We invest first –

in founders making

aerospace a reality.

Reimagining the universe

We Lead Pre-Seed Rounds

$500k Checks

70+ Startups

invested in every year.

HOW WE INVEST

Speed. Conviction. Capital.

$5B+

follow-on capital raised.

ARTICLE

Radiant Nuclear raises $300M for its semi-sized 1 megawatt reactor

ARTICLE

Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation for enterprise voice AI.

ARTICLE

Adam Draper, scion of the VC royal family, raises over $87 million for new Boost VC Fund 4

ARTICLE

Grid Aero raised $20 million to build autonomous cargo-hauling drones.

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What We Look For.

We are generalist investors who have invested in Nuclear Reactors, 10 ton Satellites, Electric Boats, Brain replacements, Bio Super powers and more. The only requirement is that your company must make 1 Billion lives better!

Why are you the right team?

Show us your energy for what you are doing.

Why Now?

Show us the social, technical, or regulatory pressure forcing change.

What's the big vision?

We take the bets no other investor is willing to make.

Team

Get to Know Us.

Adam Draper

Managing Director

Founder of Boost VC, 4th Generation VC. Angel in Coinbase, Amplitude, Plangrid. Previously: Xpert Financial, UCLA.

Brayton Williams

Co-Founder & Partner

Co-Founder, Investor, and Operator. Forbes 30 Under 30. Previously: Morgan Stanley, Xpert Financial, Cal Poly alum. CA state free-throw champion at age 11.

Maddie Callander

Partner

Builder and Operator. Drives post-investment and portfolio fundraising strategy. Kauffman Fellow. Docents at SF Historic Home. Denison alum.

Gus Domel, PhD

Partner

Harvard PhD and Stanford Post Doctorate. Leads investment team. Robotic, Bio, and Aerospace work featured in National Geographic, NYT, and Syfy Network. One of Stanford's first e-sports coaches.

Danielle Sosnick

Portfolio Support

Community builder and founder support. Previously: 500 Startups, Altitude. Biology degree from WSU. Traveled 26 countries.

Emily Yu

Senior Associate

Roboticist turned Investor. Ex-founder. Previously: Amazon Robotics, NFX, E14 Fund. MIT Sloan MBA.

Derek Brown

Head of Finance

Finance leader and systems builder. Previously: Sydecar, On Deck, Juniper Square. Santa Clara University. Ender's Game fan.

Troy Kanji

Analyst

Scientist turned Investor. Previously: Trinity Life Sciences, F-Prime Capital, Castle Island Ventures. Brown University alum.

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