Boldstart Ventures

Topos Bio is an AI-powered biotechnology company developing therapies for intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). The company has created an AI-native drug discovery platform that models protein ensembles to tackle previously undruggable targets associated with diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer.

Humanix provides a solution to detect and respond to social engineering attacks using conversational AI trained on the psychology of manipulation, offering real-time protection for organizations against human-targeted cyber threats.

Unified Identity Infrastructure for AI Agents, enabling secure and trusted access for AI applications.

Generalist is a frontier AI robotics research and product company focused on making general-purpose robots a reality. They build embodied foundation models that enable robots to intelligently interact with the physical world, emphasizing dexterity and advanced physical interaction capabilities.

Snyk provides an AI-driven security platform that helps developers secure their code, manage vulnerabilities in open source dependencies, and protect containerized applications throughout the software development lifecycle.

CrewAI is a leading multi-agent platform that simplifies the orchestration of collaborative AI agents, enabling enterprises to manage teams that perform complex tasks autonomously and reliably. With tools like CrewAI Flows, the platform allows for structured automation and flexibility, empowering developers to create efficient workflows for AI applications.

Tessl is an agent enablement platform that enhances the performance of agents by providing versioned context and evaluations, improving API usage and reducing integration errors.

Protect AI provides a platform for securing AI models and applications, focusing on proactive security measures to protect against evolving threats.

Reco is a dynamic SaaS security platform that enhances security posture, manages data exposure, and governs identities across the SaaS lifecycle.

Felicis explicitly defines founders as their customer rather than LPs and has publicly committed to always vote with founders in board matters. The firm created a 1% Founder Development Pledge providing non-dilutive capital for founders personal development like coaching and therapy. Felicis systematically optimizes for revenue efficiency and backs geo-agnostic teams outside Silicon Valley, focusing on reinvention of large existing markets with 10x better products and frontier solutions in areas like longevity and engineered foods.

Invests globally in exceptional B2B/SaaS companies and prioritizes inclusive investment regardless of founders race, national origin, or gender.

Early-stage boutique that publicly rebooted after admitting a lost decade, offering an institutionalized Fellows talent pipeline funneling top students into breakout startups. Kleiner Perkins deliberately transformed from a sprawling, personality-driven platform into a tighter early-stage boutique after 2018, openly acknowledging a 'lost decade' and marketing their turnaround as a core part of their brand story. The firm built one of the industry's most structured talent pipelines through their Kleiner Perkins Fellows program, which provides a systematic route for top students into breakout startups and comes with KP-sponsored seed capital.