Boardy was founded by Andrew D'Souza, Ankur Boyed in 2024.

Who are Boardy's investors?

Boardy's investors include FJ Labs, Golden Ventures, NextView Ventures, Northside Ventures, Phaze Ventures, Creandum, Fortify Ventures, Portal.

Boardy

Founded 2024 · 1,144 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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Boardy is an AI-powered networking agent that identifies relevant people for users to meet and facilitates introductions. It focuses on connecting individuals for purposes such as fundraising and building professional relationships.

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Founders & leadership

Boardy was founded in 2024 by Andrew D'Souza and Ankur Boyed.

Andrew D'Souza Founder // CEO (aka Creator // Mad Scientist)President at Nymi

Ankur Boyed Technical Co-Founder2024–2025Ankur Boyed began developing software at age 14 and later shipped AI products for multiple startups through a development agency before founding Boardy, an AI-powered networking platform.

Investors · 8

FJ Labslisted by FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M

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Golden Ventureslisted by Golden VenturesToronto · $500K – $2.5M

How we know: Golden Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

NextView Ventureslisted by NextView VenturesNew York · $250K – $4M

How we know: NextView Ventures's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · Not right? Tell us

Northside Ventureslisted by Northside VenturesToronto · $73K – $365Kvia Alex McIsaac · inferred

Phaze Ventureslisted by Phaze VenturesMuscat · $1M – $22M

CreandumreportedSan Francisco · $216K – $8.6M

How we know: funding news · techcrunch.com · Not right? Tell us

Fortify VenturesreportedWashington · $100K – $2M

How we know: a partner's Signal profile · Not right? Tell us

Portalreported

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountseed roundJan 2026
Creandum
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Undisclosed amountseed roundJan 2025
Creandum (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

The Boardy mafia →

20 people who came through Boardy went on to found or lead other companies.

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In the news

Boardy AI raises $8M seed round months after closing pre-seed | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jan 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Boardy do?: Boardy is an AI-powered networking agent that identifies relevant people for users to meet and facilitates introductions. It focuses on connecting individuals for purposes such as fundraising and building professional relationships.
Who founded Boardy?: Boardy was founded by Andrew D'Souza, Ankur Boyed in 2024.
Who are Boardy's investors?: Boardy's investors include FJ Labs, Golden Ventures, NextView Ventures, Northside Ventures, Phaze Ventures, Creandum, Fortify Ventures, Portal.