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boldstart ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingMiami · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Also known as boldstart · BOLDSTART VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC
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Investment thesis
boldstart practices 'Inception' investing, collaborating with technical founders before company creation and leading pre-product rounds. The firm focuses on the autonomous enterprise, backing builders in AI-native infrastructure, security, applications, and models. It leverages an early adopter network to help transform bold ideas into category-defining companies. With over a decade of experience, boldstart aims to be a true believer alongside founders on the uncertain path from idea to Series A, having backed companies such as Snyk, Clay, and Protect AI from their earliest days.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
2 people who came through boldstart ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 69 of 104 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×38AI & Machine Learning ×35SaaS ×32Developer Tools ×26Data & Infrastructure ×18Cybersecurity ×17Cloud Computing ×14Future of Work ×8
HQs:United States×48Finland×1United Kingdom×1Ireland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 51 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×173 founders×114+ founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 66 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Tel Aviv University ×4University of Cambridge ×4University of British Columbia ×3Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ×2Harvard University ×2McGill University ×2New York University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×35Business & Management ×8Engineering ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×5Physics ×5Finance & Accounting ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 75 founders with career history
Google ×6Microsoft ×48VC ×3Google Deepmind ×3LinkedIn ×3Oracle ×3Palo Alto Networks ×3Salesforce ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
13 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 68 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders
Investments · 104 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 92024 · 62023 · 92022 · 92021 · 92020 · 32019 · 22017 · 12016 · 12014 · 12011 · 157 dated
SecurityScorecard provides third-party risk management (TPRM) software using AI to help organizations identify, monitor, and mitigate cybersecurity risks across their supply chain and vendor networks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Sam Kassoumeh(Founder)inAleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersIntel CapitalNGP CapitalRiverwood CapitalAXA Venture PartnersAccomplice+7 more
TopCoat Data built a data analytics platform that integrates with dbt to help data analysts and engineers create custom data reporting, visualizations, and analytical applications for external audiences.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Seth Rosen(Co-founder & CEO)Josh Rosen(Co-founder)
Co-investorsMaterialized View Capital
Artillery is a performance testing toolkit that provides load testing, Playwright-based end-to-end testing, and production monitoring capabilities for web applications and APIs.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLimerick, IE
Hassy Veldstra(Founder)inHasan Minatullaevich Veldstra(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEliot Durbin· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsY CombinatorAccuro TrusteesEssence Venture CapitalFirst Round CapitalGeneral CatalystLowercase Capital+2 more
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BigID is a data security platform that discovers, classifies, and governs enterprise data across cloud, SaaS, and unstructured environments to enable privacy, security, and compliance.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMamaroneck, US
Nimrod Vax(Founder)inDimitri Sirota(Founder)in
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsClearSkyCollective LiquidityComcast VenturesGaia Ventures+15 more
Blockdaemon provides blockchain infrastructure services including staking, node deployment, APIs, and wallet management across 60+ protocols for financial institutions and developers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechLos Angeles, US
Konstantin Richter(Founder)in
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D
Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)Amplify.LAAurum Venture PartnersBaroda VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsBorderless Venture+33 more
A cybersecurity company focused on improving user experience and product quality, positioning itself against vendors that prioritize marketing over practical solutions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMountain View, US
Kunal Agarwal(Founder)in
BoardSteve Schoenfeld(Director)
Board seatEd SimEd Sim· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Preface Ventures
FortressIQ built a computer-vision-based process discovery and task mining platform; acquired by Automation Anywhere in 2021-2022.
San Francisco, US
PANKAJ CHOWDHRY(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsComcast VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAudaciousEniac Ventures+12 more
Generalist develops embodied foundation models for robots, focusing on dexterity and enabling machines to intelligently interact with the physical world.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsBay Area, Boston, US
Andy Zeng(Founder)inPete Florence(Founder)inAndrew Barry(Founder)in
BoardFraser Kelton(Director)inRobert Toews(Director)
Board seatEllen Chisa· per SEC Form D
Co-investors8VCInspired CapitalInterwoven VenturesLMNT VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersNVIDIA+11 more
Hypernative provides machine learning-powered security monitoring and threat detection for blockchain and digital assets, protecting organizations operating across multiple blockchain networks.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Gal Sagie(Founder)inDan Caspi(Founder)in
BoardDor Lee-Lo(Director)in
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesBloccelerate VCBorderless VentureCMT Digital VenturesIBI Tech FundTen Eleven+1 more
Netpreme develops a Memory Processing Unit (MPU) and Networked Memory Tiering technology designed to extend XPU memory capacity for AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, US
Zhizhen Zhong(Co-Founder & CEO)inNikita Lazarev(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardYuqin Duan(Director)
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D · $13.4M raise · filed Jul 2025
Co-investorsRhapsody Venture PartnersThe E14 FundPropeller Inc.
Data & InfrastructureOakland, US
Brian Douglas(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatEllen Chisa· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed May 2023
Co-investorsTechstars
Protect AI develops security solutions for artificial intelligence systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Ian Swanson(Founder)inBadar Ahmed(Founder)inDaryan Dehghanpisheh(Founder)
BoardRichard Seewald(Director)inMark Kraynak(Director)in
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAcrew CapitalAviso VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersIn-Q-TelSamsung Next+5 more
Topos Bio develops an AI-native drug discovery platform focused on intrinsically disordered proteins, which are dynamic proteins associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's and prostate cancer.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Ryan Zarcone(Founder)inAmir Khosrowshahi(Founder)in
Board seatEllen Chisa· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsThreshold Ventures
Agentuity builds infrastructure for managing and operating autonomous AI agents at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Jeff Haynie(Founder)inRick Blalock(Founder)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaSouthern Equity
Amberdata provides institutional-grade data, analytics, and infrastructure solutions for digital assets and Web3, covering market data, portfolio and risk management, compliance, and tax management.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechFremont, US
Joanes Espanol(Executive Officer, Promoter)inTongtong Gong(Executive Officer, Promoter)inShawn Douglass(CEO)in
BoardLars Leckie(Director)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodCoinbase VenturesCTC VenturesFenbushi CapitalGalaxy VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)+8 more
Integration testing made easier for developers; acquired by Docker
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsIA Seed VenturesInsight PartnersIrregular Expressions
Backbone One is a mobile game controller that enables remote play of PC games installed on Steam from mobile devices via the Steam Link app.
ConsumerGamingHardwareVancouver, US
Maneet Khaira(Executive Officer, Director)inSydney Newton(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGurdeep Pall(Director)
Co-investors359 CapitalActivant CapitalG SquaredHabitat PartnersIndex VenturesLeft Lane Capital+18 more
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Baz builds AI review agents for software engineering teams that analyze implementation plans, pull requests, security vulnerabilities, and merge readiness across an entire codebase.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Guy Eisenkot(Founder)inNimrod Kor(Founder)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesAFG PartnersFusion
PagerDuty Workflow Automation lets Dev and IT Operations teams automate manual business processes by combining human-in-the-loop steps such as approvals and decisions with technical automation like Runbook Automation.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US
Sean Chou(Executive Officer, Director)inRavi Singh(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Barris(Director)in
Co-investorsChicago VenturesIn-Q-TelIntel CapitalLightbankValor Equity PartnersFoundation Capital+5 more
ChangeTip built a payment application designed to work inside social networks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investors500 GlobalBlockchain CapitalIdealabTransmedia Capital
Clay provides a data enrichment and workflow platform that combines first-party, intent, and third-party data from 100+ sources to help sales and growth teams identify and reach target customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York, US
Kareem Amin(Founder)inKareem Amin Varun Anand(Founder)Nicolae Rusan(Founder)Phillippe Siclait(Founder)inSebastien Siclait(Founder)inVarun Anand(Founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmbush CapitalBlackbird VenturesBoxGroupCapitalGCharge VC+21 more
CloudQuery provides cloud governance teams with unified visibility and management across multiple cloud providers and accounts.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Yevgeny Pats(Founder)
Co-investorsPartech VenturesSierra VenturesMango CapitalTiger Global ManagementWork-Bench
Common Paper provides contract templates and standards for technology transactions, enabling programmatic access to contracts through open-source standards.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSales TechPhiladelphia, US
Benjamin Garvey(Founder)inJake Stein(Founder)in
Co-investorsUncork CapitalY Combinator
CrewAI provides an enterprise platform for discovering, building, deploying, and governing AI agents that automate workflows across business applications, with no-code multi-agent workflow creation and observability.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
João (Joe) Moura(Co-founder)inRob Bailey(Co-founder)inJoao Moura(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlitzscaling VenturesCraft VenturesDallas Venture CapitalEarl Grey CapitalFirsthandVC+4 more
Dooly was a CRM integration platform for sales teams, but the company is shutting down on June 30, 2025.
Sales Tech
Justin Vaillancourt(Founder)
Co-investorsCrew CapitalMantis CapitalPallasite VenturesReshapeAdditionBattery Ventures+7 more
Dylibso builds developer tooling and infrastructure that helps engineering teams run WebAssembly in production.
Co-investorsCrew CapitalFelicis VenturesEight Roads VenturesGraph VenturesImmad AkhundMichael Ma+4 more
WebAssembly infrastructure and developer tools for plugin systems
Co-investorsPebblebedCrew CapitalFelicis VenturesSierra Ventures
Easop provides a platform for managing equity compensation for international employees, handling global compliance across 70+ countries, legal operations, and employee education on equity.
HR TechLegalTechSaaS
Naël El Berkani(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesPartech Ventures
env0 is an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) platform that standardizes deployment workflows across teams and departments, enabling consistent execution of plans, applies, validations, and post-deployment actions.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Omry Hay(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrescendo Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Mango CapitalVenture Guides Management, L.P.Zag CapitalARC VENTURES+3 more
Ethos built a Sui blockchain wallet and developer tooling for discovering and using decentralized applications.
Co-investorsgumi IncWWVenturesBuilder Capitalgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)Meltem DemirorsMysten Labs+1 more
Fireblocks provides infrastructure and platform services for managing digital assets and transactions, serving enterprises and startups that build and operate blockchain-based financial solutions.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Michael Shaulov(Founder)inPavel Berengoltz(Founder)inIdan Ofrat(Founder)in
Co-investors515 VenturesCanapi VenturesCapitalGCoatue ManagementCyberstartsDigital Currency Group+22 more
Front is a support and sales platform that combines messaging, internal collaboration, and AI automation to handle customer requests and sales workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Mathilde Collin(CEO)inLaurent Perrin(CTO)inCyril Gantzer(Analytics \u0026 Growth)inPaul Dornier(Group Product Manager)inHenry Dornier(Product and engineering)inDennis Stevense(Engineering lead)
Co-investors515 VenturesBattery VenturesCoatue ManagementFundersClubHypothesisInitialized Capital+27 more
Front AI builds an AI-powered customer service platform that automates service channels with multilingual conversational bots and provides channel strategy optimization tools.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSFinland, FI
Co-investorsLifeline Ventures
Grepr is an infrastructure technology company that provides observability and reliability tools designed to help engineering teams operate more efficiently in environments increasingly driven by AI-generated code.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzThe E14 Fund
Harbr provides a platform for external data delivery and distribution, letting data providers push data to cloud environments (Databricks, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage), file drops, Delta Shares, or desktop via SFTP under consistent entitlements and governance.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Anthony Cosgrove MBE(Founder)inAnthony Cosgrove(Founder)inGary Butler(Co-Founder)Leo Spiegel(CEO)inTom Blacksell(Chief Revenue Officer; Company Secretary)inMarvin Reynolds(Chief Customer Officer)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Crane Venture PartnersBackedDawn Capital
Human First developed Atlas, a platform providing evidence and insights related to digital health measurement; the company and its Atlas product have been acquired by ICON.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtech
Gregory Whiteside(CEO)
Co-investorsDorm RoomFounder CollectiveLux CapitalThreshold VenturesArkitekt VenturesBoost VC+7 more
HYPR provides phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication for enterprise security teams using device-bound passkeys and public key cryptography.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
George Avetisov(Cofounder)inRoman Kadinsky(Founder)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesAlumni VenturesComcast VenturesMESHRRE VenturesRTP Global+3 more
IOpipe is a serverless DevOps platform that provides visibility and monitoring for serverless applications in production.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSeattle, US
Erica Windisch(Founder and CTO)inAdam Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Windisch(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsLas Olas Venture CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Struck CapitalTechstarsUnderscore VCMadrona Venture Group
Jeli provides incident analysis and collaborative learning tools that help engineering and operations teams review incidents, build timelines, and identify patterns to improve reliability.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsHeavybitAdditionHarrison Metal
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Keycard provides infrastructure for AI agents to operate safely and securely in production environments, enabling developers to connect agents to services across multiple clouds while maintaining identity, policy, and audit controls.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Ian Livingstone(Founder)inMatthew Creager(Founder)inJared Hanson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzEssence Venture CapitalExceptional CapitalModern TechnicalTapestry VC+2 more
Kumospace provides a virtual office and events platform where distributed teams meet over chat and video in immersive online spaces.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US
Yang Mou(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersCharge VCEniac Ventures
Kustomer is an AI-native customer experience (CX) platform that ties every interaction to a complete customer record so AI and human agents can respond with full context, automate conversations, and manage support workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechShort Hills, US
Jeremy Suriel(Founder)inBrad Birnbaum(Founder)inMichael Chapin(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardScott Beechuk(Director)inAlex Bard(Director)inNeeraj Agrawal(Director)in
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesBattery VenturesBoxGroupCanaan PartnersCisco InvestmentsCoatue Management+8 more
Liveblocks provides APIs and infrastructure for building real-time collaborative tools, enabling multiplayer functionality for creative and productivity applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsHR TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Guillaume Salles(Founder)inSteven Fabre(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdventure FundAtlassian VenturesKima VenturesMaximilian StoiberBanana CapitalEssence Venture Capital
Memphis.dev is an open-source, Kubernetes-native data streaming platform and message broker for backend developers.
Co-investorsAngular Ventures
Olympix provides a security tool for smart contract development that deterministically analyzes Solidity code to detect and remediate vulnerabilities before audits and deployment.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Channi(Founder)
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupPEER VCPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Founder)inElon Musk(Founder)inGreg Brockman(Founder)inIlya Sutskever(Founder)inWojciech Zaremba(Founder)inJohn Schulman(Founder)
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalA-Rod CorpA.Capital VenturesA'Z AngelsAdvent InternationalAliya Capital Partners+98 more
Optic generates OpenAPI specifications from test traffic and maintains their accuracy through automated schema testing and patch application.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Aidan Cunniffe(CEO)inAndrey Doronichev(Founder)Roman Doronin(Founder)Vlad Vinogradov(Founder)Nicholas Lim(Senior Engineer)Dev Doshi
Co-investorsKindred VenturesY CombinatorZag Capital20VCACE & CompanyFriale+7 more
Rapportive displays contact information and social profiles directly within email clients, allowing users to view photos, locations, and professional details about message senders and connect with them on social networks.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Rahul Vohra(CEO)inMartin Kleppmann(Founder)Sam Stokes(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalKima VenturesY CombinatorZelkova Ventures
API and platform for interactive emails with real-time analytics; acquired by Salesforce
Co-investorsCourtside VenturesOutbound VenturesRainfall VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Lerer Hippeau
Reco secures AI and agent sprawl across enterprise ecosystems by detecting and controlling unauthorized AI usage with 260+ app integrations and 1,000+ detection controls.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Gal Nakash(Founder)Ofer Klein(Founder)Tal Shapira(Founder)
Co-investorsAngular VenturesCrew CapitalIngka InvestmentsInsight PartnersJibe VenturesS Ventures+3 more
Replicated provides a container-based platform for software vendors to deploy cloud-native applications in customer environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Grant Miller(Founder)Marc Campbell(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersFounder CollectiveHeavybitMucker CapitalPlexo CapitalPreston-Werner Ventures+7 more
Retool is a platform for building and governing internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards across teams.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Hsu(CEO)inSnir Kodesh(Head of Engineering)Anthony GuoAlex Tapper(Customer Engineer)Jack McCloy(Software Engineer)Donald Hruska(Engineering)
Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementLiquid VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesSequoia CapitalStandard Capital+37 more
Robin provides desk and room booking software alongside analytics and visitor management tools for workplace management.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPropTechSaaSBoston, US
Zach Dunn(Founder)inBrian Muse(Founder)inSamuel D. Dunn(Executive Officer, Director)Apolinaras Sinkevicius III(Executive Officer, Director)Micah Remley(Chief Executive Officer)inSam Dunn(Founder)
Co-investorsAllegion VenturesAtlassian VenturesCerity Partners VenturesFirstMark CapitalMultiplier CapitalTola Capital+2 more
ShowMe is a global learning community where teachers and students create and share video lessons using a whiteboard iPad app.
EdTechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsSeedRocketBetaworksLearn CapitalSV Angel
Sling is an employee scheduling and workforce management platform that lets managers build shift schedules, track time and attendance, control labor costs, assign tasks, and communicate with staff.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsCrowberry Capital
Smallstep provides a Device Identity Platform that secures access for humans, devices, workloads, AI agents, and MCP-based toolchains using hardware-backed, short-lived certificates and mTLS instead of static API keys.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Michael Malone(Founder)Mike Malone(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelBain Capital Ventures
Snyk is a developer-focused security platform that identifies and fixes vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure using AI-powered analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoston, US
Guy Podjarny(Founder)inPeter McKay(Executive Officer, Director)inStephanie Dominy(Executive Officer)inAssaf Hefetz(Founder)Danny Grander(Founder)Peter McKay (CEO)(Founder)
Co-investors2050 CapitalAccelAlkeon InnovationAmity VenturesAmplify PartnersAtlassian Ventures+44 more
Spectro Cloud provides a platform called Palette that simplifies Kubernetes deployment and management for enterprise operations and development teams across cloud and edge environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Tenry Fu(Founder)inSaad Malik(Founder)in
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesLeonis CapitalLG Technology VenturesQualcomm VenturesSierra VenturesStripes+5 more
Steadybit is a chaos engineering and reliability testing platform that helps product and engineering teams identify, validate, and fix reliability issues in their networks and applications before they reach production.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsAngular VenturesPaladin Capital Group
Stellate provides an edge caching and performance layer for GraphQL APIs, offering response caching, rate limiting, monitoring, and analytics to reduce backend load and improve API stability.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Max Stoiber(Founder)inTim Suchanek(Founder)in
Co-investorsSystem.OneTiger Global Management
Superhuman provides an AI-native platform for marketing teams that integrates AI agents, email management, and collaborative documentation within existing workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS
Conrad Irwin(Founder)inRahul Vohra(Founder)inVivek Sodera(Founder)Alex Shevchenko(Founder)inDmytro Lider with one(Founder)Max Lytvyn(Founder)
Co-investors1809 Capital500 Global7BC Venture CapitalAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArcher Capital Group+36 more
Surf provides an exposure management platform that connects context across a company's systems, links each security issue to its owner, and drives remediation end to end.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Roie Cohen Duwek(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelCyberstarts
Tessl builds an AI Native software development platform with tools for developers building with AI agents, centered on preserving intent and context rather than code.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon
Guy Podjarny(Founder)inKenneth MacAskill(Director)
BoardTom Hulme(Director)inEdward Sim(Director)Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelGV (Google Ventures)Index VenturesDarkmode Venturesfirstminute capitalLocalGlobe
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TRES provides on-chain risk and treasury management software for self-custodied, EVM-based crypto treasuries, serving funds, trading firms, market makers, DAOs, foundations, exchanges, and custodians.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
Co-investors3cubed VenturesAmbush CapitalFactionMantis CapitalCyberstartsNew Form Capital
UARE builds personal AI assistants trained on individual user data—documents, videos, notes, images, social media—to capture how a person speaks, thinks, and works across seven life dimensions.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator Economy
Rob LoCascioinAndrew LuminSonia Lawrence-EmanuelSam Hortonin
Co-investorsMayfield Fund
UtilizeCore is a software platform for service companies that manage subcontractor networks, offering tools for operations, accounts receivable and payable, contractor onboarding and compliance, and proposals.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US
Jason Kwait(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Matthew Gottfried(Founder)inJohnny Zhu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteven Gottfried(Chairman)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundMana VenturesMantis CapitalKearny JacksonStrategic Investors
Wallaroo.AI offers a unified platform for deploying, serving, monitoring, and optimizing machine learning and AI models in production across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US
Vidyut Jain(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardOwen Davis(Director)inPriyanka Mitra(Director)inShomik Ghosh(Director)inSamir Kumar(Director)
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersEniac VenturesFour Acres CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)MyAsiaVCResolute Ventures+3 more
WP Engine provides managed hosting and platform services for WordPress websites, serving companies and agencies of all sizes with infrastructure, tools, and support.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Jason Cohen(Founder)inDavid Brolsma(Executive Officer)inHeather Brunner(Executive Officer)inChad Costello(Executive Officer)inRick Crandall(Director)Mariano Dima(Director)
Co-investorsCapital FactoryEquity Trust CompanyGolub GrowthHazelview VenturesMantella Venture PartnersOnStartups+6 more
xNilio provides software that converts incoming customer RFQs and RFPs into compliant, priced proposals, aiming to shorten quoting turnaround and catch specification issues before bids go out.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechNew York, US
Kiegan Lenihan(CEO, President, Treasurer, Secretary)
Co-investorsPathbreaker VenturesKittyHawk Ventures
Yhat provided a platform for managing the complete lifecycle of data science projects, from model development through deployment.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Austin Ogilvie(CEO)inGreg Lamp(Founder)inRyan O'Neil(Lead Engineer)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersLongley CapitalRRE VenturesY CombinatorBios PartnersCollaborative Fund+4 more
YipitData is a data and analytics company that combines proprietary and licensed datasets—such as card transactions, receipts, web data, and app usage—paired with dedicated analysts to deliver market intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
James Dana Moran(Executive Officer, Director)Vinicius Vacanti(Founder)inJim Moran(Founder)
BoardWilliam D. Porteous(Director)inJason Finger(Director)inDan Nova(Director)
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersOmega Venture PartnersRRE VenturesVCFA GroupCarlyle GroupHighland Capital Partners
Yoast develops SEO software, including plugins for WordPress, WooCommerce, and Shopify, that provides real-time content analysis, AI-powered optimization suggestions, and readiness for AI-driven search discovery.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Joost de Valk(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAugust CapitalB Capital GroupBessemer Venture PartnersBlumberg CapitalCathay InnovationConductive Ventures+26 more
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Zillabyte provides a cloud platform that handles infrastructure for data analysis applications, allowing users to develop apps locally and scale them on the company's servers; it offers modular components for tasks like geocoding and fraud detection, and supports analysis of private datasets or pre-built data sources including web content.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jake Quist(CEO)inPeter Harrington(Chief Scientist)inTyler Neylon(CTO)in
Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalAgrolimen VenturesFriedgan, Mark | Hubrix VenturesKEC VenturesMenlo Ventures+1 more
Zuplo builds an API management and gateway platform designed to fit into developers' existing tools and workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSRedmond, US
Nathan Totten(Executive Officer, Director)inJonjo Twist(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Twist(Founder)in
BoardYuval Neeman(Director)
Co-investorsBoxGroupMotive ForceTrilogy Equity Partners
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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 14
14 acquisitions · showing 4Atomicjaracq. by DockerCatalyticacq. by PagerDutyChangetipacq. by AirbnbCoherent Pathacq. by Movable Ink
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has boldstart ventures made?
- boldstart ventures has 104 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does boldstart ventures invest at?
- boldstart ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is boldstart ventures's typical check size?
- boldstart ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
- What sectors does boldstart ventures focus on?
- boldstart ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is boldstart ventures located?
- boldstart ventures is headquartered in Miami, US.
- Does boldstart ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, boldstart ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does boldstart ventures co-invest with?
- boldstart ventures most often shares deals with Accel, Evolution Equity Partners, GV (Google Ventures), among 299 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEd Sim, boldstart ventures | The AI Security Summit
SiliconANGLE theCUBE · Ed Sim
Transforming Workflow ft. BOLDstart Ventures General Partner Eliot Durbin
Grace Gong · Eliot Durbin
From Copilots to Strip-Mining: Inside AI’s New VC Reality with Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures
Stocktwits · Ed Sim
Backing Founders From Day Zero | Ed Sim (Founding Partner, Boldstart Ventures)
Carta · Ed Sim
Boldstart Ventures' Shomik Ghosh on Kelly Partners' $KPG.AX unique accounting firm roll-up strategy
Yet Another Value Podcast · Shomik Ghosh
A Few Good Minutes with seed investor Ed Sim of boldstart ventures
Brent Leary · Ed Sim
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Co-investors · 98
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.
RRE Ventures is a boutique early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, combining decades of experience with AI-driven analysis throughout the investment lifecycle.
Angular Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides early-stage funding to founders operating in global markets.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs early founders, with a focus on AI-native companies driving scale and industry change.
Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that emphasizes a team-based approach to investing, offering portfolio companies access to its full team.
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Sierra VenturesSalesforce VenturesComcast VenturesHeavybitM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Evolution Equity PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersFelicis VenturesSpark CapitalEniac VenturesAdditionCyberstartsBessemer Venture PartnersGreylock PartnersRedpoint VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Canaan PartnersSapphire VenturesPlug and Play VenturesMayfield FundPartech VenturesPrecursor VenturesScale Venture PartnersSoftBank Vision FundMeritech Capital PartnersBond Capital ManagementAccompliceCiti VenturesKearny JacksonGraph VenturesCerity Partners VenturesGrove VenturesZelkova VenturesCharge VCMyAsiaVCIA Seed VenturesBenchmarkBain Capital VenturesDST GlobalFirstMark CapitalRevolutionOperator LPSocial LeverageBanana CapitalWork-BenchNotation CapitalScalar CapitalTen ElevenWestWave CapitalPaladin Capital GroupStripeOperator VenturesMana VenturesVenture Guides Management, L.P.Preface VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesFactiongumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)New Form CapitalTechAviv Founder PartnersNasdaq VenturesKrakenOak HC/FTFreestyle CapitalLookout VenturesStride VCBullpen CapitalSherpalo Ventures2048 VenturesFootworkRobot VenturesDecibel PartnersThe Finger GroupAllison Pickens VenturesBDC Venture CapitalRubicon Venture Capital14WGrayscale VenturesSyngenta Group VenturesTriatomic CapitalPivotal Life SciencesMatchstick VenturesLooking Glass CapitalGotham VenturesU&I VenturesHelios Climate Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside boldstart ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with boldstart ventures's recorded portfolio.
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