Fundraising Fox

Roy Bahat

Investor

Principal at Bloomberg Beta

San Francisco, California

Writes $25K – $1M checks Β· typically $750K

FoundedUcode

About

Roy Bahat is Head of Bloomberg Beta, a venture fund established by Bloomberg L.P. in 2013 focused on technology and machine intelligence companies. He has held roles across nonprofit, professional services, government, media, gaming, academia, and startups, with a focus on improving workplace practices. Bahat teaches at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and serves as an advisor to nonprofit organizations including the Aspen Institute and the Economic Security Project.

Experience

  1. Bloomberg BetaHeadcurrent2013 β€” presentSan Francisco
  2. The Brookings InstitutionSenior Fellow (Nonresident)current2024 β€” present
  3. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessLecturercurrent2011 β€” present
  4. OUYA, Inc.Co-Founder and Chairman2012 β€” 2015
  5. HomeUnemployed (happily)2012 β€” 2013San Francisco
  6. IGN EntertainmentPresident2007 β€” 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  7. News CorporationVice President2006 β€” 2007New York City
  8. HomeUnemployed (unhappily)2005 β€” 2006New York City
  9. NYC2012Director of International Strategy2003 β€” 2005New York City
  10. Office of the Mayor, New York CitySenior Policy Director2002 β€” 2003
  11. McKinsey & Co.Associate2000 β€” 2002New York City

Education

  1. Stuyvesant High School1990 β€” 1994
  2. Harvard UniversityA.B., Social Studies (sic)1994 β€” 1998
  3. University of OxfordM.Phil., Economics1998 β€” 2000
  4. Abraham Joshua Heschel School1983 β€” 1990
  5. P.S. 871980 β€” 1983

Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 2

Cobalt RoboticsBoard seat

via Bloomberg Beta Β· filed Jun 2019 Β· $36.8M raise

press β†—

UcodeBoard seat

via Bloomberg Beta Β· filed May 2016 Β· $1.7M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Bloomberg Beta

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