# Bay McLaughlin

> Bay McLaughlin is a pre-seed investor at Brinc (San Francisco) backing Internet of Things and Art. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Brinc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brinc-io)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betabay
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/betabay
- Website: https://x.com/betabay
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/betabay

Bay McLaughlin is a pre-seed investor at Brinc in San Francisco focused on Internet of Things and Art. I've supported technology startups for the last 13 years. Half of this time was spent at Apple as a founding team member of their global SMB channel and as the founder of their first Entrepreneurship Evangelism channel. To support startups at Apple, I partnered with the world’s best founders, venture capitalists, incubators and accelerators toidentify and solve their most pressing strategic issues. My team at Apple grossed more than $350M USD in sales and is still the #1 team globally in Apple SMB's division. The other half of my career has been spent inside of or founding startups, two of which failed, one of which exited successfully. Currently, I have equity positions in 143 companies across 35 countries, ranging from B2B SaaS platforms to the number one website in surfing and medical and drone technologies that improve lives and our world every day (plus two Unicorns ;-).Most recently, I've co-founded Brinc.io, a global venture accelerator platform. We have 9 accelerator programs, offices in 6 countries, and 2 venture capital funds. We are also one of the top 10 largest early-stage venture capital firms globally.I also serve on the Boards of Brinc, Soundbrenner, SilentMode (combined worth more than $100M and growing fast) and the not for profit entrepreneurship society called EYES.I create content from the heart and only want to do one thing well... provide value to everyone that interacts with me and help everyone out just like others have done for me.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 67% |
| Art | 1 | 33% |
| Music | 1 | 33% |
| Solar | 1 | 33% |
| Drones | 1 | 33% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 67% |
| India | 1 | 33% |
| Singapore | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EnerDrones | EnerDrones charging system is a station for drones where to land and charge their batteries in a matter of minutes intead of hours, performing a completely wireless charging and effectively increasing the range and overall capabilities of the drones, improving efficiency and profitability. | $70K | Pre-Seed | Aug 15, 2018 |  |
| Soundbrenner | Soundbrenner - making music practice addictive. Over 1 billion people have tried learning an instrument and failed. More than 90% of people who start playing music give up in less than a year. Enter Soundbrenner. By combining wearables with great software, Soundbrenner creates a music practice experience that is fun and rewarding, allowing anyoneto learn and master any instrument.To date we shipped over 80,000 wearables and are in music stores in over 40 countries. Our mobile apps are used by over 500,000 musicians every month. We're headquartered in Hong Kong and operate an additional office in Berlin. While we are proud of the progress we made so far, we still consider ourselves to be at the very beginning of what is to come. | $25K | Pre-Seed |  |  |
| Ideal Workspace | Ideal Workspace is on the frontier of workplace technology. Its first product is the Altizen Smart Standing Workstation, a smart motorised workstation that transforms any tabletop into a healthy standing desk. Unlike other standing desks, Altizen is intelligent - it engages tracks and coaches the user with its sensors and mobile phone app, toencourage a more active and healthier life. |  | Pre-Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About Brinc

VC Fund · Central, Hong Kong

Headquartered in Hong Kong, Brinc is a leader in global venture acceleration and operates 15 multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries. Brinc accelerates startups focused on blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, clean energy, food technology, and Internet of Things (IoT) witha view to creating a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive future. Brinc also supports corporations with distributed innovation strategies, sourcing of new startups and technologies, as well as venture-building Web3-enabled businesses. Global corporations (Manulife, Huawei, Schneider Electric, Puma, Batelco, Merck, Omantel, Linrun Group, Zhihui Park), government organizations (Hong Kong Science Park, NEOM, MBRIF, Guangdong Soft-tech Park), tertiary institutions (HK City University, National University of Singapore), fast-growing companies (Animoca Brands, DayDayCook), and leading venture funds (Artesian, LeverVC, Tamkeen, EDB) have all run programs with Brinc. In 2021, Brinc announced a series of venture funds to invest in high-potential early-stage companies through accelerators and provide LPs with a dedicated innovation platform and access to Series A+ co-investment opportunities.

5 contacts available at Brinc.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Heriberto Saldivar Massimi | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heriberto-saldivar-massimi |
| Agnieszka Poznańska | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agnieszka-pozna%C5%84ska |
| Bashar Aboudaoud | Co-Founder and CSO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bashar-aboudaoud |
| Bay McLaughlin | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-mclaughlin |
| Dhinesh Pandian | incubated Team X | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dhinesh-pandian |

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## FAQ

### What does Bay McLaughlin invest in?

Bay McLaughlin invests primarily in Internet of Things, Art and Music startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bay McLaughlin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bay McLaughlin closed in Aug 2018. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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