Bolt

Bolt Bolt was founded in 2013 in Boston as a pioneering pre-seed hardware VC with an in- house prototyping shop. Fund III raised $82M (2020), following Fund II at $76.7M (2018) and the original $4M Fund I (2013). The portfolio grew to 80 companies across hardware, robotics, and manufacturing tech. The all-engineer team operated a million-dollar prototyping lab providing hands-on product development, manufacturing, and go-to-market assistance. The thesis. the intersection of digital and physical