Axel Bichara works to help founders realize their vision with capital. He has 30 years of experience as an investor and company builder beginning when he founded his first company at 23 years old. Now a General Partner at Bolt, Axel brings his expertise as a founder, investor, and board member to this Investor Series session. Axel will share what he looks for in early-stage companies and his best strategies for building strong businesses.
Axel’s interests as an investor include:
Concept stage ventures
Early-stage ventures at the intersection of software and physical goods
About Bolt
Bolt invests early, leading or co-leading the first round of financing in over 90% of their portfolio companies. They’ve invested in over 70 companies and are currently investing from our Fund III. Here is a list of their portfolio companies.
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About Axel Bichara
Axel Bichara, General Partner at Bolt, is a founder, investor, and board member with a passion for software engineering. After co-founding his first venture-backed company out of MIT at age 23, Axel has gone on to invest in more than 100 companies and serve on more than 35 public and private boards. As a Partner at Atlas Venture for 19 years, Axel helped raise and invest $2.7B across seven funds. Axel co-founded Bolt in 2012 and led investments across three funds. Axel holds Master's degrees from the Berlin Institute of Technology, INSEAD, and MIT.
HAE's Investor Series invites investors for an interactive forum to share their perspectives on what they are looking for, funding trends, strategies, and insights as well as answer your questions.
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