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Boldstart Ventures

VC
New York, NY, USAWebsite

Boldstart Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY, USA investing in SaaS, Developer Tools, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $500K–$10.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$10.0M
Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$1.1B
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Developer Tools, Enterprise
HQ
New York, NY, USA

Last verified: 2026-05-30

How to approach: warm intro
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $10.0M

AUM

$1.1B

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2016Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Boldstart Ventures focuses on backing technical founders building enterprise software at the earliest stages, with a strong emphasis on B2B SaaS, developer tools, and infrastructure.

How Boldstart Ventures invests

Boldstart Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY, USA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Developer Tools, Enterprise.

Boldstart Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.1B in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2015, Boldstart Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including Kustomer, Snyk, Boldstart Opportunities III L.P. (CIK 0001891691). Its most recent recorded investment was in 2016.

Partners & Team

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Ed Sim

General Partner

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Shomik Ghosh

Partner

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Jennifer Moy

Chief Operating Officer

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Elliott Durbin

General Partner

B2B SaaS
Infrastructure
Developer Tools

Elliott has led investments in companies like Snyk and Kustomer, which align with B2B and developer-focused tools.

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Eliot Durbin

General Partner

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Ellen Chisa

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Developer Tools
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

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Boldstart Opportunities III L.P. (CIK 0001891691)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Boldstart Ventures

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Boldstart Opportunities I L.P. (CIK 0001779133)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Boldstart Ventures

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Boldstart Osprey, LLC (CIK 0001877938)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Boldstart Ventures

How to pitch Boldstart Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Developer Tools, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $10.0M check.
  • warm intro
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ed Sim, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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