Bolt Threads was founded in 2009 by Dan Widmaier, David Breslauer, and Ethan Mirsky. According to Forbes in October 2023, Bolt Threads “plans to go public in a SPAC deal that values the one-time unicorn at $250 million.” However, the IPO date has not been officially disclosed.
Bolt Threads is a materials company working to develop commercially viable synthetic spider silk. Per Forge data, Bolt Threads raised $334.1 million in funding over 7 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 1, 2021, from a Series E round. Key investors include Nan Fung Group, Foundation Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Founders Fund, Formation, and the National Science Foundation.
These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.
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Date | Funding Round | Funding Raised | Price per Share | Last Known Valuation |
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8/16/2022 | Series E | $253.89MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
9/28/2017 | Series D | $124.29MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
5/12/2016 | Series C | $49.08MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
6/20/2015 | Series B | $32.6MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |
1/23/2013 | Series A | $5.17MM raised | $XXX.XX | $XXX.XX |