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Bootstrap Ventures — Seed & Pre-Seed VC Firm ($500K–$2.5M Checks)

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Bootstrap Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Other, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, Marketplace
HQ
London, UK
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-13

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in founders reimagining e-commerce and marketplaces for global niche verticals and direct scaling opportunities.

How Bootstrap Ventures invests

Bootstrap Ventures is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Marketplace. It does not invest in Consumer Media.

Bootstrap Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Bootstrap Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Impressionist Exchange, QuickCart AI.

Partners & Team

CH

CJ Hinshaw

Partner

Operations
Support of portfolio companies
possible business operations and deal support
WH

Wyatt Hinshaw

Partner

Business development
Portfolio company growth
likely healthcare / tech
SH

Seth Hinshaw

Partner

Financial oversight
Fund management
Controller duties
JB

Jean Balgrosky, Ph.D., MPH, RHIA

General Partner

Healthcare technology
Health information systems
Life sciences
Early-stage / seed investing
KW

Kyle Williams, MBA

Managing Partner

Financial management
Strategic guidance
Board leadership
Early-stage healthcare & tech
PH

Parker Hinshaw

General Partner

Healthcare & technology
Entrepreneurship
Business development
Strategic advisory

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

IM

Impressionist Exchange

Marketplace
QU

QuickCart AI

E-commerce
How to pitch Bootstrap Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as CJ Hinshaw, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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