boldstart ventures
Venture capitalMiami · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Also known as BOLDSTART VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
boldstart backs bold technical founders building the autonomous enterprise, engaging before company creation and leading pre-product 'Inception' rounds. It focuses on AI-native infrastructure, security, applications, and models, backing builders reimagining how businesses operate. The firm leverages an early adopter network to help transform ideas into category-creating companies, and emphasizes being a true believer alongside founders on the tangled path from idea to Series A.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 23 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×8Cybersecurity ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5SaaS ×5Developer Tools ×4Cloud Computing ×2Crypto & Web3 ×2
HQs:United States×18Finland×1Ireland×1
Investments · 23 tracked
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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
Aleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder & CEO)inSam Kassoumeh(Director)
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)inEliot Durbin(Director)Hasan Minatullaevich Veldstra(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEliot Durbin· per SEC Form D · $2.1M raise · filed Aug 2021
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 & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMamaroneck, US
Gil Beyda(Director)Nimrod Vax(Secretary, Director)Dimitri Sirota(President, Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D · $61.4M raise · filed Feb 2024
Blockdaemon provides blockchain infrastructure services including staking, node deployment, APIs, and wallet management across 60+ protocols for financial institutions and developers.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLos Angeles, US
Konstantin Richter(CEO and Founder)Ed Sim(Director)Gil Beyda(Director)
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D · $33.1M raise · filed Aug 2022
Dallas, US
Justin Wohlstadter(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEliot Durbin· per SEC Form D · $10.4M raise · filed Jun 2026
Mountain View, US
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D · $16.1M raise · filed Mar 2023
San Francisco, US
PANKAJ CHOWDHRY(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Oct 2020
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
Board seatEllen Chisa· per SEC Form D
Austin, US
Eliot Durbin(Director)Ian Jennings(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEliot Durbin· per SEC Form D · $1.8M raise · filed Nov 2021
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<UNKNOWN>, US
Gal Sagie(Chief Executive Officer)inDan Caspi(Chief Technology Officer)inDor Lee-Lo(Director)Ed Sim(Director)
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D
Netpreme develops a Memory Processing Unit (MPU) and its X-Mem Networked Memory Tiering technology to expand the memory capacity of AI accelerators (XPUs), integrating with existing systems through standard interfaces to work with ML systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, US
Zhizhen Zhong(Executive Officer, Director)Nikita Lazarev(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYuqin Duan(Director)
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D · $13.4M raise · filed Jul 2025
Data & InfrastructureOakland, US
Ellen Chisa(Director)Brian Douglas(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEllen Chisa· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed May 2023
Protect AI develops security solutions for artificial intelligence systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Ian Swanson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Badar Ahmed(Director)Daryan Dehghanpisheh(Director)
BoardRichard Seewald(Director)Mark Kraynak(Director)
Board seatEd Sim· per SEC Form D
San Francisco, US
Amir Khosrowshahi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ryan Zarcone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatEllen Chisa· per SEC Form D · $10.5M raise · filed Jan 2025
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
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
Jad Naous(CEO)in
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(CEO)Matthew Creager(Product & Marketing)Jared Hanson(Technology)
Kustomer provides a customer service and customer experience platform used by consumer brands to manage support interactions.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechShort Hills, US
Scott Beechuk(Director)Alex Bard(Director)Michael Chapin(Executive Officer, Promoter)Neeraj Agrawal(Director)Jeremy Suriel(Director, Promoter)Bradley Birnbaum(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
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Philippe Botteri(Director)Matthew Weigand(Director)Peter McKay(Executive Officer, Director)Stephanie Dominy(Executive Officer)Guy Podjarny(Director)Ken Fox(Director)
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
Agentic operating model for security teams
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.
Frequently asked questions
- 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 $500K – $15M.
- 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.
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
A Few Good Minutes with seed investor Ed Sim of boldstart ventures
Brent Leary · Ed Sim
#030 - Kubernetes for Humans with Ellen Chisa (Boldstart Ventures)
Komodor · Ellen Chisa
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