Boldstart Ventures

New York, New York
boldstart ventures is a day one partner and true believer for enterprise infrastructure and SaaS founders. boldstart is often the first investor working closely with technical founders at company formation and helps accelerate their path to product market fit. Areas of focus include developer first, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and SaaS. Notable first check investments include Snyk, BigID, Kustomer, Superhuman, Front, and Security Scorecard. Founding partner Ed Sim has over 24 years of experience as a first round investor in companies like LivePerson (LPSN), Greenplum (Pivotal Software), and GoToMeeting (sold to Citrix).
Founded:2010
Firm Location:New York, New York • Indianapolis, Indiana • Washington, District of Columbia • Miami, Florida • Somerville, Massachusetts
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Boldstart Ventures Team
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Ernest Addison
Boldstart Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $250K - $2.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Washington, D.C. (Other Lists), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Ellen Chisa
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $250K - $2.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Somerville (MA)
Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Eliot Durbin
Boldstart Ventures·General Partner
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $250K - $2.0M
Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Shomik Ghosh
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $250K - $2.0M
Investors in Santa Monica (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Stan Kreydin
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $250K - $2.0M
Investors in Indianapolis (IN)
Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Ed Sim
Boldstart Ventures·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $250K - $10.0M
Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed)
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Max Heald
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)