About Bolt
Bolt is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Boston, United States. As of Apr 2023, Bolt has invested in 87 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Retail and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Orbit Fab Overall, Bolt portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 1 IPO and 13 acquisitions including key companies like Tonal, Desktop Metal and Boom Supersonic. A lot of funds co-invest with Bolt, with names like Founder Collective sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Bolt has team of 6 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Bolt's List of Top Investments
Bolt has a portfolio of 87 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Bobbie and EverCharge.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Retail, Enterprise Applications and 27 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Bolt:
1. Sense
Provider of AI and app-based energy monitoring solutions. Current sensors on the main breakers in the electric panel record electric device signature. These signatures are worked upon by device detecting algorithms that detect individual devices in the house. User can then visualize device usage and their energy consumption. Its app is available for Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Sense
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $195M
- Employee Count: 106 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Google Ventures, CRV and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 27, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Vention
Provider of a modular hardware and software platform for industrial automation. The platform offers design, simulation, deployment, and operation tools. It provides a library of modular parts and pre-designed templates for various applications like palletizing, sanding, welding, and tending. The platform also offers AI-powered vision systems and remote support capabilities.
Key facts about Vention
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Montreal (Canada)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $263M
- Employee Count: 337 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Bain Capital Ventures, Georgian and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 27, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Tonal
Provider of smart home gym equipment and personalized workout programs. The company offers equipment with adaptive weight technology and real-time guidance. It provides access to various workouts and training programs. Memberships include unlimited accounts for household use and advanced lifting modes. The company also offers certified refurbished equipment and accessories.
Key facts about Tonal
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $535M
- Employee Count: 402 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, Delta-v Capital and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Apr 10, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of 3D printing systems, materials, and software for production. The company provides metal and composite printers, along with solutions for healthcare, industrial-grade polymers, sand, and tooling. Materials include photopolymers, upcycled wood, metals, polymers, and ceramics. Software offerings manage printers, processes, tolerance analysis, build optimization, and system monitoring.
Key facts about Desktop Metal
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Burlington (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $190M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $438M
- Employee Count: 229 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Ford, Google Ventures and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. One Drop
One Drop is a provider of workforce healthcare solutions. The product offerings include Diabetes Management solution, with features as automatic card counting, automatic scheduling of meds & reminders, insulin pump data, etc. It provides solutions for employees such as Personal Health Assistant, a customizable checklist solution for tracking blood, weight, and daily care activities, etc. and Collision Avoidance, an AI-based real-time healthcare predictions provider. The product is available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
Key facts about One Drop
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $108M
- Employee Count: 166 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: BoxGroup, Bayer and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 24, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Bolt's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Bolt has invested in 87 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Foundation and most recent follow-on round was in Orbit Fab.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Bolt's Investments by Stage
Bolt has made 23 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.1M, 11 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.3M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $63.7M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 23 |
Series A | 11 |
Series B | 2 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bolt's Investments by Sector
Bolt has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Internet of Things - Industry Applications, Retail and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 77 Tech companies, 49 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 38 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 38 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 20 |
Enterprise Applications | 14 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 9 |
Retail | 8 |
Consumer | 7 |
Others | 65 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bolt's Investments by Geography
Bolt has made most investments in United States (32), followed by Canada where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 32 |
Canada | 2 |
Brazil | 1 |
Jordan | 1 |
Norway | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bolt's recent investments
Bolt has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Bolt:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 17, 2023 | United States | Series A | 3938 | [+9] | |
2022 | United States | Seed | 4243 | ||
May 10, 2022 | Canada | Series C | 4387 | [+3] | |
Jan 27, 2022 | United States | Seed | 4800 | [+1] | |
Jan 03, 2022 | United States | Seed | 6964 | [+7] |
Unicorns in Bolt's Portfolio
Bolt has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Tonal and Boom Supersonic. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Tonal. It became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Bolt first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Bolt's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Provider of smart home gym equipment and personalized workout programs | 2015 | San Francisco | Series E | antqkua | ||
66 | Manufacturer of supersonic passenger airplanes | 2014 | Denver | Series B | jbycvtt |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Bolt's Portfolio
1 of Bolt's portfolio company became public - Field Trip Health and Wellness. It got listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), in Oct 2020.Here are Bolt's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 06, 2020 | Feb 06, 2020 | Series A | 3184 |
Acquired companies in Bolt's Portfolio
13 companies from Bolt's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Spyce in Nov 2025 by Wonder for $186M.Here are Bolt's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 24, 2025 | - | - | 9087 | |
Aug 16, 2024 | - | - | 9908 | |
Jul 02, 2024 | Oct 28, 2015 | Series A | 6930 | |
May 22, 2023 | - | - | 1232 | |
Mar 20, 2023 | - | - | 9425 |
Team profile of Bolt
Bolt has a team of 6 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Bolt's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Bolt:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | West Lafayette | - | - | |
Principal | Boston | - |
Co-investors of Bolt
Over the past 13 years, 299 investors have co-invested in Bolt's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Bolt: 8VC, RRE Ventures and 39 others have invested in rounds before Bolt. There is 1 company where 8VC has invested before Bolt and 1 company where RRE Ventures has invested before Bolt.
- Top Co-investors of Bolt: 90 investors entered a company along with Bolt. These include investors like Founder Collective (3 companies).
- Invested after Bolt: A total of 168 investors have invested in Bolt's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include National Science Foundation (3 companies), NVentures (2 companies) and Tyche Partners (2 companies).
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