Boston Seed Capital Management, L.L.C.
Emerging managerSEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.BOSTONSEED.COM/
- HQ
- MA
Boston Seed Capital is a Boston-based venture firm that invests at the pre-seed and seed stages and partners with founders at the very start of their journey. Its General Partners include Nicole M. Stata and Peter Blacklow, and the firm was founded in 2011 by Stata, Blacklow and David Balter. Portfolio companies span sports betting, payments, retail analytics, robotics, AI, insurance software, cybersecurity, construction and lending.
01 · Says / Does
| Tag | Says | Does | Historically (to 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed | Not enough dated deals | Seed, Series A |
| Sectors | AI infra, Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, Consumer, Ecommerce, Gaming | Not enough dated deals | Enterprise SaaS, AI applications, Media, Consumer, Devtools, Hardware |
| Regions | Global | Not enough dated deals | MA |
Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.
Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
| Year | Deals | Top sectors |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | Devtools |
| 2011 | 2 | Data analytics, Devtools, Fintech |
| 2012 | 6 | Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech |
| 2013 | 11 | Media, Enterprise SaaS, Marketplaces |
| 2014 | 7 | Consumer, Cybersecurity, Devtools |
| 2015 | 10 | Enterprise SaaS, Media, Ecommerce |
| 2016 | 8 | AI applications, Enterprise SaaS, Devtools |
| 2017 | 7 | AI applications, Consumer, Construction and proptech |
| 2018 | 6 | AI applications, Consumer, Crypto and Web3 |
| 2019 | 6 | Fintech, AI applications, Construction and proptech |
| 2020 | 2 | Construction and proptech, Consumer, Data analytics |
Stage mix over time
- Pre-seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
| Year | Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
02 · Fund history
| Fund | Year | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Seed Capital Fund V, L.P. Boston-based seed-stage venture firm investing at the pre-seed and seed stages, partnering with founders from day one. Focuses on consumer, e-commerce, gaming, sports, data science, AI, and cloud infrastructure companies with technology at the core. Inferred from the firm's website | 2024 | $40.23M to $60M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
| Boston Seed Capital Fund IV, L.P. | approx. 2020 | $55M to $62.79M (Form D and SEC adviser filing) | Follow-ons only |
03 · People across funds
- Nicole Stata, Managing Member of the General Partner
Boston Seed Capital Fund V, L.P. (Named on Form D); Boston Seed Capital Fund IV, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Peter Blacklow, General Partner
Boston Seed Capital Fund V, L.P. (Named on Form D); Boston Seed Capital Fund IV, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Eileen Rocchio, VP Finance/Controller
Boston Seed Capital Fund V, L.P. (Team); Boston Seed Capital Fund IV, L.P. (Team)
- Nicole M. Stata, General Partner
Boston Seed Capital Fund V, L.P. (Team); Boston Seed Capital Fund IV, L.P. (Team)
04 · Recent deals
No dated deals found yet.
05 · Latest from the firm
No news from the firm's website yet.
06 · Sources
- HTTP://WWW.BOSTONSEED.COM/
- https://bostonseed.com/
- https://bostonseed.com/portfolio/
- https://bostonseed.com/team/
- https://bostonseed.com/about/
Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.
Last verified: Oct 28, 2026