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About Ed Sim
- Sim founded Boldstart Ventures in 2010 and previously co-founded Dawntreader Ventures (which invested in GoToMeeting and LivePerson).
- Sim's most successful early-stage bet was leading cybersecurity company Snyk's $3 million seed round in 2016. The company valuation shot to $8.5 billion in 2021 but has fallen with the overall tech downturn.
- Other unicorn investments Sim led include blockchain infrastructure company Blockdaemon, valued at $3.2 billion, and data intelligence company BigID, valued at $1.3 billion.
- Newer investments include security companies Protect AI, dope.security, and Hypernative.
- He also co-founded MState in 2017, an enterprise blockchain investment firm partnered with IBM, with seed investments including Fireblocks and Amberdata.
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- Miami, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Economics, Harvard College
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