Boldstart Ventures
500,000–10,000,000 USD · pre-seed, seed · US, Israel, UK, Canada
Enterprise specialist leading inception rounds before or at company formation.
Tier 2 · ranked #2seedenterprisedev-tools
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Key facts
| Fund size | Boldstart's 2025 recap reports 15 inception rounds led across four countries and a $700M+ acquisition in AI security. |
| Stage | pre-seed, seed |
| Typical first check | 500,000–10,000,000 USD |
| Sectors | enterprise, dev-tools, security, infra, ai |
| Geography | US, Israel, UK, Canada |
| Status | open |
Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.
Background
Enterprise specialist leading inception rounds before or at company formation. This pass separates published fund behavior from private mechanics and catalog assumptions.
How the application really works
No dedicated public pitch route was confirmed; route through a relevant investor's published professional profile or a trusted introduction.
Tips
- Show direct fit to pre-seed / seed and the published thesis.
- Route to a named investor whose current remit matches the company.
- State geography, round size, traction and why this firm is the right partner.
Watch out for
- Outside the published stage, geography or sector mandate.
- Treating a generic media or LP channel as a founder intake.
- Assuming unpublished check, ownership or timing data.
Track record
- Protect AI was acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $700M+, according to Boldstart's 2025 recap.
No comparable acceptance rate is published.
Investment thesis
Developer-first enterprise, cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, physical AI and agentic automation.
How to reach them
- No dedicated public pitch route was confirmed; route through a relevant investor's published professional profile or a trusted introduction.
Notable portfolio
SnykBigIDProtect AISuperhuman
Frequently asked questions
- What stages does the fund target?
- pre-seed, seed
- Where does it invest?
- US, Israel, UK, Canada
- What is the latest disclosed vehicle or capital base?
- Not published in the reviewed sources.
- What check size does it write?
- 500,000–10,000,000 USD
- How can a founder approach the firm?
- No dedicated public pitch route was confirmed; route through a relevant investor's published professional profile or a trusted introduction.
- What remains unknown?
- Investment acceptance rate is not published. latest fund size is not publicly disclosed. latest fund vintage is not publicly disclosed. ownership target is not publicly disclosed.
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Sources
- boldstart.vc/portfolio — Official portfolio and track-record evidence. (checked 2026-08-10)
- boldstart.vc — Current official strategy, geography and activity. (checked 2026-08-10)
- boldstart.vc/news/boldstart-2025-recap — Official current vehicle or capital-scale evidence. (checked 2026-08-10)
- boldstart.vc/team — Current official investing-team roster. (checked 2026-08-10)
- boldstart.vc/faq — Official stage, investment behavior and founder-support evidence. (checked 2026-08-10)