About This Fund
Boost VC Accelerator 1 is the first formal venture fund raised by Boost VC, the San Mateo, California-based seed and pre-seed investment firm founded in 2012 by Adam Draper, a fourth-generation venture capitalist and son of Tim Draper. Adam Draper co-founded Boost VC with Brayton Williams with a mission to invest in frontier technology companies at the earliest stages of their formation, combining structured accelerator programming with direct venture capital. The fund is now closed and achieved strong performance with a reported 4.61x DPI (Distributions to Paid-In capital), a particularly compelling result for a seed-stage fund of this vintage.
Boost VC Accelerator 1 deployed capital through a combination of pre-seed investments and structured accelerator cohort placements, with the firm making initial investments in the $150,000–$500,000 range per startup in exchange for small equity stakes. The fund focused on what Boost VC calls 'sci-fi' technologies — frontier domains including cryptocurrency and blockchain, augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence, space technology, robotics, nuclear energy, and biotechnology. Boost VC's accelerator model provided portfolio companies with intensive mentorship, community access, and fundraising support in addition to capital, with cohorts of 8-15 companies receiving hands-on support over structured program periods.
Boost VC has since grown into one of the most prolific seed investors in frontier technology globally, managing over $300 million in assets under management across multiple fund vehicles and having backed more than 400 companies. The firm's platform has evolved to support pre-seed founders building in deep tech categories that other investors often consider too early or too unconventional. Accelerator 1 represents the foundational vehicle that established Boost VC's investment thesis and operating model, which has since been refined and scaled across successive funds including Fund II (~$75M), Fund III (~$90M), and Fund IV ($87.65M, closed September 2025), cementing Boost VC's position as a pioneering force in frontier technology investing.