Boost VC Accelerator 1

Boost VC Accelerator 1 is the inaugural fund vehicle of Boost VC, a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Adam Draper and Brayton Williams in San Mateo, California. Launched at the firm's inception, Accelerator 1 established the model that would define Boost VC's approach to frontier technology investing for over a decade: cohort-based acceleration combined with dedicated early-stage capital for deep-tech founders.

The fund targets pre-seed and seed-stage startups working at the frontier of technology, with a focus on sectors including artificial intelligence, blockchain and decentralized technologies, biotechnology, robotics, aerospace, and nuclear energy. Boost VC provides standardized $500,000 checks per company, paired with a structured acceleration program designed to de-risk the earliest stages of company formation. The thesis centers on backing mission-driven founders building technologies that will define the next generation of human capability — what the firm calls 'sci-fi' becoming science fact.

Adam Draper brings a multi-generational venture pedigree to the fund: he is the son of Tim Draper (founder of DFJ) and great-grandson of William Draper, one of the earliest practitioners of venture capital. Brayton Williams co-founded the firm with extensive experience in early-stage deep tech investing. Since launching Accelerator 1, Boost VC has grown its platform to manage over $300 million in aggregate assets across multiple funds and cohorts, having invested in more than 400 companies. The firm's early track record across blockchain and AI sectors established its reputation as one of the most active pre-seed backers of frontier technology in North America.