From founder: "still have no money, but made our customer happy."
Be the cockroach 🪳
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Brayton Williams ⏻
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Brayton Williams ⏻
@BraytonKey
Co-Founder of @BoostVC ⏻: Lead Pre-Seed rounds for Deep Tech (bio, space, crypto, AI, robots, Sci-Fi). Advisor @Etherscan. BOD @moltbook @unstoppableweb.
Apply for funding 👉 Katılım Mart 2011
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6 new investments in April.
Energy, Pets, Bio, AI… and Aliens.
Still leading pre-seed rounds every week.
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Founders: stop planning the “perfect” fundraise.
I see too many founders list 10 “perfect fit” VCs.
If those pass, you’re starting from scratch.
Start wide. Narrow later.
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Brayton Williams ⏻ retweetledi
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American Dynamism was a way better term for it. 🇺🇸
But we were directionally correct!!!
Brayton Williams ⏻@BraytonKey
In 2021, @AdamDraper called it 🐐 Now everyone’s an “American Dynamism” investor.
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I got to give it to @a16z - "American Dynamism" sounds much sexier than us trying to name it "Next Generation Government Contractor" before the category existed 😂
The full post btw: adamdraper.vc/p/open-call-fo…
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In 2021, @AdamDraper called it 🐐
Now everyone’s an “American Dynamism” investor.
Adam Draper ⏻@AdamDraper
2/ "I believe that these 5, $100+ Billion dollar government contractors will be dismantled into 500 startup, $1B government contractors."
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Brayton Williams ⏻ retweetledi
At @BoostVC:
We exist to accelerate the Sci-Fi future.
We do this by investing $500k as a first or early partner in "Default Optimist", "Default Movement" founders.
Our core business model is to invest $500k at sub-$10m valuations.
We are highest velocity in the category of NewBio right now, but we are generalists for world changing ideas.
Thank you.
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Signs VC is actually interested:
> moves unnaturally fast
> asks for data room early
> starts calling customers
> references from people you didn’t offer
> pushes for site visit / factory tour
> introduces you to other partners immediately
> asks about allocation/terms
> follow up same day
What else?
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@TheRealMcHoy @BoostVC Sometimes biggest check gets the best deal.
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@BraytonKey @BoostVC what did that look like? more carry to LPs to get deals done?
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Not known to most: @BoostVC gave up some carry in Fund 1 to get into business.
Would do it again. It helped make Boost what it is today.
Paul Lee@iPaulLee
1/ Hot take: For Fund I, it’s ok to consider giving up carry and fees to get into business.
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In 2023, I was pretty sure I was done with the venture and technology business. I went through a rough patch in both my personal and professional life. I told myself pushing through was the only option, but in hindsight I’m not so sure…
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Deep tech demos:
Some are steps toward a working product.
Some are steps towards the next round.
Investors need to know which one they’re looking at.
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@TaylorCSargent Yes.
Marathoners make fun of half marathoners though 😂
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@BraytonKey Didn’t a Chinese humanoid robot just run a half marathon in like 50mins?
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Your move, humanoid robots.
Humans are awesome.
Marcus Milione@MarcusMilione
The sub 2 hour marathon barrier has been broken in London Sabastian Sawe: 1:59:30 Yomif Kejelcha: 1:59:41 4:34/mile for 26.2 miles... insane
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AI is dominating the world of bits.
Founders will still own the world of atoms.
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[brief update]
we have a new set of funds for @haystackvc
announcing haystack 8 plus more, but it's really about my teammates @aashaysanghvi_ & @DivyaDhulipala
thank you to all of our frequent ecosystem co-conspirators, our LPs, our co-investors, our founders. i'm very grateful 🙏 and this is the most fun role in the world!
semilshah.com/2026/04/26/new…
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