Bolt Innovation Group
Investments
69Portfolio Exits
10Funds
3Partners & Customers
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Bolt Innovation Group Investments
69 Investments
Bolt Innovation Group has made 69 investments. Their latest investment was in League One Volleyball as part of their Series A on September 9, 2022.

Bolt Innovation Group Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/28/2022 | Series A | League One Volleyball | Yes | Billie Jean King, Bolt Innovation Group, Chelsea Handler, Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda, David Blitzer, Haleigh Meridian Washington, Heights Capital Management, Jenny Ming, Jill Smoller, Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook, Kevin Durant, Lindsey Napela Berg, Marisa Sharkey, Peter Tomozawa, Teresa Resch, and Verance Capital | 2 | |
7/7/2022 | Series A | FYTO | $15M | Yes | 6 | |
11/9/2021 | Series C | VergeSense | $60M | No | 12 | |
9/1/2021 | Series B | |||||
6/11/2021 | Seed VC |
Date | 9/28/2022 | 7/7/2022 | 11/9/2021 | 9/1/2021 | 6/11/2021 |
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Round | Series A | Series A | Series C | Series B | Seed VC |
Company | League One Volleyball | FYTO | VergeSense | ||
Amount | $15M | $60M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Billie Jean King, Bolt Innovation Group, Chelsea Handler, Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda, David Blitzer, Haleigh Meridian Washington, Heights Capital Management, Jenny Ming, Jill Smoller, Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook, Kevin Durant, Lindsey Napela Berg, Marisa Sharkey, Peter Tomozawa, Teresa Resch, and Verance Capital | ||||
Sources | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Bolt Innovation Group Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
Bolt Innovation Group has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tempo Automation on November 23, 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 |
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11/23/2022 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
10/12/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
9/20/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 11/23/2022 | 10/12/2021 | 9/20/2021 | ||
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Exit | Reverse Merger | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Bolt Innovation Group Fund History
3 Fund Histories
Bolt Innovation Group has 3 funds, including Bolt Fund III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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5/31/2017 | Bolt Fund III | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $80.3M | 4 |
2/3/2015 | Bolt Fund II | ||||
11/4/2013 | Bolt Fund I |
Closing Date | 5/31/2017 | 2/3/2015 | 11/4/2013 |
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Fund | Bolt Fund III | Bolt Fund II | Bolt Fund I |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||
Status | Closed | ||
Amount | $80.3M | ||
Sources | 4 |
Bolt Innovation Group Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Bolt Innovation Group has 1 strategic partners and customers. Bolt Innovation Group recently partnered with Y Combinator on February 2, 2015.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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2/5/2015 | Partner | United States | Y Combinator and Bolt Partner To Support Hardware Startups SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 5 , 2015 / PRNewswire / -- Y Combinator , the Mountain View-based startup seed fund , announced today that it is partnering with Bolt , a venture fund that invests in early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software . | 3 |
Date | 2/5/2015 |
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Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | Y Combinator and Bolt Partner To Support Hardware Startups SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 5 , 2015 / PRNewswire / -- Y Combinator , the Mountain View-based startup seed fund , announced today that it is partnering with Bolt , a venture fund that invests in early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software . |
Sources | 3 |
Bolt Innovation Group Team
2 Team Members
Bolt Innovation Group has 2 team members, including current Founder, General Partner, Axel Bichara.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Axel Bichara | Atlas Venture, and Computervision | Founder, General Partner | Current |
Name | Axel Bichara | |
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Work History | Atlas Venture, and Computervision | |
Title | Founder, General Partner | |
Status | Current |
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