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Venture Capital

North America

North America

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Beta Boom

Beta Boom

$350K–$500K at pre-seed; slightly more for seed rounds up to $3M.

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Rolling submissions, no set deadline.

AMOUNT

$350K–$500K at pre-seed; slightly more for seed rounds up to $3M.

AMOUNT

$350K–$500K at pre-seed; slightly more for seed rounds up to $3M.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions, no set deadline.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions, no set deadline.

FUNDING TYPE

Venture Capital

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You qualify if you're a U.S.-based founder outside the SF Bay Area at pre-seed or seed stage — no pedigree, referral, or revenue required.

You qualify if you're a U.S.-based founder outside the SF Bay Area at pre-seed or seed stage — no pedigree, referral, or revenue required.

Beta Boom invests in pre-revenue and early-traction companies. They explicitly back solo founders, non-technical founders, women, and founders of color. The SF Bay Area is the only geography they exclude.

Beta Boom invests in pre-revenue and early-traction companies. They explicitly back solo founders, non-technical founders, women, and founders of color. The SF Bay Area is the only geography they exclude.

YOUR REAL ODDS

Competitive but open-access — no referral advantage, and referred founders actually receive a score deduction to reduce bias.

Beta Boom is a boutique fund writing $350K–$500K checks, so deal volume is limited. They aim to decide within 4–6 weeks and say they'll tell you quickly if it's not a fit.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Submit the intake form on betaboom.com — no referral needed — 30–60 minutes

  2. First meeting with the Beta Boom team — 1–2 weeks after submission

  3. Due diligence and decision — 4–6 weeks from first meeting

WORTH KNOWING

Beta Boom explicitly deducts points for referred applicants to counteract bias, so applying cold through the standard form is just as strong — and possibly cleaner — than leaning on a warm intro.

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