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Ed Sim

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Founder and General Partner at boldstart ventures · Investor/Board of Directors at Blockdaemon · Board director at Ginetai · Board director at Protect AI · Board director at Hypernative

Miami, Florida

Writes $250K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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About

Founding partner of Boldstart Ventures and author of the 'What's Hot in Enterprise IT VC' newsletter, focused on inception-stage investing in enterprise software and AI.

Contact· published on Ed's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded
Ed Sim co-founded MState, an enterprise blockchain lab in partnership with IBM. Ed Sim founded boldstart ventures in 2010. Ed Sim co-founded Dawntreader Ventures in 1998.
Education
Studied at Harvard College (BA, Economics, 1993)
Awards
Ed Sim was ranked No. 1 in Business Insider's Seed 100 in 2023 and 2024.
Hobbies
Ed Sim played on Harvard's Division 1 varsity lacrosse team for four years. Ed Sim lists Mexican food and breakfast burritos as his favorite food and Donkey Kong Jr. and Galaga as favorite arcade games.
More
Ed Sim sold Cutco Knives during college early in his career. Ed Sim authors What's 🔥 in AI/Infra/VC, a weekly newsletter for founders and investors.

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Board director at Ginetai

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Ginetai's investors · 2

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025

Board director at Protect AI

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Protect AI's investors · 10

01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2024Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2024Aviso VenturesSeattle · since 2024boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2024Evolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checks · since 2024Evolution TechnologyNew York · since 2024Pelion VenturesSalt Lake City · since 2024Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2024Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Stepstone GroupCharlotte · since 2024

Co-founders at Protect AI

ISIan Swanson
Ian SwansonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
BABadar Ahmed
Badar AhmedDirector
DD
Daryan DehghanpishehDirector

Board director at Hypernative

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Hypernative's investors · 7

Ballistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Bloccelerate VCSeattleboldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025Borderless VentureClermontIBI Tech FundTel AvivTen ElevenBurlingame · $3M – $15M checks · since 2025Titan Capital PartnersPalm Beach

Co-founders at Hypernative

GSGal Sagie
Gal SagieCo-Founder & CEO
DCDan Caspi
Dan CaspiCo-Founder & CTO

Experience

  1. boldstart venturesFounder and General Partnercurrent2010 — presentMiami, FL
  2. Surf AIInvestor/Boardcurrent2024 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  3. KeycardInvestor/Boardcurrent2024 — present
  4. SnykInvestor/Boardcurrent2015 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  5. Protect AIInvestor/Boardcurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  6. BigIDInvestor, Boardcurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
  7. KustomerInvestor, Boardcurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
  8. BlockdaemonInvestor/Board of Directorscurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
  9. Superhuman Labs, Inc.Investorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. SecurityScorecardInvestorcurrent2013 — presentGreater New York City Area
  11. FrontInvestorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. MStateCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
  13. FortressIQInvestor/Board2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  14. RebelInvestor2014 — 2018Greater New York City Area
  15. Yhat, Inc.Investor2013 — 2017
  16. Divide (formerly Enterproid)Investor2010 — 2014Greater New York City Area
  17. Dawntreader VenturesManaging Director1998 — 2012
  18. Blaze.ioInvestor2011 — 2012
  19. RapportiveInvestor2010 — 2012
  20. GoInstantInvestor2011 — 2012

Skills & more

Advanced Adverse Media ScreeningVenture CapitalEntrepreneur4Mobile3Digital Media23Cloud Computing24Start-ups80Social Media11Investments44EntrepreneurshipCorporate Development27Mobile Devices49
+8 moreStrategic PartnershipsSales OperationsProduct MarketingProduct ManagementSaaSNew Business DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyAngel Investing
  • CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
  • Python for Everybody Specialization — Coursera
  • Capstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python — Coursera
  • Using Databases with Python — Coursera
  • Using Python to Access Web Data — Coursera
  • Python Data Structures — Coursera

From Ed's professional profile.

Deals · 7

NetpremeBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Jul 2025 · $13.4M raise

GinetaiBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed May 2025 · $13.3M raise

Protect AIBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Aug 2024 · $80.8M raise

BigIDBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Feb 2024 · $61.4M raise

dope.security inc.Board seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Mar 2023 · $16.1M raise

BlockdaemonBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Aug 2022 · $33.1M raise

FortressIQBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Oct 2020 · $30M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Anchor IntelligenceAnswersAtomicjarBazCape PrivacyCape.aiCodeseeCommon PaperCycle AppDoolydope.securityenv0EthosFireblocksFrontGizmofiveGoinstantGreenplum SoftwareGreprHarbrHumanixHypernativeinit.aiJitKeycardKustomerLivePersonManifold.coPinpoint SoftwareRoadieRootSecurity ScorecardSnykSpectro CloudStakeWiseSuperhumanSurf AITresUare.aiWaldoWallarooYipitData

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at boldstart ventures

Charlotte Chapanoff
Head of Marketing & Global Events at boldstart ventures
Eliot Durbin
General Partner at boldstart ventures
Ellen Chisa
Partner at boldstart ventures
Ernest Addison
Senior Associate at boldstart ventures
Jennifer Moy
Chief Operating Officer at boldstart ventures
Natalie Ledbetter
Investor at boldstart ventures
Sparky
Investor at boldstart ventures
Todd Papaioannou
Senior Advisor at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Network12

Navin ChaddhaScout
Managing Partner at Mayfield
Ellen ChisaScout
Partner at boldstart ventures
Matias WoloskiScout
Angel
Zane LackeyScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Alex Marinier
Founder & General Partner at New Form Capital
Allison Pickens
Solo GP Investor at Allison Pickens Ventures
Antoine Martin
Investment Director at Pearl Advisory
Banafsheh Fathieh
General Partner at Faction
Danny Schultz
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Gotham Ventures
Ernest Addison
Senior Associate at boldstart ventures
Gili Raanan
Founder at Cyberstarts
Philippe Botteri
Partner at Accel

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ed Sim?
Founding partner of Boldstart Ventures and author of the 'What's Hot in Enterprise IT VC' newsletter, focused on inception-stage investing in enterprise software and AI.
Where does Ed Sim work?
Ed Sim is Founder and General Partner at boldstart ventures and Board director at Ginetai and Board director at Protect AI and Board director at Hypernative.
What does Ed Sim invest in?
Ed Sim invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Ed Sim write?
Ed Sim typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
What boards does Ed Sim sit on?
Ed Sim holds tracked board seats at BigID, BigID, Blockdaemon, Blockdaemon, dope.security inc., FortressIQ, Ginetai, GoToMeeting, Greenplum, Humanix.
What companies has Ed Sim invested in?
Investments tracked here include Anchor Intelligence, Answers, Atomicjar, Baz, BigID, Blockdaemon, Cape Privacy, Cape.ai, Codesee, Common Paper, Cycle App, Dooly, and 34 more.
Where did Ed Sim go to school?
Ed Sim studied at Harvard University (AB, Economics).
What awards has Ed Sim received?
Ed Sim was ranked No. 1 in Business Insider's Seed 100 in 2023 and 2024.

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