Boot64 Ventures is the first Louisiana fund to deploy the state's SSBCI seed capital at scale, with an explicit mandate to invest only in Louisiana-based companies and generate measurable economic impact through job creation and follow-on capital attraction. The fund focuses on scrappy founders—particularly Veterans, Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals, and rural residents—who have already proven they can turn $1 of grant money into $10 of market value through bootstrapping or non-dilutive funding before seeking equity investment.