Boldstart Ventures
Status
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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