About Boldstart Ventures
Boldstart Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Miami, FL. Since March 2013 it has filed Form D notices for eight funds and three related vehicles. The largest, Boldstart Ventures VII L.P., reported $250.0M raised from 68 investors.
Funds
Boldstart Ventures has eight funds on file with the SEC, plus three feeder, opportunity or co-investment vehicles. The funds have reported $668.4M raised.
Funds (SEC Form D)
| Fund | First filed | Amount raised | Target | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boldstart Crow, LLCVenture capital fund · 3(c)(1), 3(c)(7) · Form D/A ↗ | Jun 10, 2026 | $38,242,742Jun 2026: $30.2M Aug 2026: $38.2M | $38,242,742 | 36 |
| Boldstart Ventures VII L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(7) · Form D ↗ | Sep 24, 2024 | $250,000,000 | $250,000,000 | 68 |
| Boldstart Ventures VI L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(7) · Form D ↗ | Nov 16, 2021 | $192,168,111 | $192,168,111 | 89 |
| Boldstart Osprey, LLCVenture capital fund · 3(c)(7) · Form D ↗ | Sep 1, 2021 | $11,900,000 | $11,900,000 | 25 |
| Boldstart Ventures V L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(7) · Form D ↗ | Oct 15, 2020 | None yet | $155,000,000 | — |
| Boldstart Ventures IV L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(1), 3(c)(7) · Form D/A ↗ | Sep 21, 2018 | $112,222,222Sep 2018: $40.6M Jun 2019: $88.6M Nov 2019: $112.2M | $112,222,222 | 103 |
| Boldstart Ventures III L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(1) · Form D/A ↗ | Jul 28, 2015 | $47,000,000Jul 2015: $20.3M Jul 2016: $21.3M Nov 2016: $47.0M | $47,000,000 | 52 |
| BOLDstart Ventures II L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(1) · Form D/A ↗ | Mar 21, 2013 | $16,910,000Mar 2013: $10.7M Mar 2014: $16.9M | $16,910,000 | 46 |
Amounts and investor counts come from each fund's latest Form D or amendment; the dated lines under an amount show what earlier filings reported. "Not set" means the fund did not give a target. Form D does not report returns.
Feeder, opportunity and co-investment vehicles (3)
| Vehicle | Kind | First filed | Amount raised | Investors | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boldstart Opportunities III L.P. | Opportunity fund | Nov 16, 2021 | $175,000,000 | 72 | Form D ↗ |
| Boldstart Opportunities II L.P. | Opportunity fund | Oct 15, 2020 | — | — | Form D ↗ |
| Boldstart Opportunities I L.P. | Opportunity fund | Jun 27, 2019 | $44,500,000 | 34 | Form D ↗ |
These vehicles usually hold a single investment or a small group of them. Their filings do not name the companies they hold.
Portfolio Companies
Companies where a Boldstart Ventures partner sits on the board, according to the company's own Form D. A board seat usually comes with an investment, but Form D does not list investors.
| Company | Location | Boldstart Ventures director | On the board | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR Labs Inc. | San Francisco, CA | Ed Sim | 2026 | $22.4M ↗Sep 2026 |
| Curiosities Inc. | Dallas, TX | Eliot Durbin | 2026 | $10.3M ↗May 2025 |
| Ginetai Inc. | San Francisco, CA | Ed Sim | 2024–2025 | $10.9M ↗Apr 2025 |
| Netpreme Corp | Cambridge, MA | Ed Sim | 2025 | $11.6M ↗Jun 2025 |
| BigID Inc. | New York, NY | Ed Sim | 2016–2024 | $61.4M ↗Feb 2024 |
| Protect AI, Inc. | Seattle, WA | Ed Sim | 2024 | $80.7M ↗Jul 2024 |
| dope.security inc. | Mountain View, CA | Ed Sim | 2021–2023 | $15.7M ↗Mar 2023 |
| Wallaroo Labs, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | Ed Sim | 2018–2020 | $1.1M ↗Jul 2024 |
People
Partners and officers named on Boldstart Ventures's fund filings.
Sources
- SECEvery Form D filing behind this page is linked in the tables above.