Beta Boom
Salt Lake City, Utah · Invests in US · Website
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🔒 $•• – $••Thesis
Pattern-breaking founders solving real problems generate breakthrough solutions. We believe the best companies come from overlooked founders outside Silicon Valley, regardless of pedigree or traditional markers of success.
Likely not a fit for
No Silicon Valley-based companies. No pattern-matching bias. No pedigree requirements. No referral-only investing.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~1 month
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Advisor
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
2 contacts on file
Portfolio
Elm AI is an AI-powered platform that automates responsible sourcing processes, helping companies improve supply chain sustainability and performance. It streamlines supplier audits, risk assessments, and corrective action plans, enhancing operational efficiency.
Making Space is a craft organization and registered charity based in Leigh Park, Hampshire, that aims to create positive outcomes through craft. They offer workshops and experiences co-created with community partners, focusing on inclusivity and engagement with the local community.
Parakeet Risk is a continuous monitoring platform built for industrial companies to manage third-party risk across their contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors.
CyrenCare is a digital health platform focused on improving patient-provider communication in emergency medicine by allowing patients to document their symptoms and concerns in their own words while they wait for care.
HER HQ is a community-focused organization that provides guidance, resources, and support to female entrepreneurs, aiming to empower them to achieve financial independence and leadership in the business sector.
OK2StandUP provides healthcare organizations with smart activity monitoring and real-time AI-based alerts to support caregiver awareness as part of patient care protocols.
Recent activity
- Jan 2025
Alpha Level
Pre-Seed · Lead
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8 months ago
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Byte-Sized AI: Elm AI Gets $2M for Supply Chain Sustainability; Agentic AI Continues Its Rise
Apr 2025
CNBC
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Dec 2024
AlleyWatch
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Sep 2024
citybiz
Maternal Health Startup Canopie Raises $3.7 Million
Sep 2024
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Sep 2024
Femtech Insider
Canopie Secures $3.7M in Seed Funding to Expand Access to Preventive Maternal Health Care
Sep 2024
TechCrunch
A VC told Keely Cat-Wells to get a male, non-disabled co-founder — she balked, nabbed a $2M pre-seed round
Jul 2024
Business Insider
58 Black investors changing the venture capital industry with firms that fund diverse startup founders
Feb 2024
ImpactAlpha
Beta Boom scores $14.5 million to back ‘under-the-radar’ founders
Feb 2024
peopleofcolorintech.com
From Jamaica To Silicon Valley And Beyond: Beta Boom Closes $14.5M Fund II For Underrepresented Founders
Feb 2024
Pulse 2.0
Beta Boom: $14.5 Million Fund II Closed To Invest In Solutions For Underserved Populations
Feb 2024
fortune.com
Melinda French Gates: ‘It’s time to change the face of power in venture capital’
Nov 2023
Business Insider
The 23 most important VCs in the Rocky Mountain region, according to other VCs
Aug 2023
Business Insider
51 Black investors changing the VC industry with firms dedicated to funding diverse startup founders
Feb 2023
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HealthTech Platform Free From Market Secures $2.1 Million for Expansion
Feb 2023
peopleofcolorintech.com
Black Founder Raises $2.1M For Her "Food Is Medicine" Digital Health Platform
Jan 2023
PR Newswire
Free From Market Raises $2.1M Seed Round for its Food is Medicine Platform to Treat Chronic Health Conditions
Jan 2023
Startland News
‘Food is Medicine’ tech platform shows appetite for growth with new $2.1M seed round
Jan 2023
startlandnews.com
2023 Startups to Watch: Free From Market feeds your food identity for health that fits culture, bodies
Jan 2023
Business Insider
37 Black investors changing the VC industry with firms dedicated to funding diverse startup founders
Feb 2022
MIT Sloan
Investing with Impact: Beta Boom Builds the Future of Equitable Tech
Jan 2022
Infrastructure Investor
Women of Influence: Venture capital
Jul 2021
Startland News
How Shelley Cooper hopes to turn her telehealth remedy into an appointment for ‘Unicornville’
Sep 2020
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