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bloombergbeta.com

Investments

218

Portfolio Exits

34

Funds

4

About Bloomberg Beta

Bloomberg Beta is an early-stage venture fund backed by Bloomberg that invests in startups built by founders making work better, focusing on machine learning.

Headquarters Location

140 New Montgomery Street

San Francisco, California, 94105,

United States

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Digital Lending

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Latest Bloomberg Beta News

Twitter, Company That Doesn't Pay Its Bills, Acquires Job Search Startup Laskie

May 16, 2023

The social media company acquired the relatively unknown job search startup Laskie, Axios and Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. According to its website, the company bills itself as a sort of dating app for job seekers and employers and touts its “precision matches.” One of Laskie’s founders, CEO Chris Bakke, previously sold the startup Interviewed to Indeed in 2017. Both outlets cited unknown sources familiar with the deal. Axios reports Twitter paid tens of millions for the company in cash and stock, though, no sale price has been disclosed so far. Advertisement As of Tuesday morning, Laskie’s website was no longer online. Attempts to access the website produced the following message: “The Laskie platform is no longer available.” However, Gizmodo was able to view a saved version of the website through the Internet Archive . “We believe that finding an incredible remote job shouldn’t be so challenging. We’ve helped everyone from engineers to designers to marketers find their dream role,” Laskie’s now-deleted “About” page reads. “Our job is to match you with opportunities you want at companies that are interested in you.” Musk previously barred Twitter employees from working remotely, leading some to quit. Advertisement In a blog post, Laskie CTO and cofounder Daniel O’Shea stated that job seekers using Laskie moved forward with more than 80% of the matches recommended to them by the company. While Laskie was always free for job seekers, the company charged employers a percentage of the hired employee’s first year’s salary as payment for its services. Laskie was founded in 2021 and last disclosed that it had raised $6 million in a seed round led by Bloomberg Beta and Peak State Ventures. Gizmodo reached out to Twitter’s press office for comment on Tuesday morning but received the company’s standard poop emoji in response. Advertisement As of now, Musk is still in control of Twitter. Under his watch, the company has made headlines numerous times for not paying its landlords or suppliers. Musk’s refusal to pay bills lead to the temporary eviction of Twitter’s employees in Singapore . Others, meanwhile, were forced to bring in their own toilet paper after he fired the office’s janitors. Musk has also changed Twitter’s name to “X” and said he wants to make it into an “everything app” that includes payments. Start the discussion

Bloomberg Beta Investments

218 Investments

Bloomberg Beta has made 218 investments. Their latest investment was in Wrangle as part of their Seed VC - II on May 5, 2023.

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Bloomberg Beta Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

5/16/2023

Seed VC - II

Wrangle

$2M

No

1

5/1/2023

Series A

Campus

$29M

Yes

3

4/25/2023

Series B - II

Replit

$97.4M

No

4

4/5/2023

Series A

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$99M

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10

3/30/2023

Seed VC - II

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$99M

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10

Date

5/16/2023

5/1/2023

4/25/2023

4/5/2023

3/30/2023

Round

Seed VC - II

Series A

Series B - II

Series A

Seed VC - II

Company

Wrangle

Campus

Replit

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Amount

$2M

$29M

$97.4M

$99M

$99M

New?

No

Yes

No

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Co-Investors

Sources

1

3

4

10

10

Bloomberg Beta Portfolio Exits

34 Portfolio Exits

Bloomberg Beta has 34 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Laskie on May 16, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

5/16/2023

Acquired

$99M

12

1/31/2023

Acquired

$99M

4

3/29/2022

Acquired

$99M

4

3/2/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

3/2/2022

Reverse Merger

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$99M

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10

Date

5/16/2023

1/31/2023

3/29/2022

3/2/2022

3/2/2022

Exit

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Reverse Merger

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

12

4

4

10

10

Bloomberg Beta Fund History

4 Fund Histories

Bloomberg Beta has 4 funds, including Bloomberg Beta IV.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

6/30/2022

Bloomberg Beta IV

$75M

1

10/18/2019

Bloomberg Beta III

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$99M

10

7/19/2016

Bloomberg Beta II

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$99M

10

6/1/2013

Bloomberg Beta I

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$99M

0

Closing Date

6/30/2022

10/18/2019

7/19/2016

6/1/2013

Fund

Bloomberg Beta IV

Bloomberg Beta III

Bloomberg Beta II

Bloomberg Beta I

Fund Type

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Amount

$75M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Sources

1

10

10

0

Bloomberg Beta Team

1 Team Member

Bloomberg Beta has 1 team member, including current Founding Partner, Karin Klein.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Karin Klein

Bloomberg, and SBNY

Founding Partner

Current

Name

Karin Klein

Work History

Bloomberg, and SBNY

Title

Founding Partner

Status

Current

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