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American venture capitalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roy Bahat (b. 1977) is a venture capitalist, educator, and activist. He is currently the head of Bloomberg Beta, the venture capital arm of Bloomberg. He teaches at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
Roy Bahat | |
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| Born | circa. 1977[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard University and University of Oxford[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Venture capitalist and activist |
| Employer | Bloomberg Beta |
| Title | Head of Bloomberg Beta |
| Website | Personal website |
Bahat was born in 1977.[1] His mother worked for the American Jewish Committee and his father was an architect.[1] He graduated from Harvard University magna cum laude and was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford.[1] At Oxford, Bahat earned a Master's degree in economics.[1]
In 2002 Bahat worked for then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the Senior Policy Director.[2] He left to work for a non-profit called NYC2012, which advocated for the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in New York City.[3] In 2007, Bahat started at News Corporation.[1] He later led the News Corp. brand IGN Entertainment.[4] Bahat left News Corp. in August 2012.[5] He also cofounded a gaming console company called OUYA and created a non-profit.[2]
Bahat has been a venture capitalist since about 2012.[2] He was known in part for funding smaller startups where the founders still had day jobs.[2] In September 2020, Bahat moved temporarily to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in an effort to influence politics in a swing state.[6] He raised money for the Democratic party.[6] He was also involved with "Walk the Vote," a non-partisan group that organizes marches to voting booths.[6] Bahat was on the board of a New York City Jewish day school called the Abraham Joshua Heschel School.[1]
In 2013, Bloomberg Beta was created and Bahat was appointed head of the new entity.[7] Bahat is a partner of Bloomberg Beta along with Karin Klein and James Cham.[8] Bahat started teaching an MBA course on leading a unionized workforce at University of California, Berkeley.[9] He also was a member of the Future of Work Commission, a governmental organization focused on economic growth in California.[8]
Bahat is married with two children.[6] He and his wife are both involved in political activism in support of the Democratic party in the United States.[6] His wife works in the arts.[6] Bahat and his wife married in 2007.[1]
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