Venture capital fund · 4 deals
Every published round Boost VC took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elita Genetics | Seed | 14 Sep 2026 | $1.9m | Lead | Startup Daily, Dealroom, Gandel Invest portfolio | |
| Alta | Seed | 7 Feb 2022 | $12.4m | Participant | Startup Daily, TechCrunch Australia | |
| JigSpace | Series A | 2 Jul 2021 | $6m | Participant | SmartCompany (Fri 19 Jul 2024), SmartCompany (Mon 15 Jul 2024), Startup Daily (Fri 12 Jul 2024), Forbes Australia, SmartCompany (Tue 6 Jun 2023), Startup Daily (Thu 6 Apr 2023), Startup Daily (Mon 5 Jul 2021), SmartCompany (Fri 2 Jul 2021), Startup Daily (Thu 1 Jul 2021) | |
| JigSpace | Seed | 3 Aug 2020 | $2m | Participant | SmartCompany (Fri 2 Jul 2021), Startup Daily (Thu 1 Jul 2021), SmartCompany (Wed 14 Oct 2020), Startup Daily (Wed 14 Oct 2020), SmartCompany (Mon 3 Aug 2020) |
Companies Boost VC has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | 7 Feb 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Elita Genetics | 14 Sep 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| JigSpace | 3 Aug 2020, Seed | 2 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Boost VC, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Boost VC has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Boost VC did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Draper | Managing Director · Founder | Dealroom, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Boost VC. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Pet-health startup Elita Genetics, based in Melbourne, has secured $1.9 million to grow from cell banking into canine longevity, with Boost VC leading and four other backers alongside.
Also Startup Daily
TechCrunch's transport newsletter rounds up micromobility job cuts at Tier, Spin and Zoomo, Mobileye's IPO filing years after Intel bought it, new backing for Canada Drives and Halo Car, plus Rivian's safety recall.
Virtual reality studio Alta has secured a $12.4 million seed round backed by Makers Fund and Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the Sydney-founded company at $62 million to build content and expand its team.
Also Startup Daily
Melbourne augmented reality presentation company JigSpace has raised a $6 million Series A from returning and new backers to speed global expansion, after a smaller raise the previous October.
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JigSpace, a Melbourne platform for interactive 3D presentations, has raised seed funding from local and US venture investors as coronavirus lockdowns lift usage of its tool dramatically.