# Bolt Financial

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/bolt-financial

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.bolt.com
- Total disclosed funding: $1B
- Latest round: Series E (Jan 25, 2022)
- Investors on record: 28

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2014, Bolt Financial, Inc., formerly known as Bitco Financial, operates as a fintech company that streamlines the checkout process, enhances conversion rates, and provides robust fraud protection. In July 2022, Authentic Brands Group, LLC, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners and HPS Investment Partners, acquired Bolt Financial, Inc. following the settlement of their lawsuit. 

Bolt Financial, Inc.'s product offering is the Bolt Network, a platform connecting merchants with shoppers. It facilitates instant recognition of customers to increase engagement and foster loyalty, and Bolt Ignite, an all-in-one solution tailored to enhance the online shopping experience and drive conversion rates. It can be integrated with existing tech stacks. Additionally, the company offers Bolt Checkout, a solution designed to streamline and optimize the checkout process for merchants.

## Funding rounds

- Series E, Jan 25, 2022, $259M — Invus [DUP], H.I.G. Growth Partners, BlackRock, Activant Capital, CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund, Gaingels, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, Moore Strategic Ventures
- Series D, Sep 23, 2021, $372M — General Atlantic, Willoughby Capital, Activant Capital, Soma Capital Management, Gaingels, Tribe Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Untitled Investments
- Series E, Dec 21, 2020, $67M — General Atlantic, H14, Activant Capital, Tribe Capital, Westcap Management
- Series D, Dec 17, 2020, $182M — Darsana Capital Partners
- Series D, May 15, 2020, $50M — Glynn Capital, Activant Capital, Tribe Capital, Human Capital, Westcap Management
- Series C, Jun 25, 2019, $29M — Ridge Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Activant Capital, RiverPark Advisors, Tribe Capital, Dreamers VC
- Series B, Nov 28, 2018, $42M — RRE Ventures, Navitas Capital, Streamlined Ventures, ZhenFund, StartX, Oriza Ventures, NJF Capital
- Seed, Jul 29, 2015, $0.1M — ZhenFund

## Investors

- ZhenFund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhenfund) — Seed, Series B
- RRE Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rre-ventures) — Series B
- Navitas Capital — Series B
- Streamlined Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/streamlined-ventures) — Series B, Series C
- StartX — Series B
- Oriza Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/oriza-ventures) — Series B
- NJF Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/njf-capital) — Series B
- Ridge Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ridge-ventures) — Series C
- Activant Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/activant-capital) — Series C, Series D, Series E
- RiverPark Advisors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/riverpark-advisors) — Series C
- Tribe Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tribe-capital) — Series C, Series D, Series E
- Dreamers VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dreamers-vc) — Series C
- Glynn Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/glynn-capital) — Series D
- Human Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/human-capital) — Series D
- Westcap Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/westcap-management) — Series D, Series E
- Darsana Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/darsana-capital-partners) — Series D
- General Atlantic (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/general-atlantic) — Series E, Series D
- H14 — Series E
- Willoughby Capital — Series D
- Soma Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/soma-capital-management) — Series D
- Gaingels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gaingels) — Series D, Series E
- Moore Strategic Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/moore-strategic-ventures) — Series D, Series E
- Untitled Investments — Series D
- Invus [DUP] — Series E
- H.I.G. Growth Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/h-i-g-growth-partners) — Series E
- BlackRock (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/blackrock) — Series E
- CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/creditease-fintech-investment-fund) — Series E
- Schonfeld Strategic Advisors — Series E