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Roy E. Bahat

Roy E. Bahat

Head of Bloomberg Beta·Bloomberg Beta

San Francisco, CA, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Roy E. Bahat is Head of Bloomberg Beta, an early-stage venture firm backed by Bloomberg that invests in startups making work better. Brookings says Bloomberg Beta was the first venture fund to focus on the future of work and artificial intelligence, and TED describes Bahat’s investing focus as automation, data, robotics, media, productivity tools, and machine intelligence. Before Bloomberg Beta, he founded startups, worked at News Corp., served in New York City government, and worked at McKinsey; he also teaches at UC Berkeley Haas.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

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Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Bloomberg BetaHead2013 – Present
  • University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessLecturer
  • News CorporationCorporate Executive
  • Office of New York City Mayor Michael BloombergSenior Policy Director2002
  • McKinsey & Co.Consultant

Education

  • Harvard CollegeAB, Social Studies
  • University of OxfordMPhil, Economics

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Roy Bahat

Roy Bahat

Head of Bloomberg Beta

Bloomberg Beta

Roy Bahat leads Bloomberg Beta, an early-stage venture firm backed by Bloomberg that invests in startups improving work.

Early‑stage founder supportFuture of work