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From inception: new partnerships, new funds, and what we believe.
FeaturedAnnouncing boldstart Fund VII: Inception Reloaded — $250M to Build the Autonomous EnterpriseEd SimIdeas→FeaturedGeneralistAI — When Robots Start to Improvise — Welcome to boldstartEllen ChisaIdeas→boldstart 2025 recapEd SimIdeas→Keycard: The Identity and Access Platform for AI Agents, Welcome to boldstart!Ed SimIdeas→From Inception to AI security leader – ProtectAI’s journey to $700M+ exit to Palo Alto NetworksEd SimIdeas→Tessl — AI Native Software Development — Welcome to boldstart!Ed SimIdeas→Announcing our investment in CrewAI; powering the future of AI in the enterprise with multi-agent automation — Welcome to boldstart!Eliot DurbinIdeas→Clay, Inception to Series B at $500M Valuation: Reinventing Prospecting & Outreach for Sales with AI.Ideas→Inception Investing: the new race to be first in Venture… and Pre-Seed isn’t first any moreEd SimIdeas→Protect AI — MLSecOps, shift left security for AI/ML, welcome to boldstartEd SimIdeas→Snyk, from first check to leader in dev-friendly open source securityBoldstart, Ed SimIdeas→
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Podcast appearances
52 appearances
FeaturedTurpentine VC: E66: Why Inception Investing Beats Traditional Seed with Ed Sim of Boldstart VenturesListen↗
FeaturedWhat it takes to get funded at inceptionWatch↗
FeaturedEverything You Know About Cybersecurity Is About to BreakListen↗
Enterprise AI Biggest Opportunities: A Top VC's TakeListen↗Ellen Chisa on fundraising at inceptionListen↗
Why AI Security Is Getting Rebuilt From ScratchListen↗
Not 2007 anymore — what VCs have to say about AI and enterprise techListen↗
What Top Seed Investor Ed Sim Actually Looks for in FoundersListen↗
Investing at Inception in the Age of AI AgentsListen↗
The SaaS Apocalypse, Betting on People Over Products, and Founder SkillsListen↗The Autonomous Enterprise: Ed Sim on Agents, Skills, and the Future of Enterprise TechListen↗
The Intersection of Venture, AI and CyberListen↗
Ed joins Trends with Friends Podcast: Inside AI’s New VC RealityListen↗
Ed Sim on the Carta Podcast: Backing Founders From Day ZeroListen↗
Future of Software, Agents in the Enterprise, and Inception Stage Company Building // Eliot DurbinListen↗
The Infra Pod: How to invest in infrastructure companies since inception stage? Chat with Eliot Durbin @ boldstart venturesListen↗
The Future of AI Agents — with Joao Moura and Eliot DurbinListen↗
Ed Sim on early-stage enterprise investingListen↗
Infrastructure, developer experience, and the move from founder to investorListen↗
Building boldstart Ventures from $1m to $850mListen↗
Advice for Early-Stage FoundersListen↗
Ed Sim: AI Venture CapitalListen↗
Empowering Dev-First Startups: Ed Sim’s Vision for Boldstart and the Future of Enterprise AI (Venture with Grace)Listen↗
Driving Alpha Podcast: Inception investing in technical enterprise founders with Ed SimListen↗
Ellen Chisa on Scaling DevTools PodcastListen↗
The VentureFizz Podcast: Ellen Chisa – Partner, boldstart venturesListen↗
20VC: Did Figma Kill M&A Markets in 2024, The Three Biggest Mistakes Made in Growth Investing, The Three Requirements Companies Need to IPO in 2024 with Ed Sim and Jamin BallListen↗
Creating a More Impactful Business While Still Feeling Like a DesignerListen↗
Transitioning from Founder CEO to VCListen↗
Q4 Market Predictions with Ed Sim and Seyonne KangListen↗
20VC: The Three Types of Seed Rounds (aka “Inception Rounds”), Why Seed Has Never Been More Competitive…Listen↗
What Does Crypto VC Funding Look Like in a Bear Market?Listen↗
Assessing the Market Meltdown with VC Ed SimListen↗
Designing dev products (S02E09)Listen↗
Console.dev podcast: Devtools investing, with Ed Sim – S02E05Listen↗
From Idea to Product, Getting Your Technical Startup Off The Ground: Eliot Durbin + Google CloudWatch↗
Ed Sim on the Next Wave of Developer First StartupsListen↗
Ed on Venture Unlocked Podcast on Day One investing + early days at boldstartListen↗
What Do VCs Look for in PLG/Dev First Founders with Ed Sim? BUILD podcastListen↗
The Full Ratchet: 266. Velocity as a Superpower, Why Contrarians Win, The Role of a Board Member, and Why Some Challenge When they Should Chill (Ed Sim)Listen↗
Rewarding CuriosityListen↗
What Got You There: #219 Ed Sim- Courage, Conviction and Venture Capital with Boldstart Ventures FounderListen↗
Software Engineering Daily: Enterprise Investing with Ed SimListen↗
Scooters 2.0, Munchery ghosts, and solving contraceptive desertsListen↗
Enterprise Masters: Ed Sim of Boldstart VCListen↗
SaaStr Episode 190: Ed Sim discusses the 0 to 1 enterprise stage and first customersListen↗
Venture Confidential (Heavybit): Ep. #14, Building Community with Boldstart’s Ed SimListen↗
Ed Sim — Boldstart Ventures, Part 2 (Episode 43)Listen↗Ed Sim — Boldstart Ventures, Part 1 (Episode 42)Listen↗
Angel S2 E2 hosted by Jason Calacanis| BoldStart Founder Ed Sim on 20 years, 50+ enterprise investments, how family history shaped his VC approach & moreListen↗Eliot Durbin — Boldstart Ventures (Episode 24)Listen↗
Twenty Minute VC 092: The Repeatable Playbook of SaaS with Ed Sim, Founding Partner @ BoldStart VenturesListen↗