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Bolt

Pre-seed VC for hardware/software startups (2013-2020); no longer making new investments under the Bolt banner.
VC Seed 📍 Boston, MA Founded 2013
AUM
Not Disclosed
Strategic / Balance-Sheet
PRIVATE
Bolt was a pre-seed venture firm founded in 2013 by Ben Einstein, Axel Bichara and Scott Miller, focused on companies at the intersection of software and physical goods, with in-house engineering and prototyping support. Between 2013 and 2020 it invested in ~80 companies across three funds ($3.8M, $32M in 2015, $80M Fund III in 2017). The firm states it is no longer making new investments but continues to support its portfolio.

Firm Profile

Firm Type
VC
Subtype
Seed
Founded
2013
HQ
Boston, MA
Country
USA
Active Fund
Bolt Fund III ($80M) · 2017

Notable Partners

Axel BicharaGreg McAdoo

Portfolio Companies (8)

BobbieDesktop MetalNautilus Biotechnologytonalcarbon roboticsFiOrbit FabSpyce

Investment Focus

Stages
Pre-seed · Seed
Sectors
Hardware · Consumer · Deep Tech · IoT
VCSeedSJ Top 100
Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of recent date. Refreshed periodically.