Bolt

Bolt Innovation Management, LLC is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012, the firm specializes in pre-seed and seed-stage investments, focusing on companies at the intersection of digital and physical worlds. Bolt primarily invests in sectors such as healthcare, consumer goods, technology, and business services, and typically commits between $0.2 million and $1.5 million to its portfolio companies. The firm actively seeks to lead or co-lead funding rounds ranging from $1 million to $4 million. With over 70 investments made from its latest fund, Bolt is particularly interested in opportunities within the Boston and Bay areas, as well as New York City, Los Angeles, and Montreal.

Jeffrey Akiki

Associate

Ben Einstein

General Partner

Gregory McAdoo

General Partner

Greg McAdoo

General Partner

Tyler Mincey

Partner

Chris Quintero

Principal

Past deals in Montreal

Vention

Series C in 2022
Vention Inc. is a digital manufacturing platform based in Montreal, Canada, that specializes in the design and ordering of custom machines. Founded in 2016, the company offers a cloud-based solution called MachineBuilder 3D™, which allows engineers and manufacturing professionals to design, order, and assemble factory equipment quickly and efficiently. The platform features a comprehensive library of modular parts, enabling users to create automated equipment, robot cells, tooling, and conveyors. Additionally, Vention integrates artificial intelligence to facilitate the design process, allowing for the simulation and commissioning of automated systems within a single digital environment. By streamlining the machine design and ordering process, Vention makes industrial automation more accessible to a wider range of users.

Vention

Series A in 2019
Vention Inc. is a digital manufacturing platform based in Montreal, Canada, that specializes in the design and ordering of custom machines. Founded in 2016, the company offers a cloud-based solution called MachineBuilder 3D™, which allows engineers and manufacturing professionals to design, order, and assemble factory equipment quickly and efficiently. The platform features a comprehensive library of modular parts, enabling users to create automated equipment, robot cells, tooling, and conveyors. Additionally, Vention integrates artificial intelligence to facilitate the design process, allowing for the simulation and commissioning of automated systems within a single digital environment. By streamlining the machine design and ordering process, Vention makes industrial automation more accessible to a wider range of users.

DropGenie

Seed Round in 2018
DropGenie is a biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company focuses on developing connected hardware that automates gene editing processes, thereby enhancing the efficiency of genetic engineering. Its platform streamlines liquid handling and experimental conditions, which helps scientists reduce costs while improving the standardization and reproducibility of their work. By generating standardized and compatible scientific information, DropGenie aims to accelerate the pace of discovery in the field of genetics, making advancements in gene editing more accessible to researchers.

DropGenie

Seed Round in 2018
DropGenie is a biotechnology company founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company focuses on developing connected hardware that automates gene editing processes, thereby enhancing the efficiency of genetic engineering. Its platform streamlines liquid handling and experimental conditions, which helps scientists reduce costs while improving the standardization and reproducibility of their work. By generating standardized and compatible scientific information, DropGenie aims to accelerate the pace of discovery in the field of genetics, making advancements in gene editing more accessible to researchers.

Vention

Seed Round in 2018
Vention Inc. is a digital manufacturing platform based in Montreal, Canada, that specializes in the design and ordering of custom machines. Founded in 2016, the company offers a cloud-based solution called MachineBuilder 3D™, which allows engineers and manufacturing professionals to design, order, and assemble factory equipment quickly and efficiently. The platform features a comprehensive library of modular parts, enabling users to create automated equipment, robot cells, tooling, and conveyors. Additionally, Vention integrates artificial intelligence to facilitate the design process, allowing for the simulation and commissioning of automated systems within a single digital environment. By streamlining the machine design and ordering process, Vention makes industrial automation more accessible to a wider range of users.

Vention

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Vention Inc. is a digital manufacturing platform based in Montreal, Canada, that specializes in the design and ordering of custom machines. Founded in 2016, the company offers a cloud-based solution called MachineBuilder 3D™, which allows engineers and manufacturing professionals to design, order, and assemble factory equipment quickly and efficiently. The platform features a comprehensive library of modular parts, enabling users to create automated equipment, robot cells, tooling, and conveyors. Additionally, Vention integrates artificial intelligence to facilitate the design process, allowing for the simulation and commissioning of automated systems within a single digital environment. By streamlining the machine design and ordering process, Vention makes industrial automation more accessible to a wider range of users.
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