We back pre-seed and seed founders who don't fit the traditional Silicon Valley mold.

Founders who don't fit Silicon Valley pattern-matching are often ignored by VCs, but not by us. We love you. And we work by your side to help you win from pre-seed and beyond.

Character >
Pedigree

We invest in people rather than diplomas, privilege, or connections.

We don’t care if you went to Stanford or a state school or worked for a FAANG or any other company.

Instead, we love founders who have overcome adversity, are passionate about what they are solving, and will move mountains to make their vision come to life.

Everywhere > Silicon Valley​

We don’t invest in Silicon Valley startups.

There are plenty of investors that do, but we believe the next generation of founders and world-changing startups are springing up in rising tech hubs across the world.

Real Problems > Fads​

We love startups are solving real, pressing problems for consumers and businesses. Fads come and go, but companies that make people’s lives better endure and grow.

No Pattern Matching​

If we could pin a successful founder to just one or two characteristics, our job would be easy.

But the truth is startups are more complex, especially at the pre-seed stage.

World-class founders can come from any background, possess any skills, and look like anybody. They can be a married couple, a visual designer or engineer, a college drop-out or Ph.D., or anyone else.

Our goal is to give everyone the respect and consideration they deserve.

Looking for pre-seed funding?
Get on our radar.

If our focus resonates with you, read more about what else we look for and apply.

We respond to everyone who fills out our quick application form, so if in doubt, please apply!

A partner at your side

At Beta Boom, we become an extension of your team to help you execute at a world-class level and grow.

Pre-seed founder and managing partner investor Sergio Paluch standing and smiling with buildings in the background

We meet you where you are.

Together, we will decide what areas of your business we can help with, and that’s our starting point. No cookie-cutter programs, no useless courses, no out-of-touch mentors, no magic bullets. 

We focus on the "how."

We try not to lecture you or tell you how to run your business. Instead, we focus on the “how” – how to get meaningful things done.

This focus on execution is critical at the pre-seed and seed stages.

An ecosystem of doers.​

As a Beta Boomer, you have access to vetted doers such as sales experts, growth marketers, user experience designers, developers, etc. who know how to work with pre-seed and seed startups.

Like our founders, we are on a mission to prove others wrong

We are small and human.​

We are a small firm, run by a husband-and-wife team, Kimmy and Sergio, based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

As immigrants who spent their careers in the Bay Area, we became inspired by the people and the opportunities outside the Silicon Valley bubble, which many were ignoring.

We don't treat you like robots.

Building a startup is one of the most grueling experiences that anyone can undertake.

Our job is to help you get through the valley of doom. We do that by being by your side through thick and thin. Often, our biggest value-add is simply being a shoulder to cry on.

What we don’t do is abandon you when things don’t go well or expect perfection at all times. Startups are a rollercoaster, and we’re along for the ride.

We go all in.

Yes, we are extremely selective, investing in about 1 out of 300 pre-seed and seed startups that we see, but once we commit we go all in.

Our initial check size for pre-seed is about $300K, on average, and we are often the first or only check into a round.

Plus, once we make our investment, we roll up our sleeves and get to work alongside you and your team.

We invest inclusively in under-the-radar founders at the pre-seed and seed stages.


100% hail from places outside of Silicon Valley.

92% are led by founders that did not attend a top-10 university.

92% of our startups are led by women or people of color.

Tell us what you're building.

If you’re looking for pre-seed or seed investment, tell us what you’re building. We might be a good fit.

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