Bolster was founded by Mike Bignold in 2015.

Who are Bolster's investors?

Bolster's investors include Cathexis Ventures, FUSE, Soma Capital, Takeoff Capital, Y Combinator, CERVIN VENTURES, Cheyenne Ventures, Crosslink Capital and 12 more.

How much funding has Bolster raised?

Bolster has disclosed $14M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

Where is Bolster headquartered?

Bolster is headquartered in Calgary, CA.

Bolster

YC S21

Calgary, CA · Founded 2015 · 25 employees · Hiring · 22 known investors

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Bolster provides construction management software for residential construction, focusing on estimation and digital workflows to modernize how projects are bought, sold, and managed.

Also known as Cost Certified Inc. · CostCertified

Construction Tech Fintech Marketplaces PropTech SaaS MarketplaceCanadaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

Bolster was founded in 2015 by Mike Bignold.

Mike Bignold Founder + CEOMike Bignold previously ran a contracting company before founding CostCertified, where he launched the platform full-time in 2017. He holds a BMgt from the University of British Columbia (Okanagan).

Abhishek DubeyFounder

Shashi PrakashFounder

Lewis CowieCOO

Jena RhydderchHuman Resources

Douney SantangeloHR Specialist

Dave Vass

Investors · 22

Cathexis Ventureslisted by Cathexis VenturesHouston · $250K – $1M

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FUSElisted by FUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M

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Soma Capitallisted by Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Takeoff Capitallisted by Takeoff Capital$250K – $10M

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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CERVIN VENTURESreportedFremont

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Cheyenne VenturesreportedWoodside

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Crosslink CapitalreportedMenlo Park · $1M – $9M

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Cyber Mentor FundreportedNew York

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Founders FundreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $5M

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FoundryreportedBoulder · $250K – $15M

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High AlphareportedIndianapolis

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Highsage Venturesreported

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I2BF Global VenturesreportedNew York · $500K – $10M

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K5 GlobalreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $3M

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M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)reportedSeattle · $100K – $10M

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Redbud VCreportedColumbia · $50K – $150K

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Thomvest VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $2M – $5M

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Transform Capital ManagementreportedSan Francisco

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Union Square Ventures (USV)reportedNew York · $1M – $8M

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Also in the syndicate · 2

Liberty Global VenturesM12lead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$14M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2021–2024

$14MSeries BMay 2024 · 2 sources
M12 (lead), Cervin Ventures, Cheyenne Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Liberty Global Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Transform Capital
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Undisclosed amountseed roundOct 2021
FUSE (lead), I2BF Global Ventures, Soma Capital
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Companies working in the same space as Bolster.

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corporate structure

Cost Certified Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bolster do?: Bolster provides construction management software for residential construction, focusing on estimation and digital workflows to modernize how projects are bought, sold, and managed.
Who founded Bolster?: Bolster was founded by Mike Bignold in 2015.
Who are Bolster's investors?: Bolster's investors include Cathexis Ventures, FUSE, Soma Capital, Takeoff Capital, Y Combinator, CERVIN VENTURES, Cheyenne Ventures, Crosslink Capital and 12 more.
How much funding has Bolster raised?: Bolster has disclosed $14M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Bolster headquartered?: Bolster is headquartered in Calgary, CA.