# Booster

> Booster is a VC fund in Wellington backing Biotechnology and Manufacturing. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/booster-nz
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BoosterNZ
- Website: https://booster.co.nz/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boostermoneynz

Booster is a financial firm that provides investment, consulting & wealth management services to enhance business growth for organizations.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Booster. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Booster. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/booster-aa31?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $473k–$4.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $157k–$972k |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $158k–$6.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 24% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 19% |
| Medical Device | 3 | 14% |
| FinTech | 2 | 10% |
| Robotics | 2 | 10% |

52 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Zealand | 17 | 81% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allan Yeo | Founder and Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allan-yeo |
| Melissa Yiannoutsos | Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-yiannoutsos |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Linca | Linca is a critical mineral recovery company that focuses on extracting lithium, nickel and cobalt from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. The company develops and commercialises a proprietary hydrometallurgical process to refine battery black mass into battery-grade metal salts. Linca designs modular, capital-efficient refining facilities intendedfor regional deployment alongside recyclers and industrial partners. Its technology targets onshore refining to support circular supply chains for electric vehicle and energy storage manufacturers. Linca works with automotive and recycling partners to demonstrate closed-loop battery material flows and to increase domestic availability of critical minerals. The company focuses on scaling its refining platform to match the growth of lithium-ion battery waste streams. | $2.9M | Seed | Jul 09, 2026 |  |
| Wellumio | Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care. | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Wych Limited | Wych an open banking powered digital financial advisor with a focus on personal financial automation. | $882.1K |  | Sep 03, 2025 |  |
| Avasa | Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices. | $2.8M | Seed | Aug 25, 2025 |  |
| Kai's Education | Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators. | $830.2K | Seed | Apr 07, 2025 |  |
| Bontia Bio | Bontia Bio is dedicated to creating natural parasiticides for crop protection and animal health. | $714.7K | Seed | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Opo Bio | Opo Bio develops cell lines for the cultivated meat industry and researchers.They are building a multi-species and multi-cell type product bank for research and commercial usage. They are creating infrastructure that will enable the industry to progress and more effectively scale. |  | Seed | Sep 02, 2024 |  |
| Zincovery | Zincovery is a decarbonizing zinc recycling plant. | $6.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 16, 2024 |  |
| Avasa | Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices. |  | Seed | Sep 13, 2023 |  |
| Upstream Medical Technologies | Upstream Medical Technologies is a medical diagnostics company specializing in cardiovascular disease testing.It develops a cardio endocrine bio-markers designed for accurate diagnosis of heart disease and associated complications, enabling doctors to detect and treat heart diseases without causing much harm to the patient. Its patentedtechnology is based on specialist protein peptides. Upstream's pipeline of tests enables earlier diagnosis for improved patient recovery.The diagnostics company was founded by Chris Pemberton in Seacliff, Otago in 2015. | $1.2M |  | May 17, 2023 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Booster invest in?

Booster invests primarily in Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Booster's check size?

Booster typically joins rounds of $473k–$4.3M at Seed, $157k–$972k at Pre-Seed and $158k–$6.1M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Booster participates in.

### How do I contact Booster?

Public channels for Booster 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 Booster?

The team at Booster includes Allan Yeo (Founder and Managing Director) and Melissa Yiannoutsos (Manager). 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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