Where does Axel Bichara work?

Axel Bichara is General Partner at Baukunst and Board director at Nimble Precision and Board director at SOFTWARE DEFINED AUTOMATION and Board director at 123 See.

What check size does Axel Bichara write?

Axel Bichara typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Axel Bichara go to school?

Axel Bichara studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Engineering); INSEAD (MBA); Technische Universität Berlin (Dipl. Ing., Mechanical Engineering).

Axel Bichara

Investor

General Partner at Baukunst · Board director at Nimble Precision · Board director at SOFTWARE DEFINED AUTOMATION · Board director at 123 See

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks

About

Axel Bichara, co-founder of Bolt and Baukunst and ex-Atlas partner who managed $2.6B across seven funds, is a builder-first mentor who gives founders early, structured operating plans and cash forecasts.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

a•••@bolt.ioreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerDeep TechDirect to ConsumerHardwareSaaS

Board director at Nimble Precision

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Nimble Precision's investors · 1

BaukunstCambridge · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025

Board director at SOFTWARE DEFINED AUTOMATION

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SOFTWARE DEFINED AUTOMATION's investors · 4

BaukunstCambridge · $500K – $3M checks · since 2022 First MomentumKarlsruhe · $216K – $1.1M checks · since 2022 Fly VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $4.3M checks · since 2022 TechFoundersMunich · since 2022

Co-founders at SOFTWARE DEFINED AUTOMATION

Josef WaltlExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at 123 See

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123 See's investors · 1

BaukunstCambridge · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025

Experience

BaukunstCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2022 — present
KaavioPre-Seed Lead Investor and Board Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
gNucleus AIPre-Seed Lead Investor and Board Observercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Nimble PrecisionPre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2024 — present
DirectBookerPre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2024 — present
MotifFirst Round Investorcurrent2023 — present
Elevate Foods Inc.Pre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2023 — present
Software Defined AutomationSeed Round Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
EyebotPre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
Five FlutePre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
PikkitPre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — present
WildgrainPre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Membercurrent2020 — present
JoinPre-Seed Lead Investorcurrent2018 — present
Tive IncPre-Seed Lead Investorcurrent2017 — present
VergeSensePre-Seed Lead Investorcurrent2017 — present
VentionPre-Seed Lead Investorcurrent2017 — present
FiPre-Seed Lead Investorcurrent2017 — present
SimScaleSeed Investor & Board Membercurrent2015 — present
BoltCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2012 — present
Recorded FutureSeed Investor & Board Member2010 — 2024
OnshapeBoard Member and Co-Founder2012 — 2019
Atlas VenturePartner1993 — 2012
Phase ForwardFirst Round Lead Investor & Board Member1997 — 2010
SpeechWorksFirst Round Lead Investor & Board Member1995 — 2005
SolidWorksFirst Round Lead Investor & Board Member1994 — 1997
ComputervisionManager Engineering1991 — 1992
PremiseCo-Founder and VP Engineering1987 — 1991

Skills & more

Languages English · French · German

From Axel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Baukunst

Kate McAndrew

Partner at Bolt

Matt Thoms

General Partner at Baukunst

Tyler Mincey

Partner at Baukunst

Network10

Abe MurrayScout

General Partner at AlleyCorp

Anne DwaneScout

General Partner at Village Global

Dane McDonaldScout

Managing Director at Batshit Crazy Ventures

David SamuelScout

Founding General Partner at Freestyle Capital

Trace CohenScout

Investor at New York Venture Partners

Leo Polovets

Founder Emeritus at Susa Ventures

Lucas Vaz

Investor at Ravelin Capital

Matt Thoms

General Partner at Baukunst

Sunil Nagaraj

Founder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity Ventures

Tyler Mincey

Partner at Baukunst

Investors connected to Axel in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Axel Bichara?: Axel Bichara, co-founder of Bolt and Baukunst and ex-Atlas partner who managed $2.6B across seven funds, is a builder-first mentor who gives founders early, structured operating plans and cash forecasts.
Where does Axel Bichara work?: Axel Bichara is General Partner at Baukunst and Board director at Nimble Precision and Board director at SOFTWARE DEFINED AUTOMATION and Board director at 123 See.
What does Axel Bichara invest in?: Axel Bichara invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Direct to Consumer, Hardware, SaaS.
What check size does Axel Bichara write?: Axel Bichara typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Axel Bichara go to school?: Axel Bichara studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Engineering); INSEAD (MBA); Technische Universität Berlin (Dipl. Ing., Mechanical Engineering).