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Bolt is a pre-seed venture firm investing where the digital and physical world intersect.

San Francisco & Boston
Joined August 2011
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"The lean startup movement took the MVP product ethos to the extreme, to the point they cheapened the experience.” blog.bolt.io/culture-tech-se…
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Pets are family and deserve a little magic 🐕✨ blog.bolt.io/culture-tech-se…
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A conversation with @katepmcandrew and @LauraClaireModi, CEO of @bobbiebabyco, on shaking the stigma of formula feeding. blog.bolt.io/culture-tech-se…
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Jason Prapas of Fyto talks about the cutting edge of sustainable farming 🤖💕🐮💕🌱 blog.bolt.io/culture-tech-se…
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Part 2 of our Culture + Tech Series dropped today with Ying Liu of Blue Lake Packaging describing forces driving a revolution in sustainability. Happy Earth Day! 🌎blog.bolt.io/culture-tech-se…
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Great virtual event in Feb for engineering + mfg ops folks
📢 Early registration is now open for the second annual, all-virtual Build Better Manufacturing Optimization Summit. Save your spot >> go.pardot.com/l/866002/2020-… Join us at the event to learn from leaders and executives who are building innovative products. #buildbetter
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An interview with Emme CEO Amanda on product design for women’s health blog.bolt.io/emme-a-new-inte…
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If you’re looking for gift ideas for your loved ones, we’ve got some great suggestions from Bolt portfolio companies. blog.bolt.io/bolt-holiday-gi…
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Just in time for the holidays... congrats to Madhavi Gavini, Rathi Srinivas, and the entire Droplette team on the product launch! forbes.com/sites/monicahaide…
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Congrats to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in genome editing. We’re excited to see portfolio company DropGenie pioneering products to automate gene editing workflows at scale. cnn.com/2020/10/07/health/no…
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New moves from @fidogsbark!
"...If you’re paying to register your pet’s microchip and keep the data linked to it up to date, you’re a sucker." Today we launched Fi Nano: the microchip for the modern dog owner. Read all about it on Gizmodo: bit.ly/31138Bp
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We’re cheering on @SafehubRisk in announcing a $5M seed round to accelerate deployment of their structural health monitoring systems to Fortune 500 companies seeking to strengthen business continuity and resilience efforts in the wake of natural disasters blog.bolt.io/safehub-raises-…
Congratulations to the @eternaltilidie team on this milestone!
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Portfolio founder Charvi Shetti talks about the @alunacare device which allows you to take control of your lung health forbes.com/sites/monicahaide…
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Sharing action steps outlined by portfolio company @HelloCore
Replying to @HelloCore
What we’ll be doing to take action: - We will be donating 10% of all June sales to the Equal Justice Initiative. - We are acting immediately to hire more racially diverse instructors. - Head to a message from our CEO on IGTV to learn more. Instagram.com/hello_core
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Thx for sharing this resource, @projectinclude
Here's an even more detailed guide on how VCs should be measuring their portfolios for diversity. You manage what you measure, so track metrics and set targets. And intersectionality matters a lot. medium.com/projectinclude/a-…
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Wake up & grow w/ this piece by @HipCityReg
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