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Bolt

Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $80M, May 2017VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ANano-techNanotechnologyPhotonics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 24 on record
Since the last cheque2586days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.0MCheque size, as they say$200K – $1.0MRounds led1 of 24Sole investor11 roundsMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch Bolt

Bolt highlights

  1. 01

    24 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $50K

What they do

Bolt was a pre-seed venture capital firm focused on the intersection of software and physical goods.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Nano-techNanotechnologyPhotonics
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first24 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    Maka Autonomous RobotsUS · GeekWire$8.9MWith 1 other
  3. Jun
    JoinSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.0MLed
  4. May
    CoreSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 3 others
  5. Apr
    WoneSeed · US · Bizjournals$1.4MSole investor
  6. 2018

    2 rounds

  7. Oct
    Pair EyewearSeed · US · TechCrunch$1.0MWith 3 others
  8. Aug
    DorSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.5MWith 5 others
  9. 2017

    1 round

  10. Jun
    TiveSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 2 others
  11. 2015

    3 rounds

  12. Feb
    UbiqSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  13. Jan
    Concrete SensorsSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  14. Jan
    Tempo AutomationSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  15. 2014

    9 rounds

  16. Dec
    QleekSeed · FRUndisclosedSole investor
  17. Sept
    DipJarSeed$420KWith 6 others
  18. Sept
    OmniSeed · USUndisclosedWith 23 others
  19. Aug
    SquadleSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Mar
    Loci ControlsSeed · US$765KWith 3 others
  21. Feb
    KuveeSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Jan
    KaymbuSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  23. Jan
    Sense HomeSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  24. Jan
    SutroSeed · US$50KSole investor
  25. 2013

    5 rounds

  26. Sept
    PavlokSeed · US$200KWith 4 others
  27. Aug
    PetnetSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  28. Jul
    SubsidenceSeed · US · gigaom.com$50KWith 1 other
  29. Jul
    UnderstorySeed · US$50KSole investor
  30. Jul
    Padloc, Inc.Seed · US$50KSole investor

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 registration7 named

ABAxel BicharaManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
BEBenjamin EinsteinManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
GMGregory McAdooMember of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JBJean-Francois Bernard FormelaTrustee of the Josephine Bichara Irrevocable Trust and the Antoine Bichara Irrevocable TrustiForm ADV
JBJeannette BicharaSpecial Member of Bolt GP II LLCiForm ADV
MKMary Katherine Courtney-O'SullivanChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
SMScott MillerManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 13 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$310Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
BOLT Innovation Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 192524

Who they invest alongside

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

CoriginVC firm2rounds togetherPrecursor VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Bolt put money into.

Join$4.0M · Jun 2019Pair Eyewear$1.0M · Oct 2018

Quick answers about Bolt

What does Bolt invest in?

Bolt invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Nano-tech, Nanotechnology and Photonics.

How active is Bolt?

24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

What has Bolt invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Maka Autonomous Robots (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019), Join (Seed, Jun 2019) and Core (Seed, May 2019).

How big are Bolt's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $1.0M.

Does Bolt lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 24 investments on record (4%).

Where does Bolt invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%) and France (5%).

Is Bolt investing now?

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

Who does Bolt invest alongside?

Most often Corigin (2 rounds together) and Precursor Ventures (2 rounds together).

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