Bee Partners
Venture capitalLafayette · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
Also known as BEE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
Bee Partners invests with conviction at the earliest moment, backing radical technical founders before they have a product, revenue, or market validation. The firm focuses on frontier technology, having invested in AI early, and now backs companies building futures where AI agents run enterprises, hardware is developed rapidly, and physical limits are pushed. It emphasizes a partnership-driven identity, positioning itself as the investor founders call in moments of crisis. Bee Partners writes conviction-first pre-seed checks of $300K to $500K and has historically supported roughly 60% of its companies through to Series A.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 17 of 99 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×6SaaS ×6Data & Infrastructure ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2AgTech ×2B2B Marketplaces ×2Climate Tech ×2
HQs:United States×19Canada×1
Investments · 99 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSan Francisco, US
Michael Berolzheimer(Director)Matthew Ko(Executive Officer, Director)Akilesh Dyanesh Bapu(Executive Officer, Director)Kairui Zeng(Executive Officer)
Board seatMichael Berolzheimer· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed Mar 2021
Cambridge, US
Michael Berolzheimer(Director)Brian Rossa(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMichael Berolzheimer· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Mar 2017
Brookline, US
Robert May(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatKira Noodleman· per SEC Form D · $4.3M raise · filed Feb 2024
New York, US
Diane deCordova(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Guldimann(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Berolzheimer(Director)
Board seatMichael Berolzheimer· per SEC Form D · $2.1M raise · filed Jul 2018
San Francisco, US
Board seatMichael Berolzheimer· per SEC Form D · $4.3M raise · filed Jul 2022
Voltaiq provides an enterprise Battery AI software platform for companies that develop and produce battery products, helping engineers analyze battery data to identify and resolve issues, scale production, and speed product development.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US
Tal Sholklapper(Co-founder & CEO)Eli Leland(Co-founder & CTO)Michael Berolzheimer(Director)
Board seatMichael Berolzheimer· per SEC Form D
AI middleware for biomedical signal data
San Francisco, US
Jason Shepherd(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Silber(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSimon Lancaster-Larocque(Director)
BuildingConnected is a construction bid management platform that connects general contractors, subcontractors, and project owners to streamline bidding workflows and prequalification processes across a network of over 1 million construction professionals.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechSaaS
Nature's Touch in the Concrete Jungle
AI copilot for hardware engineering design
Autonomous AI agents that build micro-startups
Atlanta, US
Peter Sobiloff(Director)Garrett Goldberg(Director)Ryan Jones(Executive Officer, Director)Andres Garcia(Executive Officer, Director)Jon Rosenbaum(Director)Jeffrey Muir(Director)
Future Fields uses fruit flies as bioreactors to produce difficult-to-express proteins at scale for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food applications.
AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechHealthtechEdmonton, CA
Matt Anderson-Baron(Founder)inJalene Anderson-Baron(Founder)in
Intelligence grid for physical AI
Bee Partners is a pre-seed venture capital firm that backs technical founders at inception across AI, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and synthetic biology.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Michael Berolzheimer(Founder & Managing Partner)inJocelyne Cooke(CFO)
Iris Automation develops artificial intelligence software that enables industrial drones to operate autonomously, with a focus on collision avoidance capabilities for safer operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Knowde provides a data management platform for industrial businesses, specifically chemicals and ingredients, that uses AI to extract, structure, and harmonize fragmented master data from legacy systems.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Ali Amin-Javaheri(CEO)
LeadGenius provides AI-powered contact intelligence and data sourcing for go-to-market teams to identify and engage target customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Anand Kulkarni(Founder/CEO)inPrayag Narula(Founder)inPhilipp Gutheim(Founder/COO)inDave Rolnitzky(Founder/CPO)inMark GodleyZeb Couch
Oakland, US
Maya Tobias(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Hamlin(Executive Officer, Director)
New Culture produces animal-free dairy cheese products, starting with mozzarella for pizzerias, using food science to replicate the taste, melt, and stretch of conventional cheese.
Climate TechFoodTech
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Bee Partners invest at?
- Bee Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Bee Partners's typical check size?
- Bee Partners typically writes checks of $300K – $500K.
- What sectors does Bee Partners focus on?
- Bee Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Future of Work, Hardware, Robotics.
- Where is Bee Partners located?
- Bee Partners is headquartered in Lafayette, US.
- Does Bee Partners lead rounds?
- Bee Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Bee Partners has written about orbital semiconductor manufacturing as the next industrial shift, hardware tooling that compresses design timelines through AI-powered component sourcing, and structural changes in venture capital favoring mega-funds and forcing sub-$100M managers toward sector specialization. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamVentureForth with Michael Berolzheimer, founder & managing partner @ Bee Partners
Joe Mahavuthivanij · Michael Berolzheimer
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