Overview
Ed Sim is Founder and General Partner at Boldstart Ventures[1]. Sim maintains a presence on X at @edsim[2].
Career history
- Founder and General PartnerApr 2010 to PresentBoldstart Ventures
- Investor/BoardAug 2024 to PresentSurf AI
- Investor/BoardDec 2024 to PresentKeycard
- Investor/BoardOct 2015 to PresentSnyk
- Investor/BoardMar 2022 to PresentProtect AI
- Investor, BoardFeb 2016 to PresentBigID
- Investor, BoardSep 2015 to PresentKustomer
- Investor/Board of DirectorsNov 2017 to PresentBlockdaemon
Education
AB, Economics1989 - 1993Harvard University
Insights & ideas
Ed Sim describes Boldstart Ventures' mission as being a "day-one partner" for founders, reflecting his belief that the earliest stage of a company, often before product or traction exist, is where a venture investor can add the most value [1]. He points to the firm's growth from a modest $1M first fund in 2010 to nearly $500M in assets under management as evidence that disciplined, conviction-driven first-check investing can scale over time without abandoning its original focus [1]. His approach is illustrated by early bets on companies such as Snyk, Kustomer, BigID, and Superhuman, suggesting a recurring interest in backing technical, enterprise-oriented founders at the very start of their journey, before broader market validation, rather than waiting for later rounds once risk has been reduced [1].
Media & appearances
- Boldstart ventures Ed Sim on starting his career...Our guest today is Ed Sim, founder and general partner of boldstart ventures, an NYC-based firm started in 2010 with the focus on being a day-one partner for founders. Boldstart had a modest beginning, with only a $1M fund in 2010, it has since grown to just under $500M in AUM. Some of his first check investments include Snyk, Kustomer, BigID, and Superhuman.
Venture Unlocked (Samir Kaji)
- Ed Sim, Founder and General Partner, Boldstart Ventures
CXOTalk
In the news
- Why am I not surprised as the NY Times continues to do its thing. This is hours after we know this was an attempted hijacking of the plane. Simply incredible https://t.co/ORsbT3CIR3
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- normies don't care about which model, they just want agents to work - Muse growth shows the burning desire from end users for somethign that just works out of the box the brilliant perspective though is because of the massive adoption and usage, Meta's Spark model will improve
- Must read. Hard infra used to take years to build and tune. Now an AI agent is helping take a production inference stack from first run to launch in two weeks...with 3.2× the throughput. Seeing improvements happen this quickly, this deep in the stack, should make you pay
- Jev was two years in the making...and became an “overnight” success. Amid the insane race from $0 to $100M ARR, remember: hard things take time. Build something amazing and different, and you’ll make your mark. Plus, is AI starting to build the next AI? 🔥
- this is why Jensen wins no matter what - frontier labs buy GPUs and more open weight models sell more GPUs we know this is coming - own your intelligence but I'm seeing more and more enterprises stock up on GPUs - cost for sure but also data sovereignty but also opens up need https://t.co/WhiM9OGFml
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