# Bloomberg Beta: portfolio, investments and team

> Bloomberg Beta is a vc firm based in United States. 206 investments on record, 18 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Bloomberg Beta

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 206 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Learning Management System Learning Lms

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**69%** of best year **18** **cheques in 12 months**, 206 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$25K – $1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 206** Sole investor **15 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Bloomberg Beta highlights

- 01 18 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 69% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 15 rounds, median $1.6M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We invest at early stages, in companies that make business work better. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $25K – $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Learning Management System Learning Lms
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **206 appearances**

- **2026** 17 rounds
- **Sept** **[Scripto](https://millionrounds.com/company/scripto)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Smack Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/smack-technologies)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$61M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Skan AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/skan-ai)** Series C · US · Cathay Innovation **$63M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Vals AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/vals-ai)** Series A · US **$40M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Antares Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/antares-labs)** Seed · US **$7.3M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Corca](https://millionrounds.com/company/corca)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$7.8M** With 7 others
- **May** **[Treasury](https://millionrounds.com/company/treasury)** Seed · NL **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Bluefish](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluefish)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$43M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Stedi](https://millionrounds.com/company/stedi)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$50M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Trayd](https://millionrounds.com/company/trayd)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$10M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Bluesky](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluesky)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$100M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Smack Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/smack-technologies)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$32M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[NODA AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/noda-ai)** Series A · US · Outlander VC **$25M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[BEIT Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/beit-inc)** Venture · PL **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Luminos.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminos-ai)** Venture · US **$7.8M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Protege](https://millionrounds.com/company/protege)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$30M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Fortastra](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortastra)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **2025** 21 rounds
- **Dec** **[Prox](https://millionrounds.com/company/prox)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Sumble](https://millionrounds.com/company/sumble)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$39M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Armstrong Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/armstrong-robotics)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Defakto Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/defakto-security)** Series B · US **$31M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Sumble](https://millionrounds.com/company/sumble)** Series A · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Channel99](https://millionrounds.com/company/channel99)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Replit](https://millionrounds.com/company/replit)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$250M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[DigitalGenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/digitalgenius)** Debt · GB **$5.4M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[InCountry](https://millionrounds.com/company/incountry)** Venture · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Atolio](https://millionrounds.com/company/atolio)** Series A · US **$24M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Bluefish](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluefish)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$20M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Qpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/qpoint)** Seed · US **$9.4M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Omnifold](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnifold)** Series A · US **$28M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Vallor](https://millionrounds.com/company/vallor)** Seed · US **$4.2M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Capsule](https://millionrounds.com/company/capsule)** Series A · DK **$12M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Anagram](https://millionrounds.com/company/anagram)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$10M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Trayd](https://millionrounds.com/company/trayd)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Workhelix](https://millionrounds.com/company/workhelix)** Series A · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Baton](https://millionrounds.com/company/baton)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$10M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Agentuity](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentuity)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Savant Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/savant-labs)** Series A · US **$19M** With 3 others
- **2024** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[Yurts](https://millionrounds.com/company/yurts)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$40M** With 5 others
- **Dec** **[Tavern Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/tavern-research)** Seed · US **$1.2M** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **6** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Starting Line 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starting-line)

Most recent commitments

- [Starting Line Starting Line Fund I](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starting-line)

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[BlueTalon](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluetalon)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jul 2019

**[Pop Up Archive](https://millionrounds.com/company/pop-up-archive)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **Undisclosed** Dec 2017

**[Kaggle](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaggle)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Mar 2017

**[Newsle](https://millionrounds.com/company/newsle)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 0 of 206 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $25K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 15 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *81*
- Series A said *50*
- Series B said *25*
- Venture *19*
- Pre-seed said *8*
- Series C *7*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 15
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) 10
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 9
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 9
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 8
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 8

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Bloomberg Beta. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Liquid 2 Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**SV Angel** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Zetta Venture Partners** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zetta-venture-partners)[**DCVC** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Felicis** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**True Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2)[**Bossa Invest** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Bloomberg Beta put money into.

[**Scripto** $5.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/scripto)[**Skan AI** $63M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/skan-ai)[**Vals AI** $40M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vals-ai)[**Antares Labs** $7.3M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/antares-labs)[**Corca** $7.8M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/corca)[**Treasury** $2.5M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/treasury)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Bloomberg Beta in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 2 Feb 2021 · 48 min Mac Conwell of RareBreed Ventures & Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta on the state of Emerging VC - Venture Unlocked 020 With [Roy Bahat](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-bahat) Mentions [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 7 Apr 2020 · 1h 25m E1043: News Roundtable! Bloomberg Beta's Roy Bahat & Coelius Capital's Zach Coelius on how tech is helping during the crisis, how startups should approach SMB loans, when VC funding will bounce back, Notion's $50M raise, Zoom's security issues, Lu With [Roy Bahat](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-bahat) Mentions [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta)[Zach Coelius](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zach-coelius) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 Oct 2019 · 42 min 20VC Exclusive: Roy Bahat on Bloomberg Beta's New Fund, The Truth About Valuation That Very Few VCs Will Tell You & Why Founders of Venture Backed Startups Make The Best Angels With [Roy Bahat](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-bahat) Mentions [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta)[Mike Bloomberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-bloomberg) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 27 Sept 2019 · 1h 12m E981: Roy Bahat, Head of Bloomberg Beta, shares the myths of venture capital, the great value of founders turned investors, why VCs reject startups, searing insights on fundraising & valuations, and predictions on the future of enterprise, AI, work & auto With [Roy Bahat](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-bahat) Mentions [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta)[Jason Demant](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-demant) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 19 Oct 2016 · 26 min 20VC: Greenfield Opportunities For Machine Learning, Why Massive Corporates Finally See It's Potential & Why VC's Investment Decision Making Process Needs To Change with James Cham, Partner @ Bloomberg Beta With [James Cham](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-cham) Mentions [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta)[Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 13 Apr 2016 · 32 min 20VC: Why Machine Intelligence Will Eat The World Of Software with Roy Bahat, Head of Bloomberg Beta With [Roy Bahat](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-bahat) Mentions [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta)[Warner Bros](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-bros) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 15 Jul 2019 · 35 min SaaStr 250: Why Enterprise Is Hard Again, Why To Be Successful in SaaS Today You Have To Find The Crumbs Falling From Incumbent Mouths and Why Large Orgs Are So Dysfunctional and How To Poach Talent From Them Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 7 Nov 2018 · 41 min 174. VCs Ride the Bus, Comeback Cities & Unorthodox Investing Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 24 Sept 2018 · 32 min SaaStr 194: ARR Is A Lagging Not A Leading Indicator, The Metrics You Need to Focus On, The Secret To Success In Selling To Developers, Why You Should Delay The Buildout of Customer Success Teams & How Small Numbers In SaaS Can Deceive You with Steve Newm Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 13 Aug 2018 · 41 min SaaStr 188: Why The Best CEOs Are Inspirational Assholes, How To Optimise Decision-Making within Your Organisation & The Benefits of Being Old In SaaS with Fouad ElNaggar, Founder & CEO @ Sapho Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Bloomberg Beta

### What does Bloomberg Beta invest in?

Bloomberg Beta invests most often at Seed and Series A (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Learning Management System, Learning and Lms.

### How active is Bloomberg Beta?

206 investments on record, 18 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Bloomberg Beta invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Scripto (Seed, Sept 2026), Smack Technologies (Series B, Aug 2026) and Skan AI (Series C, Aug 2026).

### How big are Bloomberg Beta's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $1.0M.

### Does Bloomberg Beta lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 206 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Bloomberg Beta invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%).

### Is Bloomberg Beta investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 18 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Bloomberg Beta invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (15 rounds together), Liquid 2 Ventures (10 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (9 rounds together).

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