BG

Boris Golden

Seed VC, GP at Partech | Startup Advisor | PhD in CS

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $200,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $200,000.00

Work Experience

2015

  • General Partner

    2015

    Co-leading Partech Seed. We've backed Alan, Jellysmack, Maze, Pennylane, Pydantic, Sorare & al. At the Board & advisor of: – Sorare 🦄: Fantasy sports with digital collectible cards – Maze 👩‍💻: User research platform for modern product teams – TestGorilla 🦍: AI-powered talent sourcing & assessment – CoachHub 👩‍🏫: The digital coaching platform for enterprises – Vsora 🤖: The world's most efficient AI chips – Presti 🪑: AI product photography for furniture – Pimento 💡: On-brand visuals studio with GenAI – ai|coustics 🗣️: AI-powered speech enhancement – Alpic 🔗: First MCP-native cloud platform for AI agents -- – Jellysmack 🦄: Supercharging video creators (→ Exit to SoftBank) – Glofox 🏋️: #1 fitness management software (→ Acquired by ABC Fitness) – Ubble 🛂: Remote identity verification with AI (→ Acquired by Checkout) – Dejbox 🍱: Virtual canteen for employees (→ Acquired by Carrefour) – Bearer.sh 🕵️‍♂️: Developer-first code security (→ Acquired by Cycode) – Plato 🧑‍🏫: Mentoring for engineering leaders (→ Acquired by Coda/Grammarly) Also Seed investor in: – Le Collectionist 🏰: Beautiful private holiday rentals – Idecsi 🛡️: Collaborative security for your enterprise data – Karnott 🚜: Smart farm equipment tracking & billing – inmemori ⚰️: Beautiful funerals for your loved one – Contrast 📹: Modern webinars for software companies – Vybe.build 🪄: Build internal apps 10x faster

  • Parent representative

    2024

    Actively participating in our local school and community is a key part of my identity as a parent.

2020

  • Board Observer

    2020

    Led Partech investment & at the Board since Seed. Raised $50m Series A and $680m Series B (Benchmark, Accel, SoftBank, Bessemer, IVP, etc), only 1 year after the Seed round.

2018

  • Pre-Seed lead investor

    2018

    Led Pre-Seed round (when it was just a "dirty hack" for wireframes user testing) & at the Board until Series B. Raised $15m Series A (Emergence) and $40m Series B (Felicis).

2017

  • Seed co-lead & former board member

    2017

    Co-led Seed round. Building the world's most efficient AI chips!

2024

  • Board Member

    2024

    Led Seed round. AI-generated product photos for the furnishing industry.

  • Board Observer

    2021

    Led Partech investment & at the Board since Seed. Raised $70m Series A (Atomico & Balderton) a year later. On a mission to replace CVs with skill-based hiring. #5 fastest growing product in 2022 (G2).

  • Board Observer

    2020

    At the board since Series A (after Partech invested in the Seed round). Raised $20m Series A, $110m Series B, and $200m Series C (SoftBank, Sofina, Molten, HV & more). Democratizing digital coaching.

  • Board Member

    2025

    Led Seed round. GenAI-powered audio quality for speech into software and hardware devices.

2025

  • Board Member

    2025

    Bring your product into the agent era with the first MCP-native cloud platform for AI agents