BO

Boost VC

VC
San Mateo, CAWebsite
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

AUM

$400M

Portfolio

22+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pre-seed accelerator-style fund that writes small first checks and helps founders get to a seed round.

Meet the Team

AD

Adam Draper

Founder & Managing Director

Pre-seed
Accelerator
MC

Maddie Callander

Partner

DS

Danielle Sosnick

Community Manager

AA

Alex Agustin

Executive Assistant

AD

Adam Draper

Partner

BW

Brayton Williams

Partner

GD

Gus Domel

Investment team

EY

Emily Yu

Investment team

GD

Gus Domel, PhD

Partner

Robotic
Bio
Aerospace

Harvard PhD and Stanford Post Doctorate. Leads investment team. Robotic, Bio, and Aerospace work featured in National Geographic, NYT, and Syfy Network. One of Stanford's first e-sports coaches.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (22)

Other

CO

Coinbase

Crypto
CO

CoinList

Fintech/crypto
ZA

Zapier

B2B SaaS
PL

Plays.tv

Software
BE

Benchmark? (N/A)

N/A
CO

Cockpit

Marketing Tech·Seed

Platform that incubates and powers AI-native outbound and marketing agencies.

RA

Radiant Nuclear

DE

Deepgram

GR

Grid Aero

AM

Amplitude

How to pitch Boost VC
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Adam Draper, Founder & Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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