Boost VC Crypto Fund

USA
Pre Seed
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About Boost VC Crypto Fund

Deep Tech, Crypto, AI, Robotics, VR, Sci-Fi, Space focused fund

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUSA
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Deep Tech
Robotics Automation
Space
Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Contrarian deep tech founders in aerospace, nuclear, or defense

deep tech
nuclear energy
defense tech
aerospace
hardware

Bullish Signals

Portfolio co Grid Aero at Series Aexternal
Backing autonomous flight hardware startupsexternal
19 new deep tech investments in Q1external
7 Q1 deals as first VC inexternal
8 portfolio term sheets in 30 daysexternal
Radiant Nuclear backed by Lockheed Martinexternal
Fund 1 (2016) at 4.61x DPIexternal
Starfish Space: first investor in 2020external
Ranked top 5 VC by deal qualityexternal

Contrarian Signals

Heavy hardware focus, long timelinesexternal
Nuclear test slots scarce bottleneckexternal
AI agents now founding portfolio companiesexternal

Founder Do's

Build in deep tech or defense
Show hardware traction early
Be first-mover in hard category
Expect high-conviction first checks
Be Bay Area or mission-driven

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pure software plays
Don't expect hands-off investors
Don't pitch consensus tech themes

Key GPs & Partners

AD
Adam Draper
Partner
contrarianvisionarypeople-first
BK
Brayton Key
Partner
operatorhigh-convictionprolific

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$87M
Saves0

Key People

Adam Draper, Brayton Williams

Adam DraperPartner
Brayton KeyPartner

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