Boost VC Pre-Seed Check

Boost VC·United States

$500,000 to lead or co-lead a pre-seed round of up to $2 million, with flexible checks from $100,000 to $1 million in some deals.

What you get

$500,000Equity investment

“$500,000 standard pre-seed check. Flexible checks can range from $100,000 to $1 million.”

Equity takennot published

Strings attachedEquity investment on company-specific terms. Boost VC does not publish a standard ownership percentage.

Can you apply

VC backingNot required

Referral or partnerNot required

Registered companynot stated

Individualsnot stated

Open sourceNot required

Latest stage acceptedpre seed

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyRaising a full pre-seed round of $2 million or less in an emerging or frontier technology category.

Founders building high-magnitude futures in robotics, AI, bio, health, materials, space tech, computing, crypto, ocean tech, AR or VR, climate, energy and related frontier categories. Boost invests globally.

When

Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

What Boost VC funds

Invests globally in founders pursuing high-impact frontier technology across AI, robotics, biotech, health, materials, space, computing, crypto, climate, energy and other emerging categories.

Everything Boost VC funds →

Details

Boost VC's standard pre-seed offer is $500,000 to lead or co-lead a round. The firm can be the first or only investor and says its checks can range from $100,000 to $1 million. More than 90% of its investments are standard pre-seed checks or $50,000 Fellowship checks. Boost invests globally in emerging and frontier technologies and runs an active open application.

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Read off the Boost VC page on 17 Aug 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.