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Tim Smith

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Partner at Bee Partners.
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Tim is a Partner at Bee Partners with 40 years of experience in technology, design, and marketing. He founded Red Sky Interactive, growing it to 600 employees, and is a graduate of UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business. People who have worked with him describe him as a "powerful creative force" with a "no-BS" style.

Outside of his venture capital work, Tim is a family man who lives in Marin County and enjoys hiking, surfing, and various board sports. His passion for unique experiences extends to being a commercially rated pilot for hot air balloons, reflecting a blend of adventure and technical skill.

Unique fact: He may be the only person youll meet whose car was once repaired by Steve Jobs.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Pre-Seed Investing
As a Partner at Bee Partners, his firm is often the first outside capital into pre-seed companies with a focus on deep tech.
AI's True Use
He recently co-authored a piece emphasizing that successful AI startups must design solutions that fully exploit the new technology, rather than just iterating on old methods.
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Career

Work history

2-2017
Partner
Bee Partners.
6-2016
Guest Lecturer
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
9-2013
Venture Fellow / Design Program Lead
Skydeck | Berkeley
1-2021 - 10-2024
Board Member
Sound Credit
12-2021 - 9-2024
Board Member
WARP
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Education
1986 - 1988
BS
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
1984 - 1985
Business
College of Marin, Kentfield, California
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