# BOOST&Co

> BOOST&Co is a VC fund in London backing Software and Information Technology. See 53 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 53
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 62%
- Last fund: Mar 2013
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boost&co
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/boostandco
- Website: http://boostandco.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BOOSTandco

BOOST&Co is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Information Technology. BOOST&Co provides debt solutions to innovative SMEs in Europe. They understand innovation and entrepreneurship and they create financing solutions to help SMEs develop.At BOOST&Co they don’t have a fixed lending model. Every one of their loans is individually designed to fit each SME’s needs.Precision Lending doesn’t require you to giveup control or autonomy – they don’t want to run your company. If they didn’t like the way you do things, they wouldn’t be lending to you.BOOST&Co is independent and thinks independently. This means they only lend where they think the situation is right. They manage their own capital and make their own decisions.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BOOST&Co. Shizune tracks 9 team members at BOOST&Co. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/boost-co?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $2M–$5.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 11 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 13% |
| Telecommunications | 6 | 11% |
| SaaS | 5 | 9% |
| Internet | 5 | 9% |

99 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 41 | 77% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 4% |
| Series A | 1 | 2% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 45 | 85% |
| United States | 3 | 6% |
| Malta | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carl Giannotta | Head of Fundraising | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-giannotta |
| Edward Hatfield | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-hatfield |
| Faye McDonough | Prinicipal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faye-mcdonough |
| Joanna Scott | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joanna-scott |
| Lance Mysyrowicz | Partner, Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lance-mysyrowicz |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Swyft | Swyft is a manufacturer and supplier of products such as sofas, beds, ottomans, stools, mattresses, swatches, and sofa beds. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 31, 2023 |  |
| Communicate Technology | Communicate Technology is a corporation that provides network infrastructure, telecom, cybersecurity, managed IT support services, cloud services, building connections, and other services. Their connections are based on accessibility, judgment, and helpful support. | $1.8M | Debt Financing | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| Airbox Fulfilment | Airbox Fulfilment is a UK leading fulfilment house specialising within fashion and lifestyle. | $3.8M | Debt Financing | May 26, 2022 |  |
| ECSC Group | Established in 2000, ECSC is the UK's longest running full service information and cyber security service provider. They are a security partner that can help you in all aspects of your information and cyber security requirements, having helped clients in over 20 countries recover from incidents, develop their security, and gain a range ofinformation and cyber security certifications. | $1.3M | Post-IPO Debt | Jan 26, 2022 |  |
| Diamond Logistics | Diamond Logistics offers national and local fulfillment and delivery to businesses across the UK. | $3.5M | Debt Financing | Jul 30, 2021 |  |
| adam (HTT) | adam (HTT) is working with public sector organizations to help them enable improved individual wellbeing. | $7M | Debt Financing | Jun 21, 2021 |  |
| Simplestream | Simplestream is a leading London-based provider of live streaming and live-to-VOD services to broadcast and media companies. The company's cloud-based platform simplifies over-the-top (OTT) video operations and workflows, supporting live streaming, real-time video clipping, and automated "catchup" video creation within a singlesystem.Providing services to over 100 broadcast channels, Simplestream's diverse client list includes Discovery Networks, Scripps Networks International, Box Television, At The Races, Turner Broadcasting and QVC amongst others. | $1.4M | Debt Financing | Jun 15, 2021 |  |
| cube19 | cube19 is a cloud-based business intelligence and performance management solution for recruitment and staffing companies. It significantly improves sales performance with analytics and gamification technology delivered through any connected device. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in London, England. | $2.5M | Debt Financing | May 12, 2021 |  |
| SureCloud | SureCloud provides Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) applications and Cybersecurity solutions that give their customers certainty – of risk management/compliance, of cybersecurity, of having answers today and tomorrow.Established in 2006, SureCloud is headquartered in the United Kingdom and has offices in the United States. SureCloudhas more than 400 customers throughout the UK and US from the Retail, Financial Services, Government and other sectors. |  | Debt Financing | Feb 24, 2021 |  |
| r10 Consulting | r10 is a boutique consultancy based in the heart of the London insurance market, focused on delivering high-quality expertise to our clients. r10 helps you to transform your business and technology operations by offering a range of services including Advisory, Project Delivery and Staff Augmentation. | $2.4M | Debt Financing | Feb 24, 2021 |  |

10 of 53 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Channel 4 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/channel-4-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VentureFounders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturefounders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BOOST&Co invest in?

BOOST&Co invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Telecommunications startups, most often at Debt Financing and Funding Round stage. Most of the 53 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BOOST&Co's check size?

BOOST&Co typically joins rounds of $2M–$5.9M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BOOST&Co participates in.

### How do I contact BOOST&Co?

Public channels for BOOST&Co include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at BOOST&Co?

The team at BOOST&Co includes Carl Giannotta (Head of Fundraising), Edward Hatfield (CFO) and Faye McDonough (Prinicipal), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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