# HAX Boost

> HAX Boost is a VC fund backing Consumer Electronics and Software. See 32 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 32
- Last investment: Apr 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hax/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/hax_co
- Website: https://hax.co/boost/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haxlr8r

HAX Boost is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Consumer Electronics and Software. HAX Boost takes teams with hardware products and turns them into cash cows. HAX Boost recruits 10+ teams of 2 entrepreneurs.The teams go through a competitive application process and agree to locate themselves in San Francisco for the duration of the program. Over 6 weeks, they will build and refine their sales and marketing strategy, and testtheir retail fit. HAX Boost chooses great founders who are in a position to scale up, and ideally solve real problems or create a meaningful change to our current technological state.The HAX experience doesn’t stop at the end of this program. HAX Boost will continue to help as you grow your startup. There’s a lot that has to come together to turn a great idea into a great company — resources, talent, marketing, sales, partnerships, etc. HAX Boost be there to help as you take those important next steps.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consumer Electronics | 9 | 28% |
| Software | 5 | 16% |
| Wearables | 5 | 16% |
| Internet of Things | 5 | 16% |
| Apps | 4 | 13% |

62 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 21 | 66% |
| Convertible Note | 10 | 31% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 72% |
| Canada | 2 | 6% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| China | 1 | 3% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Duncan Turner | Managing Director | 600 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duncan-turner |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tinkamo | Tinkamo is a modular STEM toys for the Chinese playschool market. |  | Seed | Apr 03, 2019 |  |
| Somatic | Somatic makes bathroom cleaning robots for commercial spaces like office buildings. Somatic's robots are programmed to clean restrooms via VR which sprays and wipes down surfaces. It is also capable of opening doors and riding up and down in the elevator, enabling clients to save up to 50% of costs and have lower staff turnover. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| Revvo | Revvo is a stationary bike that makes it easy to accurately measure gold standard indicators of fitness, wellness and health: VO2Max, Recovery and Endurance.VO2Max is the single best indicator of physical fitness and heart health but you need to wear a face mask, pay $150 and spend ~two hours to measure it in a lab.Revvo guides you through an~15 minute fitness test (while analyzing heart rate and cycling power/watts) to measure VO2Max and the other vital metrics - at lab quality but without using face masks. | $100K | Convertible Note | Aug 06, 2017 |  |
| GoBone | GoBone is an entertainment device made for you and your dog. Automatically keep your pup active while you’re busy. Enjoy new ways to play when you’re together via app control. |  | Convertible Note | Jun 14, 2017 |  |
| Be Wearable | Be Wear was born to address the increasing need for personal security and protection while integrating seamlessly into users everyday lives.Our products provide aid and protection that cover a multitude of uses, including personal security, child safety and high profile safety as well as a bullet proof clothing smart system for first responderindustries.Our team of engineers and designers have a single focus: to understand consumer/industry needs and develop the right solutions that can be integrated into their everyday lives. Loop: Our consumer-facing products provide personal security in the form of smart jewellery (rings, bracelets and collectible charms) that allow users to discreetly call for help during an emergency or disaster.Loop is an innovative and discreet safety accessory, that allows users to feel safe and secure during an emergency.With the press of a button, users can alert up to 5 close friends or family members, let them know you need their help and show them their location on a map.We simplify how people call for help, increase the changes of receiving help by 5x and provide users with an accessory that makes them feel good and look amazing! |  | Convertible Note | Apr 05, 2017 |  |
| Naran | Smart home gadgets and IoT platform maker |  | Convertible Note | Feb 20, 2017 |  |
| Backbone Labs, Inc. | We're an enterprise health tech company aimed at reducing costs associated with back pain. |  | Convertible Note | Feb 07, 2017 |  |
| Pixl Toys | They’re making toys that connect with your devices. Pixl toys uses fun and imagination to inspire creativity, curiosity and active play. Pixl delivers toys that are enhanced by powerful devices already in the home. Connect with a smartphone device to use. |  | Convertible Note | Feb 03, 2017 |  |
| LiLoE Labs | LiLoE Labs is a retail company and has created Jeffrie, a modern mailbox for e-commerce shoppers. |  | Convertible Note | Jan 27, 2017 |  |
| GogglePal | GogglePal is a universal mount heads-up display module designed for snow sports with augmented reality technology. GogglePal turns any pair of goggles into an AR heads-up display. GogglePal enables the user to add augmented reality (AR) and a real-time heads-up display (HUD) to any pair of goggles. |  | Convertible Note | Jan 23, 2017 |  |

10 of 32 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 31 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Act One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascension](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Backstage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backstage-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CAA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HAX Boost invest in?

HAX Boost invests primarily in Consumer Electronics, Software and Wearables startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact HAX Boost?

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### Who are the partners at HAX Boost?

The team at HAX Boost includes Duncan Turner (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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