About Boost VC
Boost VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of San Mateo, United States. As of Sep 2026, Boost VC is an active investor, having invested in 464 companies, with 14 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Elita Overall, Boost VC portfolio has seen 10 unicorns, 5 IPOs and 36 acquisitions including key companies like Coinbase, Ledger and Gemini. A lot of funds co-invest with Boost VC, with names like Draper sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Boost VC has team of 10 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Boost VC's List of Top Investments
Boost VC has a portfolio of 464 companies, including 10 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in SPACES and AstroBeam.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 34 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology and 34 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Boost VC:
1. Coinbase
Online platform for crypto portfolio. It offers solutions for consumers such as regular trading platforms, wallets for storing cryptocurrencies, crypto exchanges, USD-backed stable coins, and more. It also provides solutions for businesses such as custodian services, crypto-based payment acceptance solutions, and more.
Key facts about Coinbase
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $547M
- Employee Count: 7,124 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Intel, 2020 Ventures and 149 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Ledger
Blockchain based hardware wallet for cryptocurrency. Its products offered include Nano X, Nano S, Blue, and OTG Kit. It supports multiple cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, and more. It offers a vault which is a multi authorization cryptocurrency wallet management solution.
Key facts about Ledger
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Paris (France)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $575M
- Employee Count: 810 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: RAA Capital, Felix Capital and 71 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 08, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Gemini
Platform offering crypto exchange solutions. It allows users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets including crypto and NFTs. It allows users to exchange digital currencies through electronic trading tools. The app is available on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Gemini
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $424M
- Employee Count: 1,822 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: RAA Capital, ARTFO Holdings and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 18, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Ripio
Online reseller of Bitcoins. The company facilitates the purchase of Bitcoins in Argentinian Pesos. It also offers xchg, a Bitcoin exchange, BitPagos, a Bitcoin payment acceptance service, and more.
Key facts about Ripio
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: George Town (Cayman Islands)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $53.1M
- Employee Count: 144 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: FundersClub, Cognisa Capital and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 20, 2021, $*****
5. Bitcoin
Decentralized P2P cryptocurrency for payments. It is based on the Bitcoin Blockchain. It enables users to send, receive, and make payments using digital currencies. It allows transfers through wallets, exchanges, events, and more.
Key facts about Bitcoin
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Las Vegas (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Employee Count: 50 - 199 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: 2020 Ventures, World Capital Holdings Group and 78 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 21, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Boost VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Boost VC has invested in 464 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 14 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 21 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 8 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Elita and most recent follow-on round was in Dognosis.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2025 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
2024 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
2023 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
2022 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
2021 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2018 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
2017 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
Boost VC's Investments by Stage
Boost VC has made 182 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.49M, 22 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.8M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $37.5M, 2 investments in Angel stage with an average round size of $400K and 2 investments in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $850K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 182 |
Series A | 22 |
Series B | 4 |
Angel | 2 |
Unattributed | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Boost VC's Investments by Sector
Boost VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Blockchain Technology and Blockchain - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 393 Tech companies, 246 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 244 Software companies and at least 219 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 116 |
Enterprise Applications | 79 |
FinTech | 49 |
Blockchain Technology | 42 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 41 |
Others | 259 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Boost VC's Investments by Geography
Boost VC has made most investments in United States (155), followed by Canada where it has made 10 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 155 |
Canada | 10 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Australia | 4 |
Singapore | 4 |
Others | 31 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Boost VC's recent investments
Boost VC has made 8 investments in 2026 so far. Elita and SkinBit are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Boost VC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 14, 2026 | - | Seed | 1626 | [+3] | |
Aug 05, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8855 | [+3] | |
Aug 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8926 | [+5] | |
Jul 16, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1771 | [+2] | |
Apr 18, 2026 | - | Seed | 7326 | - |
Unicorns in Boost VC's Portfolio
Boost VC has 10 unicorns in its portfolio - Starfish Space, LiveKit, Deepgram and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Starfish Space. It became a unicorn in 2026, 4 years after Boost VC first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Boost VC's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Developer of autonomous spacecraft for on-orbit satellite servicing and life extension | 2019 | Tukwila | Series B | eucydoq | ||
63 | Developer of open-source platform for building and scaling realtime voice agents | 2021 | Saratoga | Series C | paxzbmt | ||
66 | Provider of AI-based speech transcription software | 2015 | San Francisco | Series C | lumyram | ||
60 | Provider of portable nuclear microreactor solutions | 2019 | Los Angeles | Series D | mstbhay | ||
66 | Provider of aerospace hardware products designed services | 2004 | - | Los Angeles | Series D | xvuulve |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Boost VC's Portfolio
5 of Boost VC's portfolio companies have become public. Gemini got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Sep 2025 at marketcap of $1.22B and Fold got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Boost VC's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 12, 2025 | - | - | 9741 | |
Feb 19, 2025 | - | - | 8520 | |
Apr 14, 2021 | - | - | 9917 | |
Feb 18, 2021 | - | - | 1654 | |
- | - | - | 1208 |
Acquired companies in Boost VC's Portfolio
36 companies from Boost VC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was CoinHako in Jul 2026 by SBI Group for $*****.Here are Boost VC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 17, 2026 | Dec 19, 2014 | Seed | 3464 | |
Apr 30, 2026 | - | - | 1495 | |
Nov 20, 2025 | - | - | 5661 | |
Oct 07, 2025 | Dec 09, 2021 | Seed | 2506 | |
Feb 10, 2025 | May 13, 2021 | Seed | 2343 |
Team profile of Boost VC
Boost VC has a team of 10 members including 4 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States, Denmark and 1 more location. Boost VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Boost VC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Mateo | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | Lucerne | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | Copenhagen | - |
Co-investors of Boost VC
Over the past 14 years, 1023 investors have co-invested in Boost VC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Boost VC: Y Combinator, Digital Currency Group and 105 others have invested in rounds before Boost VC. There are 4 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Boost VC and 2 companies where Digital Currency Group has invested before Boost VC.
- Top Co-investors of Boost VC: 508 investors entered a company along with Boost VC. These include investors like Draper (16 companies).
- Invested after Boost VC: A total of 408 investors have invested in Boost VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Draper (9 companies), Digital Currency Group (5 companies) and Tim Draper (5 companies).
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