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  "markdown": "Venture firm.\n\nWebsite: https://boldstart.vc\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Clay Labs Inc.**, Series B, Series D, 2026, through Boldstart\n  - [Clay](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay.md), graded C, 57.7/100\n  - Source: https://www.clay.com/blog/clay-raises-62m-to-turn-any-growth-idea-into-reality\n- **CrewAI**, Inception round, 2024, led a round\n  - [CrewAI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crewai.md), graded B, 67.2/100\n  - Source: https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/crewai-launches-multi-agentic-platform-to-deliver-on-the-promise-of-generative-ai-for-enterprise/\n- **Keycard Labs**, Seed, 2025, led a round\n  - [Keycard](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/keycard.md), graded C, 56.3/100\n  - Source: https://fintech.global/2025/10/23/keycard-secures-38m-to-advance-ai-agent-security/\n- **Kustomer, LLC**, Spin-out round, May 2023\n  - [Kustomer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kustomer.md), graded C, 57.5/100\n  - Source: https://www.kustomer.com/resources/blog/kustomer-secures-60m-in-funding-to-unleash-its-potential-as-a-standalone-company/\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Lead \u0026 company data, 1\n- Agent frameworks \u0026 SDKs, 1\n- Agent auth \u0026 delegated access, 1\n- Customer support \u0026 helpdesk, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [João Moura](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/joao-moura/), CrewAI\n- [Rob Bailey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rob-bailey/), CrewAI\n- [Ian Livingstone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ian-livingstone/), Keycard Labs\n- [Jared Hanson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jared-hanson/), Keycard Labs\n- [Matthew Creager](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/matthew-creager/), Keycard Labs\n- [Brad Birnbaum](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brad-birnbaum/), Kustomer, LLC\n- [Jeremy Suriel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jeremy-suriel/), Kustomer, LLC\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has boldstart ventures invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Clay Labs Inc., CrewAI, Keycard Labs and Kustomer, LLC backed by boldstart ventures.\n\n### How are boldstart ventures's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Clay (C, 57.7), CrewAI (B, 67.2), Keycard (C, 56.3) and Kustomer (C, 57.5).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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