In 2013, Bloomberg Beta was created and Bahat was appointed head of the new entity. Bahat is a partner of Bloomberg Beta along with Karin Klein and James Cham. Bahat and the cofounders became known for their early investments in artificial intelligence companies. [1] Their first investment was in Newsle, which was acquired by LinkedIn for $52 million. [1] The founders also focused on artificial intelligence companies in their 2014 fund and started making investments in generative artificial intelligence in 2015, before the technology gained more widespread interest. [1]
Bahat started writing and speaking about business people collaborating with organized workforces, after doing a report for Bloomberg on future labor trends. [2] For example, in 2023 he started a private roundtable with the Aspen Institute focused on organized labor. [2] Bahat started teaching an MBA course on leading a unionized workforce at University of California, Berkeley.
References
- ^ a b c Rafieyan, Darius (September 18, 2023). "'The scholar, the pragmatist, and the rainmaker:' How three Bloomberg Beta VCs bet on AI before it became a buzzword". Business Insider. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Lapowsky, Issie (August 31, 2023). "This VC believes in unions. Can he convince the rest of corporate America to join him?". Fast Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
In 2013, Bloomberg Beta was created and Bahat was appointed head of the new entity. Bahat is a partner of Bloomberg Beta along with Karin Klein and James Cham. Bahat and the cofounders became known for their early investments in artificial intelligence companies. [1] Their first investment was in Newsle, which was acquired by LinkedIn for $52 million. [1] The founders also focused on artificial intelligence companies in their 2014 fund and started making investments in generative artificial intelligence in 2015, before the technology gained more widespread interest. [1]
Bahat started writing and speaking about business people collaborating with organized workforces, after doing a report for Bloomberg on future labor trends. [2] For example, in 2023 he started a private roundtable with the Aspen Institute focused on organized labor. [2] Bahat started teaching an MBA course on leading a unionized workforce at University of California, Berkeley.
References
- ^ a b c Rafieyan, Darius (September 18, 2023). "'The scholar, the pragmatist, and the rainmaker:' How three Bloomberg Beta VCs bet on AI before it became a buzzword". Business Insider. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Lapowsky, Issie (August 31, 2023). "This VC believes in unions. Can he convince the rest of corporate America to join him?". Fast Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.