Co-Founder of @BoostVC ⏻: Lead Pre-Seed rounds for Deep Tech (bio, space, crypto, AI, robots, Sci-Fi). Advisor @Etherscan. BOD @moltbook @unstoppableweb.
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Let me reintroduce @BoostVC for new followers 👇
Boost VC leads pre-seed rounds for Deep Tech founders.
Nothing too early. Nothing too crazy.
Investment Focus:
- $500k check at pre-seed/angel
- Deep Tech: bio, space, energy, crypto, AI/robots, Sci-Fi
- 1 new deal per week (most active VC)
Value Add:
- First money/believer
- Fundraise support ($7B into Boost companies)
- Sales coaching for technical founders
Proof Points:
- Ranked #1 most helpful Deep Tech VC
- Fund 1 (2016) at 4.61x DPI (top 2% fund)
- Multiple SPVs above 10x DPI
Notable Investments:
- @coinbase, @RadiantNuclear, @K2SpaceCo, @DeepgramAI, @newlimit, @americanhousing, @moltbook, @colossal, @21shares
Brayton Williams ⏻ retweeted
In case you missed it, DoE's safety analysis approval is a huge milestone for Radiant and nuclear energy. This is the first approval for a private portable microreactor. Kaleidos has no radioactive liquids, a minimal land footprint, and produces usable dry heat at ~1,200F.
Radiant has secured U.S. Department of Energy (@ENERGY) approval of its Documented Safety Analysis for Kaleidos, making it the only microreactor to be reviewed and approved by the DOE for full power operations.
The approval is not just for criticality, but for Radiant’s full power, full temperature testing at the Idaho National Laboratory. Radiant will test the complete reactor system using the same design it will manufacture at scale.
Next up in the path to commercialization: Readiness Review.
Read more here 🔗 radiantnuclear.com/news/radi…
In 2021 everyone wanted to be a VC, so they started VC funds.
In 2026 everyone wants to be a VC, so they stopped investing in VC funds.
We’re back to 2020–2021. But yes, this time IS different.
Wealthy individuals, family offices, and LPs are once again convinced they can invest directly in startups and outperform venture funds.
Some will. I suspect most won’t.
Everyone thinks they have better access, better judgment, and better deals. We’ve seen how that plays out when the market turns.
But here’s the BIG difference.
In 2020–2021, those same investors were ALSO backing emerging VC managers. Money was flowing into funds, SPVs, and startups simultaneously.
Today, more LP capital is bypassing smaller funds entirely and going straight into direct deals and SPVs.
Meanwhile, emerging managers are launching their own SPVs to generate upfront fees, attract LPs, and survive.
The result?
Total capital invested 📈
Capital concentrated in fewer startups 📈
Number of deals 📉
Capital flowing to emerging managers 📉
More money. Fewer deals. Fewer managers getting funded.
The irony is that the very investors who once funded the next generation of VCs are now competing with them for allocations.
This isn’t another 2021 boom where everyone benefits.
It’s a capital concentration cycle disguised as a venture boom.
And when the music stops, we’ll find out who actually knew how to invest.
Absolute banger from @davidtisch.
Early stage investing is about making more investments and having more flexibility.
A VCs job should be about saying YES to founders.
youtube.com/watch?v=BsvXF-0_…
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Q3 @BoostVC LP update out today 🚀
Highlights:
- 9 new investments
- Fund 3 (2021) hits 0.19x DPI
- Portfolio raised $566m (10+ companies)
- @RadiantNuclear signs $750m contract
- Bio portfolio starting to heat up
- Boost team went hunting for Ghosts 👻
Onwards!
☢️ GAME TIME 🚀
"the ONLY microreactor to be reviewed and approved by the DOE for full power"
Radiant has secured U.S. Department of Energy (@ENERGY) approval of its Documented Safety Analysis for Kaleidos, making it the only microreactor to be reviewed and approved by the DOE for full power operations.
The approval is not just for criticality, but for Radiant’s full power, full temperature testing at the Idaho National Laboratory. Radiant will test the complete reactor system using the same design it will manufacture at scale.
Next up in the path to commercialization: Readiness Review.
Read more here 🔗 radiantnuclear.com/news/radi…
Founders need founder friends.
The bigger your company gets, the fewer people can relate to what you're going through.
Go find some 🤗
Brayton Williams ⏻ retweeted
4x the power of any hall thruster previously flown in space! @KaranKunjur, @neelkunjur, and the @K2SpaceCo team continue to shatter records in space!
With a 20.6kW burn, we just shattered the record for highest Hall thruster burn ever completed on orbit – four times more powerful than any thruster that has ever flown in space.
And that’s just the beginning. We’re continuing to test and refine our in-house, custom-designed avionics and propulsion systems for next year’s launches. Below, our gimbal moves our thruster while it fires in our vacuum chamber. Of course, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to draw our Dyson sphere logo, which represents the abundant space future that we’re aiming for as we push the bounds of what’s possible in space.
Brayton Williams ⏻ retweeted
It’s fitting that the late Bill Draper, a titan of VC, ended up at the top of this list, with @shv, and @TimDraper also made it into the top 10 with @DFJvc.
I wouldn't be surprised if @AdamDraper joined them in future with @BoostVC.
Truly a generational run.
The Top 50 VC Firms
Ranked by the long-term value created by primary investments per dollar at risk.
The top 10:
1. @shv
2. @foundersfund
3. @iaventures
4. @gigafund
5. @Lowercase
6. @pelion_vp
7. @usv
8. @benchmark
9. @BessemerVP
10. @DFJvc
Read more: blog.joinodin.com/p/the-top-…
If Dog tech becomes the next $T market, @BoostVC is well prepared.
Invested in:
- @colossal: owns Warhound
- @dognosis: cancer sniffing dogs
- @loyalfordogs: longevity for dogs
- @treat_therapy: clinical research for dogs
- Snout: insurance for dogs
- Elita: data layer for dogs
Warhound, the brain child of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement.
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Brayton Williams ⏻ retweeted
Only nuclear company chosen by the Navy, Army and Air Force.
@RadiantNuclear is America's Nuclear company.
The @USNavy has selected Radiant to deploy our Kaleidos microreactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane, Indiana.
With this selection, Radiant is now the only nuclear microreactor company with partnerships across the Army, Navy and Air Force.
The Navy has more than 70 years of safe reactor operations. It wrote the playbook on reactor safety. Earning its confidence is powerful independent validation of Kaleidos.
This milestone moves us closer to our goal: reliable, resilient nuclear power wherever the mission demands. Through our work with all three branches, we’re building a clear path from military deployment to nuclear energy at scale for government and commercial customers.
Read more details here: radiantnuclear.com/news/navy…
ALT A landscape image showing a truck hauling a large container marked "Radiant" across a desert landscape at sunset. In the sky above the scene, logos for "America's Navy," "U.S. Army," and "U.S. Air Force" are prominently displayed.
Brayton Williams ⏻ retweeted
Woo! 3 for 3 baby! Today, the @USNavy selected Radiant to power critical infrastructure at Crane. There is not an organization in the world with more experience in nuclear power than the U.S. Navy. We are honored to be selected by the U.S. Navy for this important work and we thank the Navy and the Army’s Dr. Waksman for their confidence in Radiant to deliver reliable, resilient nuclear power wherever their mission demands.
Our mission of Atoms for Prosperity is today strengthened by the support of the Navy and the State of Indiana. LET’S BUILD REACTORS!
The @USNavy has selected Radiant to deploy our Kaleidos microreactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane, Indiana.
With this selection, Radiant is now the only nuclear microreactor company with partnerships across the Army, Navy and Air Force.
The Navy has more than 70 years of safe reactor operations. It wrote the playbook on reactor safety. Earning its confidence is powerful independent validation of Kaleidos.
This milestone moves us closer to our goal: reliable, resilient nuclear power wherever the mission demands. Through our work with all three branches, we’re building a clear path from military deployment to nuclear energy at scale for government and commercial customers.
Read more details here: radiantnuclear.com/news/navy…
ALT A landscape image showing a truck hauling a large container marked "Radiant" across a desert landscape at sunset. In the sky above the scene, logos for "America's Navy," "U.S. Army," and "U.S. Air Force" are prominently displayed.
Pre-PMF investing is about discovery.
Post-PMF investing is about access.
We talk about VC like it's one game. It's not.
The Department of War's first operational nuclear microreactor is expected in 2028.
Built by @RadiantNuclear ☢️ (3 of them!)
All part of Radiant's recently won $750M contract through the Army's Janus Program. 💰
As part of the Army's Janus Program, Fort Benning is set to receive three next-generation nuclear microreactors. These advanced systems will deliver resilient power to critical facilities. @RadiantNuclear
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