Boldstart Ventures | Activity

Milestone

Portfolio company Generalist AI raised $400M at a $2B valuation led by Radical Ventures, with participation from 8VC, Union Square Ventures, Norwest, Hanabi Capital, Nvidia, and Bezos Expeditions. Boldstart is an existing investor.

Generalist

Generalist Boldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcJUN 2, 2026

JUN 2, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Superhuman was acquired by Grammarly, creating an $800M+ ARR, profitable, AI-native productivity platform.

Superhuman

Superhuman Boldstart Ventures

superhuman.com

Added recently

Investment

Ellen Chisa published welcome post for Generalist AI, a robotics startup building general-purpose robots with GEN-1 model. Boldstart co-led inception round with NVIDIA. Company has raised $140M total funding.

Generalist

Generalist Boldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcAPR 2, 2026

APR 2, 2026

Investment

Led $4M inception round in Agentuity, cloud infrastructure rebuilt specifically for autonomous AI agents.

Agentuity

Agentuity Boldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcAPR 2026

APR 2026

Investment

Led inception investment in Generalist AI, an AI robotics company building general-purpose robots with engineering talent from OpenAI and Google DeepMind.

Generalist AI

Generalist AI Boldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcAPR 2026

APR 2026

Essay

Published thesis essay introducing agentic operations model for enterprise security addressing fragmented visibility and slow remediation.

Why the Cloud Needs a New Operating Model for Security

Boldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcMAR 17, 2026

MAR 17, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company CloudQuery exited in a merger/acquisition, marking another successful inception-to-exit journey.

CloudQuery

CloudQuery Boldstart Ventures

cloudquery.ioMAR 2026 cloudquery.io

MAR 2026

Investment

Co-led Surf AI's Series A with Accel as the agentic operating platform for security teams, following inception investment.

Surf AI

Surf AIBoldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcMAR 2026 boldstart.vc

MAR 2026

Investment

Co-led inception round in Topos Bio alongside Threshold Ventures. Topos Bio uses AI to model disordered proteins for drug discovery targeting neurodegenerative diseases.

Topos Bio

Topos Bio Boldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcJAN 8, 2026

JAN 8, 2026

Essay

Published annual recap highlighting 15 new inception investments, notable exits including Protect AI ($700M+) and Superhuman acquisition, and market outlook for autonomous enterprise sorting phase.

2025 Recap: boldstart ventures

Boldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcDEC 30, 2025

DEC 30, 2025

Investment

Led inception round in Humanix alongside Evolution Equity, and doubled down in Series A led by Acrew Capital. Humanix builds the first Human Threat Detection and Response platform for social engineering attacks.

Humanix

Humanix Boldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcNOV 12, 2025

NOV 12, 2025

Investment

Led $10.3M inception round in Uare.ai, the personal AI platform that creates a secure digital twin of individuals.

Uare.ai

Uare.ai Boldstart Ventures

techcrunch.comNOV 2025

NOV 2025

Investment

Led Waldo's inception round and doubled down in their $10M Series A led by Footwork. Waldo is an agentic platform for marketing agencies and brand teams.

Waldo

WaldoBoldstart Ventures

boldstart.vcOCT 1, 2025

OCT 1, 2025

Boldstart Ventures Activity

Portfolio company Generalist AI raised $400M at a $2B valuation led by Radical Ventures, with participation from 8VC, Union Square Ventures, Norwest, Hanabi Capital, Nvidia, and Bezos Expeditions. Boldstart is an existing investor.

Portfolio company Auxon was acquired by Ford to join Ford's Advanced Electric Vehicle Development team.

Portfolio company Superhuman was acquired by Grammarly, creating an $800M+ ARR, profitable, AI-native productivity platform.

Ellen Chisa published welcome post for Generalist AI, a robotics startup building general-purpose robots with GEN-1 model. Boldstart co-led inception round with NVIDIA. Company has raised $140M total funding.

Led $4M inception round in Agentuity, cloud infrastructure rebuilt specifically for autonomous AI agents.

Led inception investment in Generalist AI, an AI robotics company building general-purpose robots with engineering talent from OpenAI and Google DeepMind.

Published thesis essay introducing agentic operations model for enterprise security addressing fragmented visibility and slow remediation.

Portfolio company CloudQuery exited in a merger/acquisition, marking another successful inception-to-exit journey.

Co-led Surf AI's Series A with Accel as the agentic operating platform for security teams, following inception investment.

Co-led inception round in Topos Bio alongside Threshold Ventures. Topos Bio uses AI to model disordered proteins for drug discovery targeting neurodegenerative diseases.

Published annual recap highlighting 15 new inception investments, notable exits including Protect AI ($700M+) and Superhuman acquisition, and market outlook for autonomous enterprise sorting phase.

Led inception round in Humanix alongside Evolution Equity, and doubled down in Series A led by Acrew Capital. Humanix builds the first Human Threat Detection and Response platform for social engineering attacks.

Led $10.3M inception round in Uare.ai, the personal AI platform that creates a secure digital twin of individuals.

Led Waldo's inception round and doubled down in their $10M Series A led by Footwork. Waldo is an agentic platform for marketing agencies and brand teams.