Where does Eliot Durbin work?

Eliot Durbin is General Partner at boldstart ventures.

What check size does Eliot Durbin write?

Eliot Durbin typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.

What boards does Eliot Durbin sit on?

Eliot Durbin holds tracked board seats at Artillery, Curiosities, Haxor.

Where did Eliot Durbin go to school?

Eliot Durbin studied at Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts (BA)); Columbia University (Post Grad - Study, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics).

Eliot Durbin

Investor

General Partner at boldstart ventures

Miami, Florida

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1M

Find your path to Eliot

319 people in our graph share verified history with Eliot — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

TinaunlockedEliot: together at Kustomer (2020–2022)

×2Eliot: together at Georgetown

×2Eliot: together at Kustomer

×2Eliot: together at Jeli

About

Eliot Durbin is a day‑one, first‑check investor who backs pre‑product technical enterprise founders, turning reliability and chaos‑engineering expertise into company narratives, go‑to‑market plans, and investor communication coaching.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

e•••@boldstart.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded: Eliot Durbin co-founded Penny Black, a private investment firm in NYC, in 2008. Eliot Durbin founded Templates.com, an online software retailer that was sold in late 2002.
Education: Studied at Georgetown University Studied at Columbia University (postgraduate study)
Hobbies: Eliot Durbin enjoys house music and most water sports (except polo). His favorite food is Joe's pizza on the Lower East Side and his favorite arcade game is Jurassic Park pinball.

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

BOLDstart VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2010 — presentNew York City
ClayInvestorcurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
CrewAIBoard Member | Investorcurrent2024 — present
RecoBoard Member | Investorcurrent2020 — present
KustomerInvestorcurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
SnykInvestorcurrent2015 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
SecurityScorecardInvestorcurrent2013 — presentGreater New York City Area
SuperhumanInvestorcurrent2014 — present
SmallstepBoard Member | Investorcurrent2016 — present
BigIDInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
steadybitInvestor / Board Membercurrent2020 — present
ReplicatedInvestorcurrent2014 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
CatalyticInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
MStateCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
JeliInvestor / Board Member2019 — 2023
IOpipeInvestor2016 — 2019
Rebel (Acquired by Salesforce)Investor2014 — 2018Greater New York City Area
Yhat, Inc.Investor2013 — 2017Greater New York City Area
RapportiveInvestor2010 — 2012
Penny Black Holdings LLCManaging Director & Co-Founder2007 — 2010Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Start-ups89Finance21Investments35Business Development44Seed Capital6Mobile Internet4B2B13SaaS10Marketing6Venture Capital58Sales1Entrepreneurship35

+8 more

Angel InvestingCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityManagementMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsCapital Raising

From Eliot's professional profile.

Deals · 3

CuriositiesBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Jun 2026 · $10.4M raise

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HaxorBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Nov 2021 · $1.8M raise

ArtilleryBoard seat

via boldstart ventures · filed Aug 2021 · $2.1M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AmberdataBlaze.ioGoinstantIndiegogoIOpipeJeliJeli.ioKumospace KustomerLook.ioOlympixSecurityScorecardSmallstepSnykSpinbackSteadybit SuperhumanUpstream AppUtilizeCoreWaldoZuplo

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at boldstart ventures

Charlotte Chapanoff

Head of Marketing & Global Events at boldstart ventures

Ed Sim

Founder and 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)

Network8

Ellen ChisaScout

Partner at boldstart ventures

Jack AltmanScout

General Partner at Benchmark

Scott BelskyScout

Investor at capitalB

Shomik GhoshScout

Enterprise software enthusiast and taco bell aficionado

Allison Pickens

Solo GP Investor at Allison Pickens Ventures

David Mytton

Angel

Ernest Addison

Senior Associate at boldstart ventures

Tom Drummond

Managing Director at Heavybit

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eliot Durbin?: Eliot Durbin is a day‑one, first‑check investor who backs pre‑product technical enterprise founders, turning reliability and chaos‑engineering expertise into company narratives, go‑to‑market plans, and investor communication coaching.
Where does Eliot Durbin work?: Eliot Durbin is General Partner at boldstart ventures.
What does Eliot Durbin invest in?: Eliot Durbin invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Eliot Durbin write?: Eliot Durbin typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
What boards does Eliot Durbin sit on?: Eliot Durbin holds tracked board seats at Artillery, Curiosities, Haxor.
What companies has Eliot Durbin invested in?: Investments tracked here include Amberdata, Blaze.io, Goinstant, Indiegogo, IOpipe, Jeli, Jeli.io, Kumospace, Kustomer, Look.io, Olympix, SecurityScorecard, and 9 more.
Where did Eliot Durbin go to school?: Eliot Durbin studied at Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts (BA)); Columbia University (Post Grad - Study, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics).