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Boldstart Ventures

HQ · Florida
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Before you build your team, before you write your first line of code, before you even take your first check—that’s when boldstart gets to work. We collaborate with technical founders well before company creation, lead pre-product rounds at inception, and rally our developer-first and SaaS network to help turn bold ideas into category-creating iconic companies.

Stage focus
Pre-Seed / Inception
Lead / follow
Mostly Lead
Check size
$500k–$30m
Specialization
Infrastructure / Developer Tools
Generalist / Specialist

Specialist

Latest fund size

$250M Fund VII

Latest fund vintage

2025


Investing team
  • Ed Sim, Founder and General PartnerEd SimFounder and General Partner
  • Eliot Durbin, General PartnerEliot DurbinGeneral Partner
  • Ellen Chisa, PartnerEllen ChisaPartner
  • Ernest Addison, Senior AssociateErnest AddisonSenior Associate
How to reach them

https://boldstart.vc/contact-us/


Notable investments

Snyk, Clay, Protect AI, CrewAI, Hypernative

Sources
boldstart.vc ↗boldstart.vc/team ↗boldstart.vc/contact-us ↗

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