Boost VC

San Francisco, California
Boost VC is an early stage venture capital firm with $200m AUM in San Mateo, CA founded by Adam Draper & Brayton Williams. We lead Pre-Seed rounds for Deep Tech (crypto, space, bio, AI, robotics, VR, Sci-Fi).
Founded:2012
Firm Location:San Francisco, California • San Mateo, California • Atherton • San Francisco Bay Area
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Boost VC Team
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Maddie Callander
Boost VC·Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $500K - $500K
Investors in Global, Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AudioTech (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in AudioTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in AudioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in AudioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed)
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Gus Domel
Boost VC·Principal
Sweet spot: $1M
Range: $200K - $2.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Material Science (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Material Science (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Material Science (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Material Science (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed)
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Adam Draper
Boost VC·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $500K - $7.0M
Investors in Atherton, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in Games (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Pre-seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Pre-seed), Investors in Games (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Brayton Williams
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $500K - $500K
Investors in San Mateo (CA), Investors in Global, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in EnergyTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed)
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Emily Yu
Boost VC·Investor
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $50K - $1M
BB
Bill Barhydt
Boost VC·Advisor
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Games (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Games (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
MD
Michael Dunworth
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
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Ben Lovell
Boost VC·Associate
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in Global
Investors in GovTech (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AR/VR (Pre-seed), Investors in GovTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed)