Michael Berolzheimer
VCFounder & Managing Partner, Bee Partners
Pre-seed deep tech investor, 15 years backing radical founders
Background
Michael Berolzheimer is Founder and Managing Partner of Bee Partners, which he founded in 2009 as one of the earliest dedicated pre-seed deep tech venture funds. He has partnered with nearly 100 founders pre-product and pre-revenue across four funds totaling $150M+. He began his career in finance at DLJ/Credit Suisse. He holds dual undergraduate degrees in computer science and economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas. Notable exits include TubeMogul (IPO 2014) and BuildingConnected (acquired by Autodesk for $275M in 2018).
Investment Thesis
Pre-seed deep tech: Human-Machine Interaction, Machine-to-Machine Learning, and Biological Machines — backing radical technical founders at team-and-a-dream stage.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $300K–$1.5M
Sectors
Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)