Roy Bahat
Head of Bloomberg Beta·Bloomberg Beta
Bio
Professional summary
Roy Bahat leads Bloomberg Beta, an early-stage venture capital firm backed by Bloomberg. His Brookings profile describes the firm as focused on startups that make work better and notes its early focus on the future of work and artificial intelligence. The same profile lists portfolio examples including MasterClass, Lambda Labs, Slack, Flexport, Codecademy, and Textio. He is also affiliated with Brookings Metro as a nonresident senior fellow.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Sector
Thesis
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Relevant for founders building AI or workflow products that measurably improve how people and businesses work.
Partneralization hooks
- 1Reference Bloomberg Beta's long-running future-of-work and AI thesis.
- 2Connect the product narrative to making work more productive, humane, or effective.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Brookings profile lists him as a nonresident senior fellow in Brookings Metro.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Bloomberg BetaHead of Bloomberg Beta / PartnerPresent
- IGN EntertainmentPresident
Education
- Stuyvesant High SchoolDegree
Skills
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