About
Borid Bogatin is co-founder and CEO of Catio, an AI-native Architecture IDE designed to support system-level reasoning and decision-making in software development. He holds a degree from Penn's M&T program combining Wharton and Engineering, has 15 patents, and has spent his career building and investing in hard-tech companies in cloud, AI, and enterprise software.
Founder at Catio
Intro paths
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In turn, Borid can intro founders to Catio's investors below.
Catio's investors · 6
Eniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M checks · since 2023Pender VenturesVancouver · since 2023RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2023RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025Silicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks · since 2025Vermilion Cliffs VenturesNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2023
Experience
- CatioCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
- SidenFounder, Advisor (formerly Head of Product & Engineering, Chief Strategy Officer)2017 — 2022
- Lumia CapitalVenture Partner2012 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Hilltop ManagementManaging Partner2012 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- NearVerseCEO and Co-Founder2008 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- LightSquaredVice President, Corporate Development & Technology Strategy2001 — 2008
- CideraTech Strategy and Corporate Development2000 — 2001
- PwC ConsultingStrategy Consulting to Emerging Technology Companies1999 — 2000
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Applied Science and Engineering, large-scale technology systems1994 — 1998
- The Wharton SchoolB.S. in Economics, Finance1994 — 1999
Skills & more
Software Architecture1Social Networking Apps1Cloud-Native ArchitectureMulti-cloudEnterprise SaaSEdge ComputingCloud InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Hybrid CloudCloud Computing IaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Executive Management
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Product DevelopmentStrategic PlanningMobileWirelessSpectrumReal-timeProximityLocation Based ServicesStart-upsVenture CapitalPrivate EquityMobile ApplicationsFrom Borid's professional profile.
Deals · 3
Blank StreetSolo GP
via Hilltop · filed May 2025
Pets Table Inc.Solo GP
via Hilltop · filed May 2024
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Borid Bogatin work?
- Borid Bogatin is Managing Director at Hilltop and Founder at Catio.
- What check size does Borid Bogatin write?
- Borid Bogatin typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
- What companies did Borid Bogatin found?
- Borid Bogatin founded Catio.
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