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§ Venture Capital · Montreal
Operator-led micro venture capital fund investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, focused on commerce and fintech infrastructure.
Boon Fund is a Quebec, Canada-based micro venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups operating primarily at the intersection of commerce and financial technology infrastructure. The firm utilizes an operator-led investment strategy to provide early capital and hands-on strategic support to entrepreneurs across diverse sectors, including travel technology, consumer services, Web3, blockchain, payments, and enterprise e-commerce. Operating as an initial institutional partner on capitalization tables, the organization has completed 20 investments to date across its portfolio. This investment volume includes backing six to seven different founders before their core business concepts were even fully formed. The fund operates with financial backing from Inovia Capital's Discovery Fund, collaborating with industry professionals such as Karamdeep Nijjar, Prem Kalevar, and Marianne Dubois. Boon Fund was officially established in 2022 by co-founders Alex Barrett and Matt Stein.
Key people at Boon Fund.
Boon Fund has 25 tracked investments across 18 companies. The latest tracked deal is $390.0M Series E in Wealthsimple in October 2025.
Key people at Boon Fund.
Boon Ventures is an investment firm founded in 2015 as a single-family office spun out of the Boon-Long family, one of Thailand’s longest-established families. Its mission centers on fostering innovative change, long-term growth, and sustainable value by investing in early-stage startups led by category-defining founders. Boon Ventures employs a unique approach combining funding, mentorship, and strategic guidance to support growth and innovation, particularly in emerging technologies such as Web3 and blockchain. The firm actively invests across multiple sectors, leveraging a strong global network to empower startups and accelerate their development, thereby positively impacting the startup ecosystem by enabling transformative technologies and scalable business models[1][4].
Boon Ventures was established in 2015 as the alternative investment and advisory arm of the Boon-Long family. The firm evolved from a traditional family office into an independent, fast-moving organization with a global outlook. Key leadership includes CEO Teerus Boon-Long, who has steered the firm towards emerging tech sectors, notably blockchain and Web3. The firm’s evolution reflects a strategic shift from purely family wealth management to proactive venture investing focused on innovation and long-term societal impact. Early milestones include forming strategic partnerships with global players like Gate Ventures and Movement Labs to launch a $20 million fund dedicated to accelerating Move-based blockchain technologies[1][4].
Boon Ventures is riding the wave of decentralization and blockchain innovation, particularly focusing on the Web3 movement and Move-based blockchain technologies. The timing is critical as blockchain infrastructure matures and demand for decentralized applications grows. Market forces such as increasing interest in decentralized finance (DeFi), digital assets, and interoperability solutions favor Boon Ventures’ strategic focus. By investing in foundational technologies and fostering global collaboration through hackathons and summits, Boon Ventures influences the broader ecosystem by accelerating adoption and innovation in decentralized technologies, helping shape the future of a decentralized society[1].
Looking ahead, Boon Ventures is poised to deepen its impact in the Web3 and blockchain space by continuing to fund and support category-defining founders and technologies. Trends such as increased regulatory clarity, enterprise blockchain adoption, and cross-chain interoperability will shape their investment journey. Their influence is likely to expand as they build on their unique family office model combined with venture capital agility, potentially setting new standards for how family offices engage with disruptive innovation. This positions Boon Ventures not just as a capital provider but as a catalyst for sustainable, long-term technological transformation[1].
