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ACTIVE
Global HQ
New York, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
  • Israel
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
Industries
  • Developer Tools
  • Infrastructure
  • Cybersecurity
  • Enterprise Software
About
Boldstart Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2010 that specializes in being the first-check investor for developer-first and SaaS founders. They partner with technical entrepreneurs at the pre-seed and seed stages, providing capital and hands-on support to build foundational enterprise technology companies.
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$100K
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$5M
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Investment Thesis

Boldstart Ventures is a day-one partner and first-check investor for technical founders building developer-first, enterprise infrastructure, and SaaS companies. They lead pre-seed and seed rounds, focusing on partnering with founders at company formation. Their unique value proposition lies in their hands-on approach, helping founders with initial go-to-market hires, achieving product-market fit, and securing their first customers to accelerate growth from the earliest stage.
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Manager's Experience

The general partners bring decades of combined experience as both investors and operators. Founder Ed Sim has been a VC for over 20 years, while other partners like Eliot Durbin and Ellen Chisa are former venture-backed founders and product/engineering leaders. Their collective expertise is deeply rooted in developer-first tools, enterprise infrastructure, and SaaS, with a track record of backing companies from the earliest pre-seed stage.

Boldstart Ventures Contacts Information

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Team

Ed Sim - Founder & General Partner

Eliot Durbin - General Partner

Shomik Ghosh - General Partner

Ellen Chisa - Partner

Abhi Ranadive - Principal

Jeffrey Leventhal - Venture Partner

Portfolio

Snyk

Blockdaemon

Kustomer

BigID

SecurityScorecard

Slim.ai

Styra

Cape

Dooly

FireHydrant

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