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Homeboost
San Rafael, US · Founded 2023 · 12 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors
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HomeBoost provides home energy efficiency solutions to improve energy affordability. The company offers three distinct offerings focused on making energy efficiency accessible to homeowners.
Also known as HomeBoost · HomeBoost, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Homeboost was founded in 2023 by Scott Stenback.
Investors · 7
How we know: Bronze Investments's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
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How we know: Moxxie Ventures's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026HomeBoost (HomeBoost, Inc.) is a home energy platform for residential homeowners, positioned as a partner across stages of the homeownership journey. Its initial product, BoostBox, is a do-it-yourself home energy assessment kit designed to help homeowners identify efficiency problems, reduce utility bills and improve comfort.
BoostBox pairs hardware with a mobile application. The kit includes a thermal camera that plugs into an iPhone, used to locate areas where insulation could be improved or window drafts mitigated, and a blacklight that identifies incandescent bulbs that could be replaced with LEDs. A companion app, distributed free on the Apple App Store, walks users through the assessment, allowing either a focused scan of specific problem areas in 30 minutes or less or a comprehensive scan of an entire home. Collected inputs are processed by the company's AI and computer vision engine, which produces a detailed report with recommendations spanning product upgrades, homeowner-completable maintenance, and larger projects requiring contractors.
Founding story
HomeBoost is led by CEO Selina Tobaccowala.
Business model
HomeBoost sells a consumer home energy assessment kit (BoostBox) supported by a free mobile app, and generates assessment reports that recommend product upgrades, self-service maintenance and contractor-led projects.
Traction
A third-party company profile lists HomeBoost as a seed-stage company with $4.0M in total funding, a 2023 founding year, and 2-10 employees in the home energy audit sector.
Latest developments
In late October 2024 HomeBoost announced a $4 million seed round led by True Ventures, Gigascale Capital and Incite.org, with proceeds directed toward customer growth, technology development and hiring.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
An early-stage entrant in the residential home energy audit and efficiency category, operating at seed stage with a small team.
Technology
The product combines consumer hardware — an iPhone-attachable thermal camera for detecting insulation gaps and window drafts, plus a blacklight for identifying incandescent bulbs — with an iOS app that guides the assessment, and an AI and computer vision engine that converts homeowner-submitted inputs into a detailed recommendations report.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer: homeowners use the BoostBox kit alongside a free app available for download on the Apple App Store.
Residential homeowners seeking to improve home energy efficiency, lower utility bills and increase comfort.
Geography
United States; company records list San Francisco, California, and San Rafael, California addresses.
History
The company is listed as founded in 2023 and announced its $4 million seed financing in October 2024, at which point BoostBox was described as its initial product.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsHomeBoost raised $4 million in seed funding led by True Ventures, Gigascale Capital and Incite.org, to be used for customer growth, technology development and team expansion.
$4M source ↗
HomeBoost's initial product, BoostBox, is a do-it-yourself home energy assessment kit containing an iPhone-compatible thermal camera and a blacklight, paired with a free iOS app that guides homeowners through targeted (30 minutes or less) or whole-home scans and generates a report of recommendations.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- HomeBoost Raises $4M Seed Funding | citybizcitybiz.co · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Homeboost do?
- HomeBoost is a home energy platform whose BoostBox kit and app give homeowners DIY energy assessments and efficiency recommendations.
- Who founded Homeboost?
- Homeboost was founded by Scott Stenback in 2023.
- Who are Homeboost's investors?
- Homeboost's investors include Bronze Investments, Gigascale Capital, Marketplace, Moxxie Ventures, True Ventures, Incite.org, Planeteer Capital.
- Where is Homeboost headquartered?
- Homeboost is headquartered in San Rafael, US.