Boost VC

Boost VC is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2012 by Adam Draper and Brayton Williams, the firm focuses on deep tech startups across the United States, including aerospace, robotics, hardware and software, bio/health, energy and climate, crypto, defense, space, artificial intelligence, and immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality. It typically participates in pre-seed and very early rounds, often leading initial investments in technology companies at the earliest stages of development, and it manages around $200 million in assets.

Maddie Callander

Partner

Gus Domel

Principal

Adam Draper

Founder and Managing Director

Brayton Williams

Partner

Emily Yu

Investor

Past deals in Publishing

ResearchHub

Venture Round in 2025
ResearchHub is a platform facilitating open publication and discussion of scientific research. It incentivizes users with ResearchCoin for publishing, reviewing, criticizing, and collaborating on research papers, preprints, and other materials.

ResearchHub

Seed Round in 2023
ResearchHub is a platform facilitating open publication and discussion of scientific research. It incentivizes users with ResearchCoin for publishing, reviewing, criticizing, and collaborating on research papers, preprints, and other materials.

Skybound Entertainment

Venture Round in 2022
Skybound Entertainment, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is a multimedia company that develops, produces, and distributes television series, films, comic books, and interactive entertainment. The company publishes well‑known comic titles such as The Walking Dead, Invincible, Super Dinosaur, Thief of Thieves, Clone, Witch Doctor, Guarding the Globe, and The Astounding Wolf‑Man. It also operates an online gaming platform that offers interactive comics, games, and live events, and it sells related merchandise and virtual‑reality and tabletop content. Skybound’s creator‑first model emphasizes collaboration with creators and rapid delivery of content across multiple platforms.

BitWall

Angel Round in 2013
BitWall, Inc. is an online micropayment platform that helps digital publishers monetize their content and convert page views into paying customers. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform allows users to access content through various payment options, such as purchasing daily access or paying per article, as well as engaging with advertisements. In addition to facilitating transactions, BitWall's platform enhances user retention and acquisition, encrypts sensitive data to safeguard accounts, and provides analytics through charts and dashboards that track revenue and customer interactions. As of June 2018, BitWall operates as a subsidiary of Watch Out!, Inc.
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