What are the current economics?

$100k-$1M company-specific pre-seed investment, targeting $500k; separate $50k Fellowship. Instrument, valuation and ownership are negotiated.

How large and long is the program?

$400M AUM and 70+ investments per year; no cohorts. Rolling pre-seed fund plus a semiannual Founder Summit, not a time-bound accelerator.

Can founders participate remotely?

No cohort relocation; optional founder gatherings in San Mateo.

What happens after the program?

Fundraising support and selective follow-on; no automatic reserve amount.

Boost VC (pre-seed fund)

Company-specific investment terms · Global · Needs confirmation

Boost VC is a $400M-AUM pre-seed fund rather than a cohort accelerator. It targets $500,000 lead or co-lead checks, offers a separate $50,000 earliest-founder Fellowship, and reviews founder pitches rolling.

Tier 1 · ranked #15deep-techcrypto

Official site Open in the live directory

Current application context

Program intake

Needs confirmation

The authoritative source does not provide enough current evidence to confirm the application status.

Checked Aug 21, 2026Authoritative source ↗

Key facts

Check size	$100k-$1M; $500k target; separate $50k Fellowship
Terms	Company-specific investment terms
Stage	pre-seed frontier technology
Applications	Needs confirmation
Location	Global
Remote friendly	Yes
Warm intro needed	No — open application
Sectors	crypto, deep-tech, hardware
Status	unknown

Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.

Background

How the application really works

Use the explicit $500k pitch form; a separate $50k Fellowship is available for founders too early to raise a full pre-seed round.

Tips

Read the cited current official page before applying because program dates and terms are volatile.
State fit with the documented stage, geography, and attendance model; do not rely on an aggregator's old terms.
Ask for the complete investment, fee, and follow-on documents when the public page does not publish them.

Watch out for

$100k-$1M company-specific pre-seed investment, targeting $500k; separate $50k Fellowship. Instrument, valuation and ownership are negotiated.
Boost VC explicitly says it is not an accelerator; cohort, curriculum and deadline do not apply.

Track record

Boost reports $5B+ of portfolio follow-on capital and 1,000+ annual VC introductions.

Investment diligence; application volume and acceptance rate are not published.

Frequently asked questions

Is this program currently accepting applications?: Use the explicit $500k pitch form; a separate $50k Fellowship is available for founders too early to raise a full pre-seed round.
What are the current economics?: $100k-$1M company-specific pre-seed investment, targeting $500k; separate $50k Fellowship. Instrument, valuation and ownership are negotiated.
How large and long is the program?: $400M AUM and 70+ investments per year; no cohorts. Rolling pre-seed fund plus a semiannual Founder Summit, not a time-bound accelerator.
Can founders participate remotely?: No cohort relocation; optional founder gatherings in San Mateo.
What happens after the program?: Fundraising support and selective follow-on; no automatic reserve amount.

Related accelerators

Conviction Embed$250k · Global / San Francisco Betaworks CampUp to $500k including syndicate · Global / New York City LAUNCH Accelerator$125k · Global / San Francisco network 500 Global Latin America$300k · Latin America Seedcamp (seed fund)$350k-$1.25M usual first check · Europe and Israel Iterative Accelerator$150k-$500k · Southeast Asia / Singapore

Sources

www.boost.vc — Current check headline, fund thesis and portfolio examples (checked 2026-08-10)
www.boost.vc/faq — Current AUM, check range, target, follow-on and explicit funding route (checked 2026-08-10)