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BootstrapLabs

An Ares company making seed-stage investments in applied artificial intelligence

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BootstrapLabs, now part of Ares, was among the first venture capital firms to adopt a dedicated AI-focused investment strategy, having done so more than ten years ago. It makes seed-stage investments in companies working in applied artificial intelligence, describing the opportunity it is pursuing as extremely large in scale. The firm says it works closely with AI talent and domain experts to support its portfolio founders, drawing on its own team's background as founders themselves. It describes its focus as backing founders addressing what it calls today's most important and valuable opportunities, and says it draws on its own experience building companies to support the next generation of entrepreneurs working in applied AI.

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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BootstrapLabs is ranked on 2 TrustList rankings: #6 on 1 and #37 on 1.

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Investor · 2 rankings

#6of 15
Mobility investors
It is one of 3 here listing growth stage.
Of the 15 here, 4 also cover series a and 4 also cover seed stage; 3 also work in Los Angeles and 2 also work in New York City.
Behind JetBlue Technology Ventures, ahead of Aster Capital.
#37of 100
Growth stage
It is one of 3 here listing mobility.
Of the top 64 here, 12 also cover SaaS and 11 also cover artificial intelligence; 16 also work in San Francisco and 9 also work in London.
Behind Blumberg Capital, ahead of British Patient Capital.