When weighing boost vc against direct fundraising, submit your startup on Round Funded to pursue investor matching and outreach. We at AI Perks raised our round through Round Funded, choosing it for its investor database, AI-written emails, shared workspace, Data Room and tracking links.
Is Boost VC a fund or an accelerator?
Boost VC describes itself as a Silicon Valley venture capital firm with $400 million in assets under management, operating since 2012. Its stated investment interests span emerging and frontier fields such as robotics, AI, bio, health, materials, space tech, computing, crypto, ocean tech, AR/VR, climate and energy.
The firm says it is not an accelerator. Its public materials describe investment checks and application paths, but do not set out a cohort deadline or fixed program. That distinction matters when comparing routes: applying to a fund is not the same as joining a scheduled accelerator.
Boost VC says more than 90% of its deals are pre-seed or Fellowship checks. Its published descriptions give founders an outline of the checks it considers, though they do not provide a complete set of investment terms.
What does Boost VC offer at pre-seed?
According to Boost VC, it offers a $500,000 check to lead or co-lead a pre-seed round. Founders raising a full round of $2 million or less can apply through the firm’s $500,000 application.
For founders who are earlier than a full pre-seed round, Boost VC describes a separate Fellowship path. It offers $50,000 checks for founders building sci-fi technology who need an early backer.
Those figures describe the stated check sizes, not a promise that an applicant will receive funding or that the check will cover a whole round. Boost VC’s public materials do not specify an equity percentage, SAFE structure or standardized investment terms. They also do not state fees, a program length or a cohort schedule. Founders considering an application should clarify proposed terms directly with the firm.
Boost VC says its process starts with an initial call, with next steps targeted within a week. If it continues after that call, the firm says there may be one or two follow-up calls over the next week or two before a final decision. This is the process it describes, not a guarantee of timing or outcome.
How does Boost VC compare with direct investor outreach?
The two options address different parts of fundraising. Boost VC describes a path to apply for investment from its firm. Round Funded supports founders seeking investors, sending pitches and tracking replies. Founders can consider an application and direct outreach at the same time; choosing one does not automatically rule out the other.
| Question | Boost VC | Round Funded |
|---|---|---|
| What is the route? | Apply for a pre-seed investment or Fellowship check, as described by the firm. | Find investors, send pitches and track replies. |
| What is stated publicly? | Check sizes and application paths. The firm does not publish standardized investment terms in the materials described above. | Investor search, outreach and fundraising pipeline tools. |
| How can founders proceed? | Apply to the firm. | Use a direct investor outreach workflow. |
Round Funded covers 60,000+ active VCs, angels, family offices and accelerators. Founders can search by stage, industry, geography and check size. Investors are filtered to recent activity, a check in roughly the last 6 months, and their emails are verified. Explore Round Funded’s investor search and submit your startup.
Round Funded also includes a fundraising pipeline to keep investors, stages and next steps together. Its AI can draft personalized outreach emails and follow-ups for each investor. Outreach goes from the founder’s own Gmail, so replies land in the founder’s inbox and the thread belongs to the founder.
Why did we at AI Perks choose Round Funded?
We at AI Perks raised our round through Round Funded. We looked at Boost VC, but chose Round Funded for the workflow we wanted: a clean investor database, an AI agent that writes the emails and a convenient interface for managing the work.
The ability to invite teammates into the workspace was important to our choice, as were the Data Room and tracking links. These features gave us a way to handle investor discovery, outreach and sharing materials in a shared workspace.
That is our reason for choosing Round Funded, not a report of using Boost VC. We are not describing an experience with Boost VC or suggesting that every founder should choose the same route. A founder may apply to a fund, contact investors directly, or consider both approaches.
For founders comparing options, the practical question is what kind of fundraising activity they want to organize. Boost VC’s public materials explain its application and check paths. Round Funded is built around finding investors and managing direct outreach. At AI Perks, we chose the latter for our round. Submit your startup to get matched with investors.
What does Round Funded cost?
Round Funded has three paid plans. Round+ costs $99 a month, Round Pro costs $249 a month, and Lifetime costs $899 one-time. There is no free tier. First-time accounts can use a 3-day free trial with Round+ or Round Pro.
Round+ allows up to 2,500 investors in the CRM pipeline, email to up to 2,000 investors a month and 2,500 AI credits a month. Round Pro raises those limits to 5,000 investors in the pipeline, 10,000 emails a month and 5,000 AI credits a month, and includes up to 6 connected inboxes. Lifetime includes everything in Round Pro for a one-time payment.
The Data Room can be built and shared for free on every plan. Per-investor tracked links and engagement analytics, including views, deck opens and meeting clicks, come with Round+. This distinction is useful when comparing the basic sharing option with plan features.
How Round Funded helps founders manage outreach
- Submit your startup on Round Funded to get matched with investors.
- Search the investor database by stage, industry, geography and check size.
- Use AI to draft personalized outreach emails and follow-ups for investors.
- Invite teammates into your startup workspace to work together on fundraising.
- Build and share a Data Room, then use per-investor tracked links and engagement analytics with Round+.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Boost VC publish its investment terms?
Boost VC states check sizes and application paths, but its public materials do not publish an equity percentage, SAFE structure or standardized investment terms. Founders should confirm the terms of any proposed investment directly.
What is the difference between Boost VC’s pre-seed and Fellowship paths?
Boost VC describes a $500,000 check to lead or co-lead pre-seed rounds, with an application for founders raising a full round of $2 million or less. Its separate Fellowship path offers $50,000 checks for founders building sci-fi technology who need an early backer.
Can founders apply to Boost VC and contact investors directly?
Yes. Applying to a fund and approaching investors directly are separate fundraising routes. Founders can pursue both, depending on their plans.
Does Round Funded offer a free plan?
No. Round Funded has no free tier. Round+ and Round Pro include a 3-day free trial for first-time accounts, and the Data Room is free to build and share on every plan.
Why did AI Perks choose Round Funded?
We raised our round through Round Funded and chose it for its clean investor database, AI-written emails, convenient interface, teammate workspace, Data Room and tracking links.