Boldstart Ventures

Venture Capital

Boldstart Ventures is a New York-based pre-seed and seed-stage venture firm founded by Ed Sim that partners with technical founders at inception to build category-creating enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, and developer-first companies.

New York, United States · 87+ investments · 89 portfolio companies

Pre-Seed
Seed
Early Stage
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Developer Tools
Artificial Intelligence
SaaS
Headquarters
New York, United States
Founded
2010
AUM
$1.1B
Portfolio Companies
89
Total Investments
87
Last Investment
May 2026
Geographic Focus
North America

Investment Thesis

Inception-stage fund partnering with bold technical founders before product or team formation; focuses on developer tools, AI infrastructure, enterprise security, and autonomous enterprise software.

Boldstart Ventures is a Venture Capital firm based in New York, United States. It has made 87 investments in Cloud and Cybersecurity, including Yipit Data, Catalytic and Robin.

Portfolio89

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Venture Capital ×16 · Corporate VC ×4 · Hedge Fund ×2 · 69 shared rounds

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