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Bloomberg Beta Fund V

United States
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About Bloomberg Beta Fund V

Bloomberg Beta Fund V is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage founder reshaping work with tech

future of work
seed stage
Bloomberg LP backed
transparency-first
business x tech

Bullish Signals

Fund V active, $450M total AUMexternal
5 funds raised, consistent $75M sizeexternal
Opportunity fund for follow-on investmentsexternal
Open-source manual = radical transparencyexternal
Bloomberg LP = strategic backerexternal
Entire website open-sourced on GitHubwebsite
SF Associate Fellowship = pipeline accesswebsite
Alumni at Opendoor, Facebook, On Deckwebsite
Creative Commons licensed manualwebsite
Bloomberg as template: founder-led decades-oldwebsite
Invest independently, no Bloomberg preferencewebsite
Offices: SF (140 New Montgomery) + NYCwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Narrow thesis: future of work onlyexternal
Bloomberg ties may limit independence perceptionexternal
SF/NY only — limited geographic reachexternal
Most roles temp — team turnover built-inwebsite

Founder Do's

Read their open-source operating manual first
Align with future-of-work themes
Value radical transparency
Embrace tech + business crossover
Treat fund as long-term partner

Founder Don'ts

Expect Bloomberg customer preference
Skip reading their public manual
Avoid later-stage only pitches

Key GPs & Partners

JC
James Cham
Partner
transparenttech-focused
KK
Karin Klein
Partner
transparentblogger
RB
Roy Bahat
Partner
transparentpodcasterblogger
AM
Angela Martin
Partner
transparent
LB
Lori Berenberg
Partner
transparent
JF
Julianne Fables
Team
transparent
BK
Beth Kroman
Team
transparent
AT
Amy Tam
Team
transparent
CT
Cate Taylor
Team
transparent
SZ
Shivon Zilis
Advisor
advisor

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$75M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Roy Bahat, Karin Klein, James Cham

James ChamPartner
Karin KleinPartner
Roy BahatPartner
Angela MartinPartner
Lori BerenbergPartner
Julianne FablesTeam
Beth KromanTeam
Amy TamTeam
Cate TaylorTeam
Shivon ZilisAdvisor

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