Beta Boom
VC Fund
Los Angeles, United States
Beta Boom is a pre-seed fund investing in founders who do not fit the Silicon Valley founder profile. We love founders who feel like they are ignored by other VCs--those based outside of Silicon Valley, founders from non-Ivy League schools, founders with diverse lived and professional experiences, single founders, older founders, underrepresentedfounders, non-technical founders, etc.We lead pre-seed rounds for startups building solutions in Digital Health, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise, SMB SaaS, Future of Work, and other verticals. We are often the first check or even the only check in a pre-seed round, and our post-investment support is legendary. They have an open-application process and respond to all submissions: https://betaboom.com/apply/. Investment criteria here: https://betaboom.com/investment-criteria/
- Total investments:
- 35
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 71%
- Fund size:
- $15M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Beta Boom invests in
Stages Beta Boom invests in
Countries Beta Boom invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$3.7M
- Pre-Seed
- $20k–$2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 11 (31%)
- Software 6 (17%)
- Wellness 6 (17%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (11%)
- Apps 3 (9%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 23 (66%)
- Seed 7 (20%)
- Series A 1 (3%)
- Convertible Note 1 (3%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 27 (77%)
- Greece 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kimmy Paluch
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Sergio Paluch
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appnigma AI provides a subscription-based, no-code platform for building Salesforce-native applications, managed packages, and integrations from natural language prompts. The platform targets AppExchange ISVs, B2B SaaS startups, and enterprises that need native Salesforce integrations without writing Apex or using middleware. Users describe desiredobjects, workflows, and data flows, and Appnigma generates deployable managed packages, click-to-install connectors, and AppExchange-ready listings. It supports multi-org deployment, security review readiness, and ongoing package updates through prompts. | Pre-Seed / Jun 16, 2026 | ||
| NOCTEM Health is a clinical decision support tool designed to accelerate and facilitate the treatment of insomnia. They empower clinicians to deliver sleep care to their patients. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 02, 2026 | ||
| Guidepad is the collaborative developer platform-as-data; transforming: DevOps, Machine Learning, Automation, Data Engineering, and Distributed Systems | Pre-Seed / Jul 24, 2025 | ||
| SaaS platform that simplifies the ESG certification process for businesses, so they are certification-ready in weeks, not months. | $2M / Seed / Apr 12, 2025 | ||
| Alpha Level is a SaaS threat detection company that eliminates false positive alerts and uses behavioral anomaly detection to allow defenders to keep pace with attackers. Low noise without missing breaches. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2025 | ||
| Canopie offers a digital platform that addresses symptoms of maternal depression and anxiety.It aims to prevent and address maternal mental health disorders through customized, audio-based programs and automated coaching using clinically validated, recommended therapeutic techniques. Canopie works with cities, payers, health systems, andproviders to deliver effective, low-cost care to moms that works for them and can be easily scaled - tackling the key treatment barriers of cost, scheduling, time, and stigma. | $3.7M / Seed / Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| SaaS, Emergency Medicine | Pre-Seed / Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Making Space is a talent acquisition and learning experience platform for companies to access pre-qualified underrepresented talent pools. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Jul 16, 2024 | ||
| Parakeet helps industrial businesses optimize their operational risk management, compliance workflows, and cashflows. | Pre-Seed / Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Valhalla Healthcare is an AI-powered digital patient intake and clinical documentation platform built for independent medical practices. It integrates natively with Elation Health, athenahealth, and Epic EHRs to automate pre-visit intake forms, map patient responses to structured EHR fields, and generate AI-drafted SOAP notes — reducing physiciandocumentation time by 30% and saving practices over 720 clinic-minutes per month.The platform's AI engine (Allevia) dynamically adapts intake questions to each patient's chief complaint, medical history, and problem list — capturing richer clinical data without manual staff send-outs. Patients complete forms via text or email using identity verification (no portal login required), resulting in 80-90% completion rates including Medicare patients.Valhalla is an official Elation Health partner and serves independent primary care, pediatric, behavioral health, and specialty practices across the US. HIPAA-compliant with a BAA included in every subscription. Founded in 2017, headquartered in Houston, TX. | Seed / Feb 26, 2024 | ||
| See all 35 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Beta Boom invest in?
Beta Boom invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Wellness startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Beta Boom invest in?
Beta Boom typically joins rounds of $2M–$3.7M at Seed and $20k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Beta Boom's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Beta Boom took part in.
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Who are the partners at Beta Boom?
The team at Beta Boom includes Kimmy Paluch (Managing Partner) and Sergio Paluch (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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