Karin Klein is a founding partner at Bloomberg Beta, Bloomberg's venture fund that invests in early-stage tech companies that make business work better. She is recognized as a top venture capitalist -- TechWeek’s 100, Silicon Alley’s 100, New York Business Journal's leading "Women of Influence"-- and is a consistently trusted partner to some of New York's most successful startups. Prior to launching Bloomberg Beta, Karin led new initiatives for Bloomberg LP, where she and her team built new businesses, developed strategy and created partnerships. Before joining Bloomberg, Karin led Softbank's team that reviewed all new investments during the period when Softbank invested in Buzzfeed’s seed round and realized the most successful exits in NYC (including Buddy Media, The Huffington Post and Associated Content). Before Softbank, Karin worked with the MC Group and Knowledge Universe, education and media focused investment funds.