Michael Berolzheimer
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at Bee Partners
San Francisco, California
Writes $150K – $2M checks · typically $750K
About
Michael Berolzheimer finds founders early and uses his Frontier Curve to lead concentrated seed investments making binary deep‑tech bets at inflection points in AI/ML, robotics and synthetic biology.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRobotics
Experience
- Bee PartnersFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2008 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Rapid Robotics, incBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- EmbrokerBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Voltaiq, Inc.Board Membercurrent2015 — presentBerkeley, CA and Brooklyn, NY
- StatMuse Inc.Board Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- nubixBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SideqikBoard Observercurrent2014 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
- LocalwiseBoard Observercurrent2016 — presentOakland, CA
- ParsecBoard Member2016 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- capio.aiBoard Member2016 — 2017Belmont, California
- AirbanqBoard Observer2015 — 2017
- Modify WatchesBoard Observer2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- illumobile CorporationAdvisor, VP Corporate Development2007 — 2008
- Integger, Inc.Founder2007
- Clicker Targeting CorporationFounder2007
- Harvest PartnersAssociate2002 — 2005
- DLJ/Credit Suisse First BostonAnalyst, Private Fund Group2000 — 2002
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship2005 — 2007
- Vanderbilt UniversityBS, Economics1995 — 2000
- Deerfield Academy1993 — 1995
- Eaglebrook School1991 — 1993
Skills & more
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Angel InvestingBoard GovernanceValuationCulture DevelopmentFamily BusinessCompetitive AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsNegotiationStrategyInternetInvestmentsFrom Michael's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business515
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Also attended Vanderbilt University157
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rapid Robotics, inc4
Also worked at Sideqik1
Also worked at Localwise1
Also worked at Modify Watches3
Deals · 4
DeepScribeBoard seat
via Bee Partners · filed Mar 2021 · $3.5M raise
Parsec MediaBoard seat
via Bee Partners · filed Jul 2018 · $2.1M raise
F0calBoard seat
via Bee Partners · filed Mar 2017 · $1M raise
VoltaiqBoard seat
via Bee Partners · filed Nov 2016 · $2.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Bee Partners
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