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Karin Klein

Karin Klein

Founding Partner·Bloomberg Beta

New York, NY

Bio

Professional summary

Karin Klein is a founding partner at Bloomberg Beta and is described by Bloomberg as New York-based. In Bloomberg's interview, Bloomberg Beta is described as a seed-stage venture fund backed by Bloomberg LP that invests in technology companies making work better. The source identifies the firm's focus areas as machine intelligence, data, technology platforms, media distribution, content discovery, networks and communities, human-computer interaction, and radically new organizational models. The same Bloomberg source notes Klein's recognition as a top venture capitalist and references her work with New York startups, including having led the first venture round in Buddy Media.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

seedearly-stage

Sector

future of workmachine intelligencedatatechnology platformsmedia distributionhuman-computer interaction

Thesis

technology companies that make work bettermachine intelligence and dataNew York startup ecosystem

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Buddy MediaProduct Hunt

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Relevant for seed-stage founders building AI, data, workflow, or organizational tools that improve how businesses operate.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Tie the pitch to Bloomberg Beta's stated mission of making work better.
  2. 2Mention the New York startup ecosystem if there is a credible NYC angle.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • Recognized in Business Insider's 2025 Seed 40 list as a founding partner at Bloomberg Beta.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Bloomberg BetaFounding Partner2013 – Present
  • Regency CentersBoard Member2019 – Present
  • Paramount GroupBoard Member2016 – 2025
  • Bloomberg LPHead of New Initiatives2010 – 2013
  • SoftbankInvestment Team Lead2010

Education

  • University of PennsylvaniaMBA & BS, Wharton School
  • University of PennsylvaniaBA, Annenberg School of Communications

Skills

Early-stage investingEnterprise softwareMedia techNYC tech ecosystemBoard leadership

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