Bloomberg Beta
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Bloomberg Beta is the corporate venture arm of Bloomberg L.P. (financial data and media). It was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It invests at Seed in future of work.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BLOOMBERG BETA 2013 L.P. | 62 | 30.2% |
| BLOOMBERG BETA 2016 L.P. | 48 | 23.4% |
| BLOOMBERG BETA 2019 L.P. | 44 | 21.5% |
| BLOOMBERG BETA 2022 L.P. | 37 | 18% |
| Current Fund | 14 | 6.8% |
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Sources: S4 Bloomberg Beta GitHub: In our portfolio.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 450M | Assets under management | Stated by the firm or its parent | S2 |
| Companies backed | 205 | companies | Stated by the firm | S4 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 205 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S4 |
Sources: S2 Bloomberg Beta GitHub: START HERE (README); S4 Bloomberg Beta GitHub: In our portfolio.
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Bloomberg L.P. | Single source | S2 |
| Parent industry | Financial data and media | Single source | S5 |
| Founded | 2013 | Single source | S3 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | Single source | S2 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S2 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S2 |
| Headline size | USD 450M (Assets under management) | Single source | S2 |
| Companies backed | 205 | Single source | S4 |
| Stages | Seed | Single source | S3 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 205 companies.S4
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Current Fund | 14 | 6.8% |
| BLOOMBERG BETA 2022 L.P. | 37 | 18% |
| BLOOMBERG BETA 2019 L.P. | 44 | 21.5% |
| BLOOMBERG BETA 2016 L.P. | 48 | 23.4% |
| BLOOMBERG BETA 2013 L.P. | 62 | 30.2% |
Every company on the Bloomberg Beta list
205 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S4 Read the firm's list.
- Agentuity
- Aikito
- Airspace Intelligence
- Aitomatic
- Ajax
- Alation
- Anagram
- AngelList
- Antares Labs
- AppZen
- ARI
- Armstrong Robotics
- AtoB
- Atypical AI
- Authorea
- Autonomous Cyber
- Aviso
- Bash
- Baton Market
- BeyondHQ
- Bindery
- Black Crow AI
- Bluefish AI
- Bluesky
- Bonusly
- Bookbub
- BossTax
- Bounti
- Bright Funds
- Bumblebee Spaces
- Camfer
- Campus
- Capsule
- Charter
- Checkin
- Chef Robotics
- Chroma
- Cobalt AI
- Codecademy
- Compaas
- Copper
- Corca
- Datalogue
- Deep Genomics
- Defakto Security
- Dialup
- Diffbot
- DigitalGenius
- Dimensional
- Domino Data Lab
- Donut
- Drippi
- enrich
- Enveil
- Eva
- Everlance
- Expected Parrot
- EZKL
- Fiddler Labs
- Fieldwire
- Flashpoint
- Fleetline
- Flexport
- Floreo
- Fortastra
- Free Agency
- Gather AI
- Gatheround
- Geometer
- Gigster
- goTenna
- Gradescope
- Granthika
- Graphistry
- Gridspace
- Guardrails AI
- Highly
- Homebrew
- Howdy
- Huddl
- Humans&
- InCountry
- Infilla
- InfluxData
- Inner Loop Capital
- Interintellect
- Intuition Robotics
- JusticeText
- Kaggle
- Keyboardio
- Knotel
- Lambda
- Larridin
- LaunchDarkly
- Layer
- Legion
- Lina
- Luminos.AI
- Massive Science
- MasterClass
- Mechanical Orchard
- Meetup
- MelodyArc
- Modern Empathy
- Motiva
- Moxxie Ventures
- NanoVMs
- Netlify
- Newfront Insurance
- Next Big Idea Club
- NODA AI
- Nomad
- Offcall
- Old Town Media
- Omnifold
- Oomnitza
- Open Collective
- Openprise
- Opensense (formerly SenderGen)
- Orbital Insight
- Orgspace
- Oyi Labs
- Padlet
- Paperplane
- Parlia
- PitPro Automation
- Planetary
- Podfund
- Point
- Poly
- Primer
- Protege
- Prox
- pulseData
- Qpoint
- Quadrillion
- Range
- RapidFort
- Raydiant
- Recess
- RedCircle
- ReDEF
- Regrello
- Repl.it
- Replicant
- Rill Data
- Rocketable
- Savant Labs
- Scalyr
- ShapeCI
- SheetRocks
- Shield AI
- Skan
- Slack
- Sounding Board
- SpringRole
- Stampli
- Standard Practice
- Stedi
- Stel
- Streamlit
- StrongDM
- Strongsuit
- Subspace
- Sumble
- Survata
- SV Academy
- Swiftlane
- Syft Data
- Sygaldry
- Synaptic
- TabTabTab
- Tailorbird
- Tavern Research
- Tembo Health
- Terrastruct
- Textio
- The Block
- The Cru
- The Data Guild
- theBoardlist
- Tonic.ai
- Tradeway
- Trayd
- Treasury
- Tule Technologies
- Twill
- TypeLaw
- Unit
- Upstream
- Upwage
- Useful Sensors
- ValiMail
- Vallor
- Vals AI
- Vers
- Via
- Virgil Security
- Weights & Biases
- WhatsCookin'
- Wonder
- Workflowy
- Workhelix
- Wrangle
- Zight
Fund vehicles
| Vehicle | Size | Year | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund I (Bloomberg Beta 2013 L.P.) | USD 75M | 2013 | covers new investments 2013 to 2016; the README says funds one to four are the same size | S2 |
| Bloomberg Beta 2016 L.P. | USD 75M | 2016 | covers new investments 2016 to 2019 | S4 |
| Bloomberg Beta 2019 L.P. | USD 75M | 2019 | covers new investments 2019 to 2022 | S4 |
| Bloomberg Beta 2022 L.P. | USD 75M | 2022 | covers new investments 2022 to 2025 | S4 |
| Fifth fund (current) | USD 75M | 2025 | seed fund; year inferred from the 2022 L.P. window ending 2025 | S2 |
| Opportunity fund | USD 75M | invests at later stages in companies already backed | S2 |
For founders
| Item | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed | S3 |
| Check size, Seed | USD 300,000 to USD 1M | S3 |
| Leads rounds | Sometimes. "We are happy to lead, and happy to participate" | S3 |
| Pitch page | github.com/Bloomberg-Beta/Manual | S3 |
History
- Bloomberg Beta started; described as the first venture fund focused on the future of work.S3
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website www.bloombergbeta.com
- Portfolio github.com/Bloomberg-Beta/Manual/blob/main/2%20-%20In%20our%20portfolio.md
- Pitch page github.com/Bloomberg-Beta/Manual
Sources
- S1Bloomberg Beta website (redirects to the operating manual)Firm
- S2Bloomberg Beta GitHub: START HERE (README)Firm
- S3Bloomberg Beta operating manualFirm
- S4Bloomberg Beta GitHub: In our portfolioFirm
- S5SEC EDGAR: Bloomberg L.P. is private; parent described on Bloomberg company pageParent company
- S6Web search result for Bloomberg Beta team titles (LinkedIn profile headlines)Third-party report
Disclaimer and corrections
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