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@boldstartvc partnering from Inception with bold technical founders building the autonomous enterprise, weekly newsletter: What's 🔥 IT/VC 👇🏼
Miami
Joined January 2009
🔥 up to announce @boldstartvc Fund VII. $250M to back bold technical founders building the autonomous enterprise. From Inception. Before the world believes. It always starts with an idea that feels insane… until it isn’t. 🎥👇🧵
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yes, with just a couple lines of code you can have your cake and eat it too!. save up to 90% on Datadog costs, retain all of your data all with just a couple lines of code.
It's hard to believe that something this easy can work this well. Learn how @grepr_ai 's AI-powered pipelines integrate with Datadog to optimize data, potentially cutting costs by up to 90%. Our new post details the practical steps for maximizing insights while reducing volume.
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There is no crypto at scale in the enterprise w/out better security. @HypernativeLabs delivering what's needed - secure transactions!. "Guardian simulates the impact of every transaction b4 funds leave the wallet, flagging predicted threats in real-time + automating approvals or.
MPC wallets secure the keys, but not the decision. As institutions scale onchain operations, transaction intent, policy enforcement, and real-time threat detection become mission-critical. That’s why asset managers and VCs are adopting Hypernative Guardian: a transaction
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Couldn't ask for a better LP and partner - thank you @StepStoneVC for the support and advice throughout our journey - more to come!.
We’re proud to back @Boldstartvc, a #STEPVC platform manager, on their largest fund to date — a $250M fund to build the autonomous enterprise. Boldstart doubles down on backing the boldest technical founders from day one, investing early before the market catches on —.
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almost 10 years to the day! . When a $20M fund was news 🤣, now that's the size of inception AI rounds!. Amazing how fast the world has changed as now need $250M to do same thing! Lead enterprise Inception rounds of all sizes. Keep grinding + enjoy the journey!. @Boldstartvc
🔥 up to announce @boldstartvc Fund VII. $250M to back bold technical founders building the autonomous enterprise. From Inception. Before the world believes. It always starts with an idea that feels insane… until it isn’t. 🎥👇🧵
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notice 2 screens on one desk? yes - that room was all we could afford 6 years into @Boldstartvc for rent on Irving Place in NYC back in the day - super cozy and just right 👌🏼. super scrappy embedded into our DNA - builds culture, never forget your roots!.
@rahulvohra @edsim @Boldstartvc @Superhuman Yes it was! Looked back and found this one of @GrantM circa 2016’ at that same desk inside the recording studio
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🙏🏼 amazing LPs 👇🏼 - rock steady, great advice, understand the cycles, and good people!.
Congratulations to the team at @Boldstartvc on the close of Fund VII: Inception Reloaded - a $250M fund dedicated to backing enterprise founders from day one. As long-time LPs, we've appreciated boldstart’s consistent clarity of vision and strong track record in supporting the
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the founder flex 💪🏼. last board meeting agenda discussion on next round of financing. this quarter, we don't need money, just closing so many customers. Need more of the latter, not the former!.
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RT @maddierenbarger: New: @Boldstartvc has raised $250 million for its seventh fund. I spoke with GP @edsim for Newcomer about why boldstar….
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This is one of them most exciting times to be building 🏗️ + investing - the greatest platform shift w/AI that we will ever see. Let's have some fun, mix things up, create the crazy + reimagine everything. LFG!. 10/10.
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And thanks to @wsj @marcvarta @wsjvc for covering @Boldstartvc!. Speed and conviction matter for founders and investors esp. when you back people before companies. Read more 👇🏼. story here: 9/10
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The Autonomous enterprise - yes it's aspirational but in a world where traffic will be >99% agent/machine driven vs. human, we are going to have to rethink everything. 7/10
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🙏🏻 to our amazing founders, LPs, co-investors and friends. it takes a village. 6/10
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What Inception means and our @Boldstartvc philosophy. With initial check sizes from $500k to $15M, yes $15M so we lead/co-lead alone or with partners. 5/10
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The exclusive is out via @NewcomerMedia @maddierenbarger @EricNewcomer. In depth on how our Fortune 500 IT friends only expect to see the way too early + bleeding edge of enterprise tech from us + scaling from $1M to $1.1B AUM for Inception only. 4/10.
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And we’re proud to have already backed a new generation of bold founders building, wiring and securing the autonomous enterprise. @crewAIInc @tessl_io @GeneralistAI_ @KeycardLabs @grepr_ai @rallyspace @agentuity @liveblocks @ProtectAICorp @ClayRunHQ @baz_scm and many in stealth
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@joaomdmoura @crewAIInc @ianrswanson @ProtectAICorp @guypod @tessl_io @kareemamin @ClayRunHQ We’ve been fortunate to partner from inception with founders who’ve gone on to define or reimagine entirely new categories, before the world believed:. @ClayRunHQ @snyksec @kustomer @ProtectAICorp @Superhuman @BlockdaemonHQ @bigidsecure @security_score @spectrocloudinc and many
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15 years and counting with @etdurbin, same @boldstartvc mission partnering with bold technical founders who are bleeding F***ing early reimagining the enterprise. And 🙏🏼 to keep pushing the edge with @ellenchisa for last 5 yrs - we’re just getting started!. 1/10
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full post here along with more thoughts on this 👇🏼
Plenty of abandoned SaaS cos still growing 2–3x. Solid—but nowhere near AI-native velocity. You can’t spend 💰 or hire your way to 5x. Product has to lead. Either:.– Embrace the solid biz and manage burn.– And/or experiment with AI-native bets that can bend the curve. Just.
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