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Boldstart

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Aug 2026, closing $38M. Last cheque observed Feb 2019.

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VC firmQuietNew fund $38M, Aug 2026

Series ASeries BSeries C

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque2822days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led0 of 10Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 80%
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Boldstart highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-09From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
MIAMI, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Feb
    PinpointSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 5 others
  3. Feb
    CatalyticSeries B · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 7 others
  4. Jan
    KustomerSeries C · US · FinSMEs$35MWith 4 others
  5. 2018

    4 rounds

  6. Sept
    SnykSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$22MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    BigIDSeries B · IL · FinSMEs$30MWith 4 others
  8. Jun
    KustomerSeries B · US · FinSMEs$26MWith 3 others
  9. Jan
    BigIDSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 3 others
  10. 2017

    3 rounds

  11. Oct
    SecurityScoreCardSeries C · US · FinSMEs$28MWith 7 others
  12. Oct
    HYPRSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 2 others
  13. Sept
    ManifoldSeries A · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

ESEd SimManaging Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
EDEliot DurbinManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

KustomerBought by Facebook$1.0BNov 2020

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Boldstart. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

CanaanVC firm2rounds togetherComcast VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherSAP.io FundCorporate VC2rounds togetherSocial LeverageVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Boldstart put money into.

Catalytic$30M · Feb 2019Kustomer$35M · Jan 2019BigID$30M · Jun 2018SecurityScoreCard$28M · Oct 2017HYPR$8.0M · Oct 2017

Quick answers about Boldstart

What does Boldstart invest in?

Boldstart invests most often at Series A and Series B (80% of the rounds on record).

How active is Boldstart?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2019.

What has Boldstart invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pinpoint (Series A, Feb 2019), Catalytic (Series B, Feb 2019) and Kustomer (Series C, Jan 2019).

How big are Boldstart's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Does Boldstart lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Boldstart invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%), the United Kingdom (10%) and Israel (10%).

Is Boldstart investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2019.

Who does Boldstart invest alongside?

Most often Canaan (2 rounds together), Comcast Ventures (2 rounds together) and SAP.io Fund (2 rounds together).

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