About Boost Fund
Boost Fund is a venture capital firm located in United Kingdom. As of Apr 2023, Boost Fund has invested in 47 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Hotel Manager Overall, Boost Fund portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Aura and ORB Innovations. A lot of funds co-invest with Boost Fund, with names like Fuel Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
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Portfolio Acquisitions
Boost Fund's List of Top Investments
Boost Fund has a portfolio of 47 companies. Their most notable investments are in DabbaDrop and ORB Innovations.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Boost Fund:
1. Greenspark
SaaS-based platform to offset the carbon footprint. Its platform allows users to easily plant trees and offset their carbon emissions. It allows businesses to directly integrate their store and create automated impact per order, customer, product or spend.
Key facts about Greenspark
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Deal (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $11.2M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Third Prime, QC·VENTURES and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 26, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. needi
Online retailer offering multi-category gifting products. The product catalog includes gift products according to the type of occasions including christmas, retirement, maternity, new baby, birthdays, wedding, baby showers, and corporate gifts. It also offers a feature where customers can find a personalized gift item according to their preference and also attach a video message with the gifts.
Key facts about needi
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.07M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Techstart Ventures, Clarendon Fund Managers and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 19, 2024, $*****
Provider of web-based property management solutions. The company offers solutions for hotels to manage their guest engagement. It provides a plug and plays solution for managing hotel channels and revenues. It provides a cloud console for customizing hotel operations.
Key facts about Hotel Manager
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.98M
- Employee Count: 8 as on May 31, 2025
- Investors: Mainspring Fund Services, Pitchdrive and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 24, 2023, $*****
Platform connecting young people with skill based tasks and employment. The service facilitates interactions between youth, families, and small businesses to manage work opportunities and professional skill development. It provides integrated tools for communication, secure payment processing, and task management to ensure structured engagement for all users. The infrastructure supports the oversight of listings and interactions to maintain a consistent environment for participants.
Key facts about MyPocketSkill
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $728K
- Employee Count: 8 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: Sage and Boost Fund
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 08, 2025, $*****
Online platform that provides local tour guides. Users can search for destinations through the platform. The platform provides travel guides based on preferred experiences including horsing holidays, surfing holidays, cycling holidays, and more.
Key facts about Not In The Guidebooks
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Harrow (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $184K
- Employee Count: 21 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Tt Nominees, Boost Fund and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 23, 2022, $*****
Boost Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Greenspark and most recent follow-on round was in Hotel Manager.Boost Fund's Investments by Stage
Boost Fund has made 9 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $535K.Boost Fund's Investments by Sector
Boost Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 37 Tech companies, 22 Consumer (B2C) companies, 21 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Boost Fund's Investments by Geography
Boost Fund has made most investments in United Kingdom (9).Boost Fund's recent investments
Boost Fund has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Boost Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 24, 2023 | United Kingdom | Seed | 8625 | [+3] | |
Feb 01, 2023 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3253 | [+8] | |
Nov 22, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 4395 | - | |
Nov 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3756 | - | |
Aug 10, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2165 | [+3] |
Acquired companies in Boost Fund's Portfolio
2 companies from Boost Fund's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Aura in Jan 2024 by IBSA Institut Biochimique for $*****.Here are Boost Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 24, 2024 | - | - | 5689 | |
May 24, 2023 | Jun 29, 2022 | Seed | 9816 |
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Co-investors of Boost Fund
Over the past 4 years, 19 investors have co-invested in Boost Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Boost Fund: Anthemis Group, bbvapanama.com and 4 others have invested in rounds before Boost Fund. There is 1 company where Anthemis Group has invested before Boost Fund and 1 company where bbvapanama.com has invested before Boost Fund.
- Top Co-investors of Boost Fund: 10 investors entered a company along with Boost Fund. These include investors like Fuel Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Boost Fund: A total of 3 investors have invested in Boost Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Zero Infinity Partners (1 company), Third Prime (1 company) and Bienville Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Boost Fund
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Hotel Manager Raises Additional £2.2M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•May 16, 2023•Hotel Manager, Fuel Ventures, Pitchdrive, COREangels and 3 others
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London-based Greenspark lights up the way for businesses to become impact-driven with €1.1 million raiseEU-Startups•Feb 01, 2023•Greenspark, Fuel Ventures, Pitchdrive, 1818 Venture Capital and 7 others
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Rithum picks up £250,000 for smart home techUKTN•Dec 14, 2022•Rithumautomation, Jenson Funding Partners, violetventures.tech, Boost Fund and 3 others
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UK-based Hotel Manager raises over €1 million to help hotels manage a new era for travelEU-Startups•Dec 14, 2022•Hotel Manager, Fuel Ventures, Pitchdrive, COREangels and 2 others
