Eliot Durbin
InvestorGeneral Partner at boldstart ventures
Miami, Florida
Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1M
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.
Eliot Durbin @etdurbin
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Eliot Durbin @etdurbin
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Eliot Durbin @etdurbin
We are at point in time not seen for decades… where there are no “right” ways to build a new company, only wrong (old) ways. Founders plan accordingly, focus on failing very fast, and embrace the chaos… write the new playbook. This is your moment. LFG.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- BOLDstart VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2010 — presentNew York City
- ClayInvestorcurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- CrewAIBoard Member | Investorcurrent2024 — present
- RecoBoard Member | Investorcurrent2020 — present
- KustomerInvestorcurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
- SnykInvestorcurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- SecurityScorecardInvestorcurrent2013 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- SuperhumanInvestorcurrent2014 — present
- SmallstepBoard Member | Investorcurrent2016 — present
- BigIDInvestorcurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- steadybitInvestor / Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- ReplicatedInvestorcurrent2014 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- CatalyticInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- MStateCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- JeliInvestor / Board Member2019 — 2023
- IOpipeInvestor2016 — 2019
- Rebel (Acquired by Salesforce)Investor2014 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Yhat, Inc.Investor2013 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- RapportiveInvestor2010 — 2012
- Penny Black Holdings LLCManaging Director & Co-Founder2007 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Georgetown UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA)2003 — 2006
- Columbia UniversityPost Grad - Study, Finance2007 — 2008
Skills & more
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Corporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsCapital RaisingDeal SourcingVenture FinancingSaaSManagementLean StartupGo-to-market StrategyFrom Eliot's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Georgetown University320
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Also attended Columbia University498
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Shared employers
Also worked at CrewAI2
Also worked at Kustomer9
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Also worked at Snyk17
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Also worked at MState1
Deals · 3
CuriositiesBoard seat
via boldstart ventures · filed Jun 2026 · $10.4M raise
HaxorBoard seat
via boldstart ventures · filed Nov 2021 · $1.8M raise
ArtilleryBoard seat
via boldstart ventures · filed Aug 2021 · $2.1M raise
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