luck is where … Read more
“Doctors are very, very good at saving people’s lives. I don’t think doctors are renowned for their software engineering capabilities.” That’s how Anand Kulkarni, CEO of Bee Partners’ portfolio firm Crowdbotics describes the problem organizations face when they need custom software. “Most of the time, when people start building software, they’re starting from scratch,” he … Read more
In February 2017, following months of meticulous research into the inefficiencies of the chemical industry, we announced an investment in a little-known company called Knowde, which was just setting out to transform the way chemicals are bought and sold. At the time, the check Bee Partners wrote to co-founders Ali Amin-Javaheri and Wojciech Krupa was … Read more
Ali Amin-Javaheri is leading the chemical industry into the digital age. Amin-Javaheri is co-founder of Bee portfolio company Knowde, a San Francisco-based B2B marketplace connecting buyers and sellers across the chemical industry. The startup company recently raised $72 million from investors to help expand its reach. Although originally aimed at smaller entities, the platform has … Read more