VC firm
Boost VC
Also known as Boost Capital, Boost Capital Partners, Boost VC Accelerator, Boost VC Accelerator 3, L.P., Boost VC Crypto, Boost VC Crypto 1, L.P., Boost VC Deep Tech, Boost VC Deep Tech Fund 4, L.P.
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2012
- Assets under management
- $400MStated by firm, as of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $84.4MSEC amount sold, as of 2024-07-19Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 10
- Check size
- $100K to $1MSource (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- Boost VC Management Company, LLC
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About
Boost VC invests in startups. We invest at the moment when a big idea goes from “possible” to “inevitable”, through a technical breakthrough or social movement .
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Since the founding of Boost VC in 2012, our mission has been to make sci-fi a reality by investing in startups! We invest into emerging and frontier categories, such as robotics, AI, bio, health, materials, space tech, computing, crypto, ocean tech, AR/VR, climate, energy, and more.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- We invest $500k to lead or co-lead pre-seed rounds! We are okay being the first check and the only check.
- Eligibility
- The only requirement is that your company must make 1 Billion lives better!
- Investing status notes
- 70+ Startups invested in every year.
Funds
- Boost VC Nuclear, a series of Boost VC Lead, LP
- $56.2MVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Boost VC Deep Tech Fund 4, L.P.
- $84.4MVintage 2024, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Boost VC Crypto 1, L.P.
- $14.5MVintage 2022, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Boost VC Accelerator 3, L.P.
- $48.6MVintage 2021, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Boost VC Fund 4
- $87MMain fund, Announced close
- BOOST VC DEEP TECH FUND 4, L.P.
- Main fund
- BOOST ALPHA, LP
- Main fund
- BOOST VC ACCELERATOR 1, L.P.
- Main fund
- BOOST VC NUCLEAR, A SERIES OF BOOST VC LEAD, LP
- SPV
- BOOST VC ACCELERATOR 2, L.P.
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- BOOST VC MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
- CRD number
- 285148 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-121105
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $539Mas of 2026-03-30
- Private funds reported
- 7
- Principal office
- SAN MATEO, CA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1888614, 1914443, 2030333
Locations
- Office
- San Mateo
Programs
- Fellowship
- Fellowship (opens in a new tab)
- Open application
- $500k Pre-Seed Check (opens in a new tab)
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