# Boldstart: portfolio, investments and team > Boldstart is a vc firm based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Feb 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Boldstart Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Aug 2026, closing $38M. Last cheque observed Feb 2019. Email VC firm Quiet New fund $38M, Aug 2026 Series A Series B Series C Follow Boldstart and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fboldstart) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **2822** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$24M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%** Pitch Boldstart ## Boldstart highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 80% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-09 From 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 first **10 appearances** - **2019** 3 rounds - **Feb** **[Pinpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinpoint)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$14M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[Catalytic](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalytic)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 7 others - **Jan** **[Kustomer](https://millionrounds.com/company/kustomer)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$35M** With 4 others - **2018** 4 rounds - **Sept** **[Snyk](https://millionrounds.com/company/snyk)** Series B · GB · FinSMEs **$22M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[BigID](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigid)** Series B · IL · FinSMEs **$30M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Kustomer](https://millionrounds.com/company/kustomer)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$26M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[BigID](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigid)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$14M** With 3 others - **2017** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[SecurityScoreCard](https://millionrounds.com/company/securityscorecard)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$28M** With 7 others - **Oct** **[HYPR](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypr)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[Manifold](https://millionrounds.com/company/manifold)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 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 registration **2 named** ES **Ed Sim** Managing Member of the Managing Member i Filing they signed ED **Eliot Durbin** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing 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 listed **1 in all** **[Kustomer](https://millionrounds.com/company/kustomer)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$1.0B** Nov 2020 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$38M** raised in Aug 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Series A Series B Series C Median round joined **$24M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Feb 2019 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *4* - Series B *4* - Series C *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2017 2019 Often in the room with - [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) 2 - [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) 2 - [SAP.io Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sap-io) 2 - [Social Leverage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-leverage) 2 **Pitching Boldstart?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Canaan** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners)[**Comcast Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures)[**SAP.io Fund** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sap-io)[**Social Leverage** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-leverage) ## Recently backed The latest companies Boldstart put money into. [**Catalytic** $30M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalytic)[**Kustomer** $35M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/kustomer)[**BigID** $30M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigid)[**SecurityScoreCard** $28M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/securityscorecard)[**HYPR** $8.0M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypr) ## 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). ## Raising now? 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