Ellen Chisa

Ellen Chisa

VC

Partner, boldstart ventures

Inception investor in dev-focused enterprise companies

New York, NY
Pre-SeedSeed
Developer ToolsInfrastructureEnterprise SaaSAIRobotics

Background

Ellen Chisa is a Partner at boldstart ventures focused on inception-stage enterprise companies, particularly robotics, software infrastructure, and application-layer products. She joined boldstart in January 2021 after founding Dark, a programming environment startup. Previously she held product roles at Lola (travel tooling), Kickstarter, and Microsoft (cross-platform Office Mobile). She holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College.

Investment Thesis

Investing at inception in technically interesting dev-first and enterprise companies, with particular interest in robotics and software infrastructure.

Investment Focus

Stages

Pre-SeedSeed

Sectors

Developer ToolsInfrastructureEnterprise SaaSAIRobotics

Based in: New York, NY (North America)

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026