# Boston Syndicates (BOSS)

> Boston Syndicates (BOSS) is a VC fund in Boston backing Software, SaaS and Information Technology. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bossyndicates?lang=en

Boston Syndicates (BOSS) is a VC fund in Boston focused on Software and SaaS. BOSS is a movement designed to turn successful founders into serial angel investors. BOSS's ~50 pre-approved syndicate leads represent Boston’s most respected and high achieving founders and executives. When they personally invest in a Boston tech company (putting in the first check), we back them with $250k per deal.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 40% |
| SaaS | 3 | 30% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 30% |
| Computer | 2 | 20% |
| Analytics | 2 | 20% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 80% |
| Angel | 1 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Because | $1.3T is spent globally each year to drive traffic to ecommerce websites. Only 3% convert. That’s because most sites don’t know who you are. Because is a CRO & Personalization platform for Shopify - powered by Klaviyo dataWe help connect all the data merchants have in their tech stack across Shopify, Klaviyo, Yotpo, Loyalty Lion, Recharge,Octane, and more to create a dynamic website experience. Brands like Tom Brady’s TB12, Hello Kitty, Echelon, Duke Cannon, The Adventure Challenge, and more use Because to increase conversion by 23%+ |  | Angel | Apr 01, 2021 |  |
| Alpha Vantage | Composed of a tight-knit community of researchers, engineers, and business professionals, Alpha Vantage Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based APIs for realtime and historical data on stocks, forex (FX), and digital/crypto currencies. Our success is driven by rigorous research, cutting edge technology, and a disciplined focus ondemocratizing access to data. | $2.2M | Seed | Aug 20, 2018 |  |
| Humon | Humon is an algorithm and wearable sensor company that helps athletes with unique insights, pushing them to their optimal performance. It designed to be worn directly on the working muscle to measure oxygen saturation. Their insights are provided on a phone, watch, or bike computer in real time.Humon was founded in 2015 and is headquartered inCambridge, USA. | $1M | Seed | May 24, 2016 |  |
| Jobble | Jobble puts the power of recruiting and managing an on-demand workforce in the hands of companies and agencies. You get the operational efficiencies of a staff management platform plus a professional and vetted on-demand workforce, with ratings and reviews by former employers. In just a few clicks you can handpick a workforce that best fits yourneeds, control costs, and manage operations. | $250K | Seed | Dec 10, 2015 |  |
| VisitDays | VisitDays operates a platform that allows admissions offices to connect with prospective students worldwide. | $575K | Seed | Sep 01, 2015 |  |
| Drafted | Drafted is a company that helps laid-off people connect to hiring companies. Its mission is to connect people through their networks which is an asset to a company or to an individual. Its network recruiting platform is used by companies that are hiring to aggregate their employee networks for referrals and sourcing. By creating a graph database ofthe entire company network, the platform goes beyond just 1st-degree employee connections to increase quality referrals and help companies make better hires.Drafted was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 29, 2015 |  |
| Crayon | Crayon is the competitive intelligence backbone that enables mid-market and enterprise businesses to see and seize opportunities and create sustainable advantages in their markets. Hundreds of organizations use Crayon to capture sharp insights that can be easily accessed and acted on to drive broad, measurable and meaningful impact.Crayon wasfounded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $250K | Seed | Mar 11, 2015 |  |
| CoolChip Technologies | CoolChip specializes in Kinetic Cooling, a category based on disruptive technology transforming electronics cooling that is transforming the electronics cooling industry. Solutions Powered by Kinetic CoolingTM offer unprecedented performance across acoustics, form factor, and cooling. By partnering with CoolChip, consumer electronics andenterprise manufacturers have the opportunity to unleash innovation and deliver next-generation products for their customers. CoolChip was founded by MIT engineers in 2011 and is the exclusive provider of Kinetic CoolingTM technology. The company holds an extensive intellectual property portfolio and is based in Boston, MA. | $250K | Seed | Mar 05, 2015 |  |
| Ambassador | Ambassador makes tools that fuel growth by optimizing software development with APIs. The company’s flagship product, Blackbird API Development Platform, builds on the success of previous innovations, Edge Stack API Gateway and Telepresence, to improve the velocity, quality, and security of API development and delivery in today’s complex moderninfrastructures. Founded in 2014, Ambassador is a remote company backed by top investors, including Insight Partners and Four Rivers Group. Learn more at www.getambassador.io. | $250K | Pre-Seed | Dec 31, 2014 |  |
| Bedrock Data | Bedrock Data provides the leading product to connect, clean and continuously synchronize multiple cloud systems in real-time. Bedrock Data connects multiple business applications while cleaning dirty data for improved team alignment, greater agility and a single view of the customer. By eliminating complex and expensive system integrations, BedrockData’s common-sense approach speeds and simplifies cloud connections for hundreds of its customers worldwide. | $250K | Seed | Jun 02, 2014 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelList](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bantam Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bantam-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chang Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chang-com-0014) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Boston Syndicates (BOSS) invest in?

Boston Syndicates (BOSS) invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Boston Syndicates (BOSS) last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Boston Syndicates (BOSS) closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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