London-based VC firm Boost Capital Partners, a new early-stage investor set up by Alvaro Alvarez del Rio — a former partner at Supercell backer Initial Capital and an early angel investor in food delivery giant Deliveroo — has announced the first close of its first fund at $30m, with a target of $40m.
News
June 20, 2023
Early Deliveroo and Supercell backer launches new fund
Boost Capital Partners has raised $30m towards a $40m fund
2 min read
Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

Up Round newsletter
Your weekly snapshot of European VC, covering the latest funding trends, new VC funds, people moves and gossip.
Recommended
Expedition Growth Capital raises $375m to back bootstrapped businesses
The VC’s sweet spot is companies making €4-10m in ARR
Europe risks getting its metal ass kicked on humanoid robots
Beijing staged the robot Olympics, while robot fight nights have sprung up in San Francisco. Where’s Europe’s creative muscle?
The startups jazzing up funding announcements with robots and synth-pop: ‘Just be yourself’
A crop of new startups are rethinking how they unveil their raises to the world — including satirical videos, music and robots


