Boldstart Ventures

Boldstart Ventures, established in 2010, is a Miami-based venture capital firm that partners with bold founders from the inception of their enterprise software and infrastructure ideas. They typically invest between $200,000 to $500,000 in seed and Series A rounds, focusing on developer-first, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and SaaS sectors. Known for being the first investor in companies like Snyk, BigID, and Kustomer, Boldstart works closely with technical founders before product development, helping accelerate their path to product-market fit. The firm, led by founding partner Ed Sim, has a 24-year track record of investing in early-stage technology companies.

Ernest Addison

Senior Associate

Ellen Chisa

Partner

Anna Debenham

Operating Partner

Eliot Durbin

General Partner

Past deals in Developer Tools

Zuplo

Seed Round in 2023
Zuplo is a developer-focused company that provides a fully managed, serverless application programming interface (API) management platform. This platform serves as a programmable edge gateway that natively supports OpenAPI, allowing developers to work with familiar tools while simplifying the development process. Zuplo offers features such as API key management, one-click deployment, and smart routing between backends. These capabilities enable developers to efficiently create and deploy software without the complexities of managing infrastructure, allowing them to focus on coding and problem-solving. With its emphasis on ease of use and functionality, Zuplo positions itself as a simpler and better alternative to existing API management solutions.

Roadie

Seed Round in 2023
Roadie is a hosted developer portal and service catalog built on Spotify's backstage that aids in the scaling of growing engineering teams.

Superstream

Seed Round in 2023
Superstream is a developer of a cloud-native event processing platform that serves as a modern alternative to traditional message brokers. The platform is designed to support the development of queue-based applications that handle large volumes of streamed and enriched data. It provides a comprehensive ecosystem aimed at enhancing the productivity of data-oriented developers and engineers through rapid development, modularity, and effective schema management. Key features include improved observability to minimize troubleshooting time, high performance coupled with efficient resource consumption, and robust stability, ensuring high availability of queues and brokers essential for modern applications. Overall, Superstream focuses on delivering a cost-effective solution that significantly reduces development time and operational complexities.

env0

Series A in 2023
env0 is a developer of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) management software based in Giv'atayim, Israel. The company offers a cloud management platform that allows businesses to efficiently manage their cloud infrastructure through environment provisioning, governance, and workflow tools. The platform is designed to empower a range of users, including developers, site reliability engineers, data scientists, and support staff, by providing a self-service environment that facilitates the handling of complex workloads. With capabilities for creating custom environments and running end-to-end tests on each pull request, env0 enables organizations to enhance productivity while maintaining cost control across major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Dylibso

Seed Round in 2023
Dylibso, founded in 2022 and based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in software and development tools aimed at enhancing the deployment of WebAssembly. The company offers a range of applications that facilitate secure and isolated execution, along with a universal binary format that integrates seamlessly with WebAssembly. Dylibso's tools support vital functions such as code signing and verification, module delivery, observability, runtime debugging, and performance monitoring. By providing these resources, Dylibso aims to simplify the development process for software developers, allowing them to produce high-quality applications efficiently.

AtomicJar

Series A in 2023
AtomicJar is an integration testing platform founded on March 2, 2021, in Newark, New Jersey, by Sergei Egorov. The company focuses on creating developer tools that simplify the process of automated testing, particularly for unit and domain testing. AtomicJar's platform allows developers to build databases and web frameworks using containers, facilitating easier integration with various dependencies in production environments. By streamlining these testing processes, AtomicJar aims to enhance the overall software development cycle, providing developers with more efficient and effective tools for their work.

Snyk

Series G in 2022
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

Dylibso

Seed Round in 2022
Dylibso, founded in 2022 and based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in software and development tools aimed at enhancing the deployment of WebAssembly. The company offers a range of applications that facilitate secure and isolated execution, along with a universal binary format that integrates seamlessly with WebAssembly. Dylibso's tools support vital functions such as code signing and verification, module delivery, observability, runtime debugging, and performance monitoring. By providing these resources, Dylibso aims to simplify the development process for software developers, allowing them to produce high-quality applications efficiently.

CloudQuery

Series A in 2022
CloudQuery is an open-source platform that provides a data integration solution aimed at addressing compliance, security, and visibility challenges in cloud environments. It enables developers to transform cloud infrastructure into a queryable SQL format, facilitating easier monitoring and governance. By pulling, normalizing, exposing, and monitoring cloud assets, CloudQuery supports businesses in managing queries, monitoring their infrastructure, and conducting comprehensive analyses. This approach enhances the ability to oversee cloud resources effectively, ensuring better security and compliance management.

Jit

Seed Round in 2022
JIT is a platform focused on enhancing the security capabilities of development organizations by promoting a minimal viable security approach. It enables developers to take ownership of the security aspects of their products, ensuring that web and cloud applications are built with security in mind. By facilitating an iterative and just-in-time methodology, JIT allows teams to address risk and compliance in alignment with their development pace, ultimately empowering them to integrate security seamlessly into their workflows. This approach supports developers in managing the security of their applications effectively while maintaining their speed of code delivery.

Liveblocks

Seed Round in 2022
Liveblocks is an application programming interface (API) platform designed to facilitate the creation of collaborative applications. It offers customizable pre-built features that enable developers to enhance their products with multiplayer capabilities, making them more engaging and ready for integration with artificial intelligence. The platform includes a live presence status feature, allowing users to see when others join a page, project, or document, and to share real-time cursor positions and content selections. By providing these tools, Liveblocks helps developers maintain focus on their core product while enriching user experiences through collaboration.

Root

Series A in 2022
Root is a developer of a container lifecycle management platform aimed at simplifying the creation, building, deployment, and operation of cloud-native applications for developers. The platform enhances efficiency by optimizing the composition and construction of containerized applications, thereby reducing friction, complexity, and waste. It utilizes a combination of run-time and static container analysis to evaluate containers, eliminating unnecessary files, executables, and packages based on observed run-time behavior. This enables clients to build and manage applications more effectively, allowing developers to focus on writing high-quality code while maintaining speed and efficiency in their workflows. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, Root aims to empower developers to manage their applications with minimal overhead and reduced DevOps burden.

Blockdaemon

Series C in 2022
Blockdaemon Inc. is a blockchain node management platform that enables businesses, enterprises, and developers to efficiently deploy and manage blockchain applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in New York and Ireland, the company provides tools that allow users to manage nodes across more than 30 blockchain protocols, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polkadot. Blockdaemon's solution is designed to be fully portable, enabling users to easily switch between networks and chains without the need for extensive configuration. The company also supports the blockchain developer ecosystem by offering expert dev-ops advice, facilitating smoother integration and deployment in the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape.

CodeSee

Seed Round in 2022
CodeSee is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in cloud-based data visualization software aimed at enhancing code comprehension. Founded in 2019, CodeSee's platform provides developers and development teams with tools to continuously grasp their codebase throughout the development process. By mapping the relationships between code and functionality, the software facilitates better understanding and management of complex code structures, ultimately aiding in more efficient software development.

CloudQuery

Seed Round in 2021
CloudQuery is an open-source platform that provides a data integration solution aimed at addressing compliance, security, and visibility challenges in cloud environments. It enables developers to transform cloud infrastructure into a queryable SQL format, facilitating easier monitoring and governance. By pulling, normalizing, exposing, and monitoring cloud assets, CloudQuery supports businesses in managing queries, monitoring their infrastructure, and conducting comprehensive analyses. This approach enhances the ability to oversee cloud resources effectively, ensuring better security and compliance management.

CodeSee

Seed Round in 2021
CodeSee is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in cloud-based data visualization software aimed at enhancing code comprehension. Founded in 2019, CodeSee's platform provides developers and development teams with tools to continuously grasp their codebase throughout the development process. By mapping the relationships between code and functionality, the software facilitates better understanding and management of complex code structures, ultimately aiding in more efficient software development.

Liveblocks

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Liveblocks is an application programming interface (API) platform designed to facilitate the creation of collaborative applications. It offers customizable pre-built features that enable developers to enhance their products with multiplayer capabilities, making them more engaging and ready for integration with artificial intelligence. The platform includes a live presence status feature, allowing users to see when others join a page, project, or document, and to share real-time cursor positions and content selections. By providing these tools, Liveblocks helps developers maintain focus on their core product while enriching user experiences through collaboration.

Snyk

Series F in 2021
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

AtomicJar

Seed Round in 2021
AtomicJar is an integration testing platform founded on March 2, 2021, in Newark, New Jersey, by Sergei Egorov. The company focuses on creating developer tools that simplify the process of automated testing, particularly for unit and domain testing. AtomicJar's platform allows developers to build databases and web frameworks using containers, facilitating easier integration with various dependencies in production environments. By streamlining these testing processes, AtomicJar aims to enhance the overall software development cycle, providing developers with more efficient and effective tools for their work.

env0

Series A in 2021
env0 is a developer of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) management software based in Giv'atayim, Israel. The company offers a cloud management platform that allows businesses to efficiently manage their cloud infrastructure through environment provisioning, governance, and workflow tools. The platform is designed to empower a range of users, including developers, site reliability engineers, data scientists, and support staff, by providing a self-service environment that facilitates the handling of complex workloads. With capabilities for creating custom environments and running end-to-end tests on each pull request, env0 enables organizations to enhance productivity while maintaining cost control across major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Snyk

Series E in 2021
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

Root

Seed Round in 2021
Root is a developer of a container lifecycle management platform aimed at simplifying the creation, building, deployment, and operation of cloud-native applications for developers. The platform enhances efficiency by optimizing the composition and construction of containerized applications, thereby reducing friction, complexity, and waste. It utilizes a combination of run-time and static container analysis to evaluate containers, eliminating unnecessary files, executables, and packages based on observed run-time behavior. This enables clients to build and manage applications more effectively, allowing developers to focus on writing high-quality code while maintaining speed and efficiency in their workflows. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, Root aims to empower developers to manage their applications with minimal overhead and reduced DevOps burden.

Snyk

Series D in 2020
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

env0

Funding Round in 2020
env0 is a developer of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) management software based in Giv'atayim, Israel. The company offers a cloud management platform that allows businesses to efficiently manage their cloud infrastructure through environment provisioning, governance, and workflow tools. The platform is designed to empower a range of users, including developers, site reliability engineers, data scientists, and support staff, by providing a self-service environment that facilitates the handling of complex workloads. With capabilities for creating custom environments and running end-to-end tests on each pull request, env0 enables organizations to enhance productivity while maintaining cost control across major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Blockdaemon

Venture Round in 2020
Blockdaemon Inc. is a blockchain node management platform that enables businesses, enterprises, and developers to efficiently deploy and manage blockchain applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in New York and Ireland, the company provides tools that allow users to manage nodes across more than 30 blockchain protocols, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polkadot. Blockdaemon's solution is designed to be fully portable, enabling users to easily switch between networks and chains without the need for extensive configuration. The company also supports the blockchain developer ecosystem by offering expert dev-ops advice, facilitating smoother integration and deployment in the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape.

env0

Seed Round in 2020
env0 is a developer of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) management software based in Giv'atayim, Israel. The company offers a cloud management platform that allows businesses to efficiently manage their cloud infrastructure through environment provisioning, governance, and workflow tools. The platform is designed to empower a range of users, including developers, site reliability engineers, data scientists, and support staff, by providing a self-service environment that facilitates the handling of complex workloads. With capabilities for creating custom environments and running end-to-end tests on each pull request, env0 enables organizations to enhance productivity while maintaining cost control across major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Snyk

Series C in 2020
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

Snyk

Series B in 2019
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

Blockdaemon

Seed Round in 2019
Blockdaemon Inc. is a blockchain node management platform that enables businesses, enterprises, and developers to efficiently deploy and manage blockchain applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in New York and Ireland, the company provides tools that allow users to manage nodes across more than 30 blockchain protocols, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polkadot. Blockdaemon's solution is designed to be fully portable, enabling users to easily switch between networks and chains without the need for extensive configuration. The company also supports the blockchain developer ecosystem by offering expert dev-ops advice, facilitating smoother integration and deployment in the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape.

Snyk

Series A in 2018
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

IOPipe

Seed Round in 2018
IOpipe is a developer of a serverless DevOps platform that aids teams in building serverless applications efficiently. The platform addresses the unique challenges of serverless computing by offering an open-source module that provides real-time monitoring and insights. It delivers features such as telemetry, tracing, profiling, alerts, logs, and error tracking, specifically designed for event-driven applications. This allows developers to gain valuable insights into the performance and operation of their functions, including those within Amazon Lambda. IOpipe emphasizes a customer-centric approach, collaborating closely with users to enhance their offerings. The company fosters a remote-first, diverse work environment focused on developing a top-tier product for serverless application development and operations.

Blockdaemon

Seed Round in 2017
Blockdaemon Inc. is a blockchain node management platform that enables businesses, enterprises, and developers to efficiently deploy and manage blockchain applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in New York and Ireland, the company provides tools that allow users to manage nodes across more than 30 blockchain protocols, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polkadot. Blockdaemon's solution is designed to be fully portable, enabling users to easily switch between networks and chains without the need for extensive configuration. The company also supports the blockchain developer ecosystem by offering expert dev-ops advice, facilitating smoother integration and deployment in the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape.

Manifold.co

Series A in 2017
Manifold.co operates a cloud-based marketplace that simplifies the discovery, purchase, and management of developer services and tools for applications across various cloud environments. By addressing the complexities associated with micro-services and third-party infrastructure, Manifold enables clients to effectively configure and distribute their pricing plans from a central platform. The marketplace streamlines essential functions such as pricing, billing, identity management, and provisioning, thereby facilitating a more efficient application development and deployment process.

IOPipe

Seed Round in 2017
IOpipe is a developer of a serverless DevOps platform that aids teams in building serverless applications efficiently. The platform addresses the unique challenges of serverless computing by offering an open-source module that provides real-time monitoring and insights. It delivers features such as telemetry, tracing, profiling, alerts, logs, and error tracking, specifically designed for event-driven applications. This allows developers to gain valuable insights into the performance and operation of their functions, including those within Amazon Lambda. IOpipe emphasizes a customer-centric approach, collaborating closely with users to enhance their offerings. The company fosters a remote-first, diverse work environment focused on developing a top-tier product for serverless application development and operations.

Snyk

Seed Round in 2017
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

Manifold.co

Seed Round in 2016
Manifold.co operates a cloud-based marketplace that simplifies the discovery, purchase, and management of developer services and tools for applications across various cloud environments. By addressing the complexities associated with micro-services and third-party infrastructure, Manifold enables clients to effectively configure and distribute their pricing plans from a central platform. The marketplace streamlines essential functions such as pricing, billing, identity management, and provisioning, thereby facilitating a more efficient application development and deployment process.

Snyk

Seed Round in 2016
Snyk Ltd., established in 2015, specializes in a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enhances application security. It focuses on identifying, rectifying, and monitoring known vulnerabilities across critical components of modern applications, including code, open-source libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code. Snyk's offerings, such as Snyk Code (static application security testing), container vulnerability management, and application security management, integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows, improving security posture, productivity, and collaboration. With over 1,200 global customers, including industry leaders like Google and Salesforce, Snyk is recognized for its developer-first approach and strategic partnerships.

Yhat

Seed Round in 2015
Yhat (pronounced Y-hat) provides an end-to-end data science platform for developing, deploying, and managing real-time decision APIs. Yhat eliminates painful IT obstacles involved in cloud-based data science like server setup and config. With Yhat, data scientists can transform static insights into production-ready decision making APIs that integrate seamlessly with any customer- or employee-facing app. Yhat also created Rodeo, an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for Python. Yhat was founded in 2013 and is based in New York. The team is composed of entrepreneurs, data scientists, and engineers formerly at OnDeck, AppNexus, Guidespark, Shareablee and the Washington Post.

Bowery

Seed Round in 2014
Bowery Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2013 that specializes in providing cloud-based automated development environments for web developers. The company's services streamline the setup and configuration of essential developer tools, software, and applications. By automating time-intensive and repetitive tasks, Bowery enables programmers to quickly establish their coding environments, allowing them to focus on their work more efficiently. The use of virtualization software further enhances this process by enabling developers to replicate team environments across various desktops, thus improving collaboration and productivity.

Yhat

Seed Round in 2013
Yhat (pronounced Y-hat) provides an end-to-end data science platform for developing, deploying, and managing real-time decision APIs. Yhat eliminates painful IT obstacles involved in cloud-based data science like server setup and config. With Yhat, data scientists can transform static insights into production-ready decision making APIs that integrate seamlessly with any customer- or employee-facing app. Yhat also created Rodeo, an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for Python. Yhat was founded in 2013 and is based in New York. The team is composed of entrepreneurs, data scientists, and engineers formerly at OnDeck, AppNexus, Guidespark, Shareablee and the Washington Post.
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