Eliot Durbin

Eliot Durbin is a prominent venture capitalist and General Partner at Boldstart Ventures, where he has been actively involved in investing in enterprise startups for over a decade. His investment focus includes leading first rounds for companies in various sectors, particularly in cybersecurity and software as a service (SaaS) .12

Professional Background

Before his role at Boldstart Ventures, Eliot co-founded Penny Black, a private investment firm, in 2008. He also has experience as the founder of Templates.com, an online software retailer, which he sold in 2002. Earlier in his career, he worked at the Permal Group, a hedge fund management firm .2

Involvement with Steadybit

Eliot has been an investor and board member at Steadybit since 2020. His involvement has included participation in multiple funding rounds for the company, which focuses on improving the reliability of complex software systems through chaos engineering .13

Education

Eliot holds a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University and has completed postgraduate studies at Columbia University, where he focused on finance, accounting, statistics, and economics .2

Personal Interests

Outside of his professional life, Eliot enjoys house music and various water sports, excluding water polo. He also has a fondness for Joe’s pizza and is known for his playful personality, as reflected in his favorite cartoon character and music preferences .2