Boost Fund 1 is the UK’s first automated high-volume equity fund aimed at high-growth potential startup businesses and now announces its first 5 investments.
The investments are selected using Capital Pilot’s Investability Rating System and reflect the firm’s vision to drive greater diversity in fundraising, through equal access to capital for everyone. Everywhere.
The £5m Boost Fund will be the leading UK startup investment fund by volume with plans to complete 100 investments in less than 6 months.

29 June, 2022
Following the recent launch of £5m Boost Fund 1, Capital Pilot is delighted to announce the first 5 startup businesses backed by the fund on the basis of its Investability Rating.
Boost Fund 1 is the UK’s first automated high-volume investment fund targeting UK-based startups. Its approach brings efficiency and transparency to the fundraising process for founders, and also helps investors build truly diverse portfolios of entrepreneurial businesses.
With plans to complete 100 equity investments in less than 6 months, Boost Fund 1 will be the leading UK startup investment fund by volume and is set to back a diverse range of ambitious UK-based startup businesses through its innovative, alternative investment approach.
Using Capital Pilot’s pioneering data driven Investability Rating System, the sector agnostic fund has developed a unique automated selection and online completion process. The Fund automatically selects companies which have achieved its target Investability Rating, subject to confirmatory due diligence. It aims to provide a final investment decision in approximately 2 weeks from application.
The Fund was launched to provide access to capital for businesses which have traditionally been underrepresented within the UK startup scene. True to its investment vision, the fund’s first 5 investments feature 2 female founders, 1 founder from a BAME background and 2 businesses based outside London.
Richard Blakesley, Founder & CEO of Capital Pilot commented: “I’m delighted that the first cohort of investments in the Boost Fund is reflective of Capital Pilot’s vision to ensure equal access to funding for companies and founders from all backgrounds. We are confident the Boost Fund will supercharge startups across the UK, and I encourage founders to explore the objective, transparent and rapid application process that we have helped design for the Boost Fund.”
“As a female founder from the BAME community, I’ve felt like an outsider in the world of investment and funding as the people I’ve come across are from a more traditional background.
Capital Pilots Boost Fund 1 has allowed us (quick) access to investment based on the traction we have worked so hard to build within the business, rather than my background. Access to investment on equal terms is something all founders need and can get behind - so thanks Capital Pilot!” added Anshu Ahuja, Co-Founder at DabbaDrop, one of the first Boost Fund investees.

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The first 5 investments made by the Boost Fund 1 are:

Bubbl
The Bubbl platform uses simple low code API's to plug the technology into any app, instantly turning it into a new 'out of app' customer engagement channel that lets you get really creative with your notifications and content. Even when the app is closed.
Jo Eckersley
Founder
jo.eckersley@bubbl.tech


DabbaDrop
DabbaDrop is the UK's first sustainable takeaway. We deliver plant based, restaurant-quality meals in reusable stainless steel containers (the 'dabba') emission-free to your door (the 'drop'). Good for you, and good for the planet.
Renee Williams
Co-Founder
renee@dabbadrop.co.uk
Anshu Ahuja
Co-Founder
anshu@dabbadrop.co.uk

Fanslide
Fanslide build unique, intelligent in-play games that re-imagine the way fans watch and enjoy live sport
Joe Cocozza
CEO
joe@fanslide.com

ORB Innovations
At ORB we’ve created the world’s first smart sports mouthguard that monitors both physiology & biomechanics… Imagine a ‘Fitbit in a mouthguard’… tracking everything from heart rate to head impacts, allowing contact and combat sport athletes to track their performance and monitor their welfare. With regular fitness trackers banned from these sports, ORB Smartguard and companion app is the first time these athletes can track their health during games or fights.
Robert Paterson
CEO
rob@orbinnovations.com


YesRef
YesRef is leading the way in the digital management and payment of sports officials. YesRef helps Sports Organisations to find and pay Sports Officials in one platform and helps Sports Officials find games and get paid digitally. The YesRef platform is designed for multi-sport use and is available across web, iOS and Android, making it accessible to as many users as possible.

Olly Rodriguez-Ballinger
CEO & Founder
olly@yesref.co.uk