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Axel Bichara

General Partner at Baukunst

Boston, Massachusetts

Overview 

Axel Bichara is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst, with a notable career history including being a Co-Founder at Bolt and OnShape, as well as holding positions at Atlas Venture and Premise. He has invested in a range of companies across various sectors and stages, such as Eyebot, Software Defined Automation, and OwnerIQ, showcasing a diverse portfolio and expertise in areas like Education, Security, and SaaS. Currently based in Boston, Massachusetts, Axel's career highlights include his role as a Board Member and Co-Founder at OnShape, as well as his involvement in successful investments like VideoIQ and Fi, demonstrating a strong track record in venture capital and entrepreneurship.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder and General Partner

    2022 - Current

    Baukunst is a collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building companies at the frontiers of technology and design. We invest in and build with the creative technologists of our time.

A collective of creative technologists advancing the art of building companies at the frontiers of technology and design

  • Co-Founder and General Partner

    2012

    Early stage VC fund investing at the intersection of software and physical goods

Bolt is a pre-seed venture firm investing where the digital and physical world intersect.

Raised $3,900,000.00 from Mick Mountz, Logitech, Foundry Group, Grishin Robotics, Eran Egozy, Bantam Group, Bruce Sachs, Autodesk, River Valley Investors and Semyon Dukach.

  • Board Member and Co-Founder

    2012 - 2019

    Cloud based CAD software

  • Partner

    1993 - 2012

    Venture capital firm investing in technology and life sciences companies in the US and Europe Partner in seven funds totaling $2.65 billion

Atlas Venture creates and invests in biotech startup companies with seed and early stage venture investments.

  • Manager Engineering

    1991 - 1992

    Large CAD/CAM company Acquired Premise

  • Co-Founder and VP Engineering

    1987 - 1991

    CAD company spun out of MIT CADLAB VC financed by Harvard Management and Kleiner Perkins Acquired by Computervision

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