VC firm
BootstrapLabs
Also known as BootstrapLabs.vc Follow-On Fund 2016, BootstrapLabs.vc Follow-On Fund 2016, L.P., BootStrapLabs.vc Seed Fund 2016, L.P., BootstrapLabsvc Follow On Fund 2016, BootStrapLabsvc Seed Fund 2016
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Founded
- 2008
- Latest fund size
- $5.8MSEC amount sold, as of 2017Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 2
- Legal name
- BOOTSTRAPLABS.VC LLC
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Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Founded in 2008, BootstrapLabs, an Ares company, is a leading Venture Capital firm based in Silicon Valley and focused on Applied Artificial Intelligence.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We believe Artificial Intelligence is impacting every single sector in our society, and is estimated to create a market capitalization of $87 trillion by 2037 according to ARK-Invest research. BootstrapLabs has been making Venture Capital investments since being founded in 2008, and in 2015 was one of the first Venture Capital firms to invest with an AI-first Venture Capital strategy. Since then we have been investing in visionary founders that solve today’s most important and valuable opportunities by applying Artificial Intelligence.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- BootstrapLabs is often the first institutional money and acts as a lead investor in the early stages, with follow-on capital at the growth stages.
- Reserves policy
- with follow-on capital at the growth stages.
- Investing status notes
- Through our Venture Studios and Venture Capital funds, we are primarily investing in the Future of Work (FoW)/Productivity, Mobility, Health, Financial Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure, and Climate & Energy.
Funds
- BootstrapLabs.vc Follow-On Fund 2016, L.P.
- $5.8MVintage 2017, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- BootStrapLabs.vc Seed Fund 2016, L.P.
- $14.3MVintage 2016, Main fund, SEC amount sold
SEC registration
- SEC CIK
- 1694369, 1694458
Programs
- Founder community
- Investment platform and Applied AI Community (opens in a new tab)
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