Search company, investor...

Predict your next investment

Venture Capital
boldstart.vc

Investments

191

Portfolio Exits

27

Funds

9

Service Providers

1

About BOLDstart Ventures

BOLDstart Ventures is a New York-based, micro-VC fund that seeks to partner with and provide seed funding to bold entrepreneurs in the Internet, mobile, and cloud computing markets.

Headquarters Location

30 Irving Place 6th Floor

New York, New York, 10003,

United States

646-450-1941

Want to inform investors similar to BOLDstart Ventures about your company?

Submit your Analyst Briefing to get in front of investors, customers, and partners on CB Insights’ platform.

Latest BOLDstart Ventures News

UPDATE – Kustomer Secures $60M in Funding to Unleash Its Potential as a Standalone Company

May 24, 2023

On May 24, 2023 Original investors Redpoint, Battery and Boldstart Ventures reinvest in Kustomer, the industry leading Conversational CRM platform aiming to disrupt the way companies and customers communicate across modern messaging channels Kustomer, the industry leading Conversational CRM platform, co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Brad Birnbaum and Jeremy Suriel, announced it has raised $60 million in a new financing round co-led by previous investors Battery and Redpoint with participation from Boldstart as it spins out of parent company Meta. “Kustomer continues to push the envelope and redefine what it means to deliver a modern customer service experience,” said Alex Bard, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures. “As Kustomer enters the next phase of their journey as a standalone company, we couldn’t be more thrilled to have another opportunity to partner with such a talented team that is passionate about creating products that help companies deliver great value to their customers.” With the new funding, Kustomer will look to expand its team, focus on combining new AI technology with its customer data platform, offering even faster and more accurate automated support, and help agents work more efficiently within the ever-evolving AI landscape. “We believe AI combined with contextual data from our customer service platform can automate many customer experiences and help agents perform better,” said Brad Birnbaum, CEO of Kustomer. “Our continued priority will be to improve our data platform, AI offerings, and agent tools in parallel.” “Kustomer’s unique product vision and amazing people made it easy to partner with them again,” said Neeraj Agrawal, General Partner at Battery Ventures. “Kustomer has a strong customer base, a robust data platform, and a AI-focused product roadmap which differentiates them from many competitors in the space.” Meta closed its acquisition with Kustomer in February 2022. Kustomer then joined the Meta Business Messaging Group to help transform the way people and businesses communicate through modern messaging channels. While at Meta, Kustomer made enormous strides in new areas of the business including expanding Its international offerings, broadening its capabilities with artificial intelligence and deepening its integration with Meta’s modern communication channels (Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger).

BOLDstart Ventures Investments

191 Investments

BOLDstart Ventures has made 191 investments. Their latest investment was in OpenSauced as part of their Seed - II on May 5, 2023.

CBI Logo

BOLDstart Ventures Investments Activity

investments chart

Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

5/31/2023

Seed - II

OpenSauced

$3.52M

Yes

1

5/16/2023

Unattributed VC

Kustomer

$60M

No

4

3/29/2023

Series A - II

Env0

$18.1M

No

8

3/24/2023

Seed VC - II

Subscribe to see more

$99M

Subscribe to see more

10

3/15/2023

Series A

Subscribe to see more

$99M

Subscribe to see more

10

Date

5/31/2023

5/16/2023

3/29/2023

3/24/2023

3/15/2023

Round

Seed - II

Unattributed VC

Series A - II

Seed VC - II

Series A

Company

OpenSauced

Kustomer

Env0

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Amount

$3.52M

$60M

$18.1M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

No

No

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Co-Investors

Sources

1

4

8

10

10

BOLDstart Ventures Portfolio Exits

27 Portfolio Exits

BOLDstart Ventures has 27 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Catalytic on March 02, 2022.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model.

Acquirer

Sources

3/2/2022

Acquired

$99M

1

2/16/2022

Acquired

$99M

1

12/22/2021

Acquired

$99M

8

1/26/2021

Acquired

Subscribe to see more

$99M

Subscribe to see more

10

11/30/2020

Acquired

Subscribe to see more

$99M

Subscribe to see more

10

Date

3/2/2022

2/16/2022

12/22/2021

1/26/2021

11/30/2020

Exit

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Companies

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Sources

1

1

8

10

10

BOLDstart Ventures Fund History

9 Fund Histories

BOLDstart Ventures has 9 funds, including Boldstart Ventures V.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

2/17/2021

Boldstart Ventures V

$155M

2

2/17/2021

Boldstart Opportunities II

$99M

10

11/12/2019

Boldstart Opportunities I

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

$99M

10

11/12/2019

Boldstart Ventures IV

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

$99M

10

11/15/2016

BOLDstart Ventures III

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

$99M

10

Closing Date

2/17/2021

2/17/2021

11/12/2019

11/12/2019

11/15/2016

Fund

Boldstart Ventures V

Boldstart Opportunities II

Boldstart Opportunities I

Boldstart Ventures IV

BOLDstart Ventures III

Fund Type

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Status

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Amount

$155M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Sources

2

10

10

10

10

BOLDstart Ventures Service Providers

1 Service Provider

BOLDstart Ventures has 1 service provider relationship

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Service Type

Counsel

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Counsel

Service Type

Partnership data by VentureSource

BOLDstart Ventures Team

3 Team Members

BOLDstart Ventures has 3 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Edward Sim.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Edward Sim

Dawntreader Ventures, and J.P. Morgan

Founder, Managing Partner

Current

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Name

Edward Sim

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Work History

Dawntreader Ventures, and J.P. Morgan

Title

Founder, Managing Partner

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Status

Current

Subscribe to see more

Subscribe to see more

Discover the right solution for your team

The CB Insights tech market intelligence platform analyzes millions of data points on vendors, products, partnerships, and patents to help your team find their next technology solution.

Request a demo

CBI websites generally use certain cookies to enable better interactions with our sites and services. Use of these cookies, which may be stored on your device, permits us to improve and customize your experience. You can read more about your cookie choices at our privacy policy here. By continuing to use this site you are consenting to these choices.