Funding round
Boom Seed
Boom, which works in supersonic aircraft manufacturing in Englewood, raised $6.4M in a Seed round announced on 21 Mar 2016. 8 firms took part. It is Boom's first venture round on record.
$6.4M
Amount raised
Not disclosed
Post-money valuation
8
Investors
no lead named
Valuation
What this round says about the price
Boom did not disclose a valuation in this round. It is Boom's first venture round on record, 2 years after it was founded in 2014. It is 1.9% of the $342M Boom has raised in the venture rounds on record. Boom raised again: a Seed round of $2.1M in Mar 2016. Its next priced round, a Series B in Dec 2025, valued it at $1.50B.
Boom's funding rounds
Boom has 4 venture rounds on record and 2 other deals. This one is highlighted.
Investors
Who put money in
8 firms took part; no lead investor was named.
Investors
- Y Combinator backs 1,295 venture-backed companies new investor
- Louis Beryl new investor
- backs 12 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 82 venture-backed companies new investor
- RRE Ventures new investor
- backs 55 venture-backed companies new investor
- Stephen Deasy new investor
- backs 8 venture-backed companies new investor
Comparable rounds
How it compares
The closest in time: Seed rounds in any sector within 6 months:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Games - Development & Publishing | 10 Mar 2016 | $8.5M | not disclosed | Accelerate Ventures |
| Tech Companies | 14 Mar 2016 | $4.5M | not disclosed | True Ventures and Resolute Ventures |
| Tech Companies | 15 Mar 2016 | $4.0M | not disclosed | Dawn Capital |
| Food Banks | 21 Mar 2016 | $3.1M | not disclosed | not named |
| Tekion Tech Companies | 1 Mar 2016 | $3.1M | not disclosed | Storm Ventures |
| Cosmetics Stores | 30 Mar 2016 | $2.8M | not disclosed | not named |
| Tech Companies | 15 Mar 2016 | $2.5M | not disclosed | University Ventures and New Markets Venture Partners |
| Tech Companies | 21 Mar 2016 | $2.3M | not disclosed | ff Venture Capital and Uncork Capital |
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Boom raise in its Seed round?
Boom raised $6.4M in its Seed round, announced in Mar 2016.
Which investors took part in Boom's Seed round?
Y Combinator, Louis Beryl, Pi Campus, Homebrew, RRE Ventures and lightbank and 2 more.
What was Boom's valuation at the Seed round?
It was not disclosed.
Did Boom raise again after this round?
Yes: a Seed round in Mar 2016 of $2.1M.