BootstrapLabs
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| Private Ownership | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded 📆 | 2008 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Products 📟 | Venture capital, Growth capital |
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| 🌐 Website | https://bootstraplabs.com/ |
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BootstrapLabs is an American venture capital firm. BootstrapLabs works with startups in Seed-to-Series A stage investments who focus on applying artificial intelligence to industrial problems.[1] The company has offices in San Francisco, California.
BootstrapLabs has funded technology companies including AngelList, Cargo Chief,[2] Fortella, GetAccept,[3] Hayden AI,[4] iUNU,[5] Kountable Inc., Mendel.ai, Myia Labs,[6] NavTrac, Nodle.io, Pathtronic, Prezi, Pryon,[7] Sibly, SmartEar, TalkMap, Trusted Insight, unitQ, Vidora, VoiceMe.ai, and Zerply.
History[edit]
In 2008, BootstrapLabs was founded by Nicolai Wadstrom,[1] and made initial investments in Prezi and Witsbits.
In 2012, Benjamin Levy joined BootstrapLabs in a co-founding role.
In 2015, BootstrapLabs started to focus solely on investing in Applied Artificial Intelligence.[1]
In 2016, BootstrapLabs launched BootstrapLabs Applied AI Conference, an annual conference focused on how Artificial Intelligence is applied and impacts society, organizations and people.[8]
In 2017, BootstrapLabs did the final closing of its first Applied AI focused Venture Capital Fund.[9]
In 2018, BootstrapLabs did the final closing of its second Applied AI focused Venture Capital Fund.
Portfolio[edit]
BootstrapLabs is a venture capital firm investing in Applied AI. Key sectors of interest include:[1]
- Transportation
- Logistic
- FinTech
- Future of Work (FoW)
- Cybersecurity
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- HealthTech
- Enterprise Productivity
- Mobility
- Energy
Investments[edit]
BootstrapLabs primarily invests in technology companies in the seed and series A stage.
Exits includes:
- INDUS.AI: Acquired by ProcoreTechnologies, Inc.[10]
- AEye: SPAC IPO with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III.[11]
- Qurious: Acquired by Pegasystems Inc.[12]
- Roger.ai: Acquired by FLEETCOR Technologies.[13]
- Witsbits: Acquired by ClearCenter.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "innogy Innovation Hub partners with BootstrapLabs to invest in AI and energy". Tech News | Startups News. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ↑ FinSMEs (2019-01-29). "Cargo Chief Raises $2.5M in Funding". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ↑ "GetAccept raises $20M Series B, led by Bessemer, to expand its sales platform for SMBs". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ↑ Inc, Hayden AI Technologies. "Hayden AI Secures $4.5M Funding Round Led by BootstrapLabs to Support Growth". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ↑ "Sprouting innovation: iUNU reaps $7.5M to bring AI into commercial greenhouses". Built In Seattle. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "AI health firm Myia raises $6.75m in seed funding". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ FinSMEs (2018-11-13). "Pryon Raises $4.5M In Seed Funding". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ BootstrapLabs. "BootstrapLabs to Host Fourth Annual Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference In San Francisco". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "BootstrapLabs Funds and AUM - CB Insights". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "Procore Acquires Construction Artificial Intelligence Company, INDUS.AI". www.businesswire.com. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ↑ "Car-Sensor Startup AEye Goes Public in $2 Billion SPAC Deal". Bloomberg.com. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "Pegasystems acquires Qurious.io to apply speech analytics to customer service". VentureBeat. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "FLEETCOR Acquires Cloud Software Platform Provider of B2B Online Bill Payment". www.businesswire.com. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "ClearCenter Launches ClearVM, Based On Recent Acquisition of Witsbits". CLEAR. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
External links[edit]
- BootstrapLabs (company website)
- Crunchbase Profile
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