Shai Deljo
About Shai Deljo
Shai Deljo is based in San Francisco, California. He is Co-Founder and CEO of Beehive AI, an enterprise AI company that analyzes customer data. Crunchbase dates his role at Beehive AI from April 2016.
Before Beehive AI, he co-founded VideoSurf, an AI video search company that Microsoft acquired. He served as its COO. MarketScreener dates VideoSurf's founding to 2006. Beehive AI's site says he built products and technology at Yahoo! and Microsoft. MarketScreener also lists him as Principal at Yahoo! and Implementations Director at Farechase.com.
A third-party profile aggregator lists a BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics from Bar-Ilan University. Crunchbase records 2 companies founded and 1 exit.
Crunchbase classifies Shai Deljo as an Individual/Angel investor with a Seed investor stage. It shows 3 investments in 3 portfolio companies, with no lead investments and 1 exit.
The three recorded investments are Social Studios (seed round, February 2013), Silo (seed round, April 2014) and Globality (Series A, September 2015). Crunchbase lists no lead investor for any of them. His most recent recorded investment was in 2015. Crunchbase's exit record is Social Studios.
The dollar figures in Crunchbase are the sizes of the rounds. They are not his own check sizes. He has not publicly stated his check size. Dealroom also lists him as an angel investor, but it does not disclose recent deal activity.
No public record shows Shai Deljo making angel investments in AI companies. The three investments Crunchbase records predate the 2023 generative AI wave.
His AI experience comes from operating. VideoSurf was an AI video search company. Beehive AI describes itself as a specialized AI platform for analyzing unstructured, open-ended customer data. It trains models on each enterprise's own data. In June 2023, Beehive AI announced a $5.1M seed round led by Valley Capital Partners. Gunderson Dettmer advised the company on the round.
Founders can use this experience to judge how he might help with enterprise AI products, data and go-to-market. He has not stated that he invests in this area.
Crunchbase lists his investor stage as Seed and his investor type as Individual/Angel. His recorded deals cover seed and Series A rounds, and all are in his home market of the San Francisco Bay Area or involve US companies. He has not published a thesis, preferred sectors, geographic limits or check size. Founders should not assume any of these.
A short, specific note on enterprise AI or applied machine learning, which draws on his operating background, is likely to be more relevant than a generic pitch. This is an inference from his career, not a stated preference.
- Globality: Series A, announced September 2015. Crunchbase records the round at $10M and shows him as a participant, not the lead.
- Silo: Seed round, announced April 2014. Crunchbase does not disclose the round size or a lead.
- Social Studios: Seed round, announced February 2013, recorded at $700K. Crunchbase lists it as his 1 exit.
- crunchbase.com/person/shai-deljo
- beehive.ai/our-story
- gunder.com/en/news-insights/client-news/beehive-ai-emerges-from-stealt
- mrweb.com/drno/news35126.htm
- marketscreener.com/insider/SHAI-DELJO-A0Q1AR
- bloomberg.com/profile/person/17246304
- me.sh/profile/shai-deljo
- theorg.com/org/beehive-ai/org-chart/shai-deljo
Investing activity
Shai Deljo has made 3 investments according to Crunchbase across 3 portfolio companies, and has seen 1 exit and founded 2 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Shai Deljo
Who is Shai Deljo?
Shai Deljo is Co-Founder and CEO of Beehive AI in San Francisco. He previously co-founded VideoSurf, an AI video search company acquired by Microsoft, where he was COO.
Is Shai Deljo an angel investor?
Crunchbase lists him as an Individual/Angel investor with a Seed stage focus. It records 3 investments and 1 exit, with no lead investments.
What is Shai Deljo's check size?
He has not publicly stated a check size. Crunchbase shows the total size of the rounds he joined, not his own contribution, so any figure would be a guess.
What companies has Shai Deljo invested in?
Crunchbase lists Social Studios (seed, 2013), Silo (seed, 2014) and Globality (Series A, 2015). It records no more recent investments.
Does Shai Deljo invest in AI startups?
No public record shows AI angel investments by him. His AI experience is as a founder of VideoSurf and Beehive AI.
What is Beehive AI?
Beehive AI is a specialized AI platform that analyzes unstructured customer data for enterprises. It announced a $5.1M seed round led by Valley Capital Partners in June 2023.
Where is Shai Deljo based?
Shai Deljo is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
How can founders reach Shai Deljo?
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