Boldstart Ventures is an inception-stage venture capital firm that partners with technical founders building enterprise software, AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and crypto startups. Boldstart Ventures's Twitter Score is 23 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #47,843 (top 10%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Boldstart Ventures was founded by Ed Sim, who serves as Founder and General Partner. Eliot Durbin is a General Partner at the firm, and Ellen Chisa serves as Partner. The firm focuses on leading investments at the pre-product stage, backing founders before a product exists. In 2025, Boldstart Ventures closed a Fund VII of $250 million, targeting AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and crypto startups.
Boldstart Ventures is affiliated with Blockdaemon, a blockchain infrastructure platform. The firm also participated in the $16 million Series A of Hypernative, a web3 security company. Ed Sim previously co-founded MState, an enterprise blockchain lab developed in partnership with IBM. Boldstart Ventures has 8,530 followers as of July 2026 on X and has published 4,503 posts.
Boldstart Ventures's fund portfolio includes Amberdata, Blockdaemon, StakeWise, Upstream Now Truth Arts, Truth Arts, Ethos Wallet, HypernativeLabs and Olympix.
Who follows Boldstart Ventures on X?
The accounts that follow Boldstart Ventures include 150 founders, 31 angel investors, 20 influencers and 32 VCs. Among them are Luca Netz, Mario Nawfal, Matthew Graham, Ryan Carson, VCs Congratulating Themselves and Brycent. Boldstart Ventures has been mentioned by 91 accounts, with 582 total mentions.