James Cham is a Partner at Bloomberg Beta, a firm focused on investing in the future of work. James invests in companies working on applying machine intelligence to businesses and society. He’s currently invested in companies like Weights and Biases, Lambda Labs, and Yurts AI. James speaks and writes on the implications of AI for companies, including a landscape of machine intelligence companies. Business Insider recognized James as one of the best seed investors in their 2024 Seed 100 list (he made #3, for the second year in a row). He’s been involved in investments with companies like Streamlit, LinkedIn, and Twilio. James was previously an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, and a software developer. He lives in Palo Alto.