Ed Sim

Ed Sim Founder of boldstart ventures, a $1.1B AUM venture firm that invests at Inception—helping the bold start. First check for technical founders building across cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, physical AI, and agents.

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Based in: Miami
Elsewhere

Boldstart Ventures

Apr 2010 — Present

Founder and General Partner

MState

Aug 2017 — Present

Co-Founder

Protect AI

Mar 2022 — Jul 2025

Investor/Board

first investor, board, company sold to Palo Alto Networks for $700M

Dawntreader Ventures

Apr 1998 — Apr 2010

Partner

J.P. Morgan

Jun 1994 — Apr 1996

Investment Analyst

CUTCO Cutlery

May 1992 — Sep 1992

Sales Representative

Harvard University

BA, Economics (1993)

Products & media

forbes.com

Forbes: The Secrets Of This VC's 'Inception Investing'

Few early-stage investors can rival Boldstart Ventures founder Ed Sim’s record at picking founders before they even have a business plan. It’s earned him a spot on the Midas Seed List for a third year. In2021, Ian Swanson took the mic at a Hawaii tech meetup to share a warning: The nascent boom in investment in artificial intelligence would start a new heightened game of cat and mouse between companies with valuable information and hackers looking to access it...

youtube.com

Why Inception Investing Beats Traditional Seed with Ed Sim of Boldstart

This week on Turpentine VC, Erik Torenberg interviews Ed Sim, founder of Boldstart Ventures, on growing the firm from a $1 million fund to $800 million in assets, with a focus on early-stage enterprise and AI investments. For full show notes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/d013957...

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Ed Sim

Boldstart Ventures

MState

Protect AI

Dawntreader Ventures

J.P. Morgan

CUTCO Cutlery

Harvard University

Products & media

Forbes: The Secrets Of This VC's 'Inception Investing'

Why Inception Investing Beats Traditional Seed with Ed Sim of Boldstart

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