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BIF – Quarterly Client Update – 30 June 2022
14 July 2022

Booster Investment Management Limited as Manager of the Fund (the Manager), has provided a copy of

the Quarterly Client Update for the quarter ended 30 June 2022.

For further information regarding the Booster Innovation Fund visit

www.booster.co.nz/booster-

investments/booster-innovation-fund


For more information, please contact:

Gary Scott

Company Secretary

Booster Investment Management Limited

04 8944300

About Booster

Booster Investment Management Limited (Booster) is the manager and issuer of the Fund, and part of

the Booster Group which has been helping New Zealanders save since 1998. The group currently

administers superannuation and investment funds of over $5 billion on behalf of more than 170,000 New

Zealanders.

BIF is a managed investment fund that invests in early-stage companies founded on intellectual property

originated or developed in New Zealand.

For more information, including a copy of the Product Disclosure Statement and the net asset value per

unit, please visit

www.booster.co.nz

Booster Innovation Scheme
Booster Innovation Fund


Update as at and for the quarter ending 30 June 2022



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Portfolio Performance

The Booster Innovation Fund (BIF) has had a positive quarter ending 30

June 2022, returning 6.0% to June 2022 and 30% since inception (24

August 2021) (after fees and before tax). There have been valuation

movements in several of the companies invested in, with the majority of

these experiencing uplifts in response to their business and investment

activities and one adjusted downwards to reflect slower than expected

progress.

As at the end of June, the Booster Innovation Fund has equity related

assets and cash of $9.5m.

Portfolio Spotlight

The Fund is indirectly invested via the NZ Innovation Booster LP in

Alimetry Ltd, a medical device and digital healthcare company who is

pioneering non-invasive medical devices for aiding the diagnosis of

gastric disorders.

Alimetry recently announced it received US Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) clearance for its leading product, Gastric Alimetry.

This medical device harnesses the power of stretchable electronics,

wearables, digital health and cloud-based analytics to deliver a

completely non-invasive solution. The device is now approved for use in

NZ, US and UK to assess common stomach disorders including nausea

and vomiting, gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia which effects over

8% of the world’s population.


Portfolio Additions

During the quarter, BIF invested $1.5m and secured interests in four new

assets, Advemto Ltd, Orbis Diagnostics Ltd, Hot Lime Labs Ltd and ZeroJet

Ltd. Advemto (held via NZ Innovation Booster) sell ultrafast spectroscopy

systems which originated from research at Victoria University of

Wellington. The system enables scientists to reduce the time it takes to

conduct research from months down to just days. Orbis Diagnostics,

based on research from Auckland University, are developing point of

care diagnostics for use in pharmacy and other settings to measure a

person’s antibody concentration as a result of vaccination. Hot Lime Labs

develop carbon capture systems that convert wood biomass into clean

CO2 for commercial greenhouses to increase crop productivity and

growth. ZeroJet sell electric jet propulsion systems to eliminate the need

for combustion engines on small watercraft.

Key Facts


Risk Level

Early stage company investing is generally considered the riskiest type of

equity investing. While the fund is not required to calculate a Risk

Indicator based on the volatility of the fund (being the extent to which

the fund’s assets go up and down), we consider the fund’s risk rating

would equate to 7 on a scale of 1 (low) to 7 (high). Please see the Product

Disclosure Statement for a description of the circumstances that the

manager is aware of that exist or are likely to arise that significantly

increase the risk to returns for investors in the Booster Innovation Fund.



Performance as at 30 June 2022

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BIF was recently created in August 2021. Potential returns on early stage

businesses are uncertain, difficult to predict and can range widely both

positively and negatively. By taking a portfolio approach to investing, the

Booster Innovation Fund aims to deliver a significant total rate of return

over rolling 15-year periods. Past performance is not an indicator of

future performance.

All figures are after fees. Please see the Product Disclosure Statement

for further details.

After tax return is higher than before tax due to tax credits from

performance based fees.

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Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.







Fund Size

(net asset value)

$9.5 million

Inception Date 24/08/2021

Manager Booster Investment Management Limited

Supervisor Public Trust

Fund Type Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE)

Before Tax

After Tax at

28%

Last 3 months 6.0% 6.4%

Last 6 months 12.2% 12.9%

Since Inception 24/8/21 (p.a.) 30.3% 32.3%

Booster Innovation Scheme
Booster Innovation Fund


Update as at and for the quarter ending 30 June 2022



The Booster Innovation Fund (fund) is part of the Booster Innovation Scheme which is issued and managed by Booster Investment Management Ltd (Booster). The fund’s Product Disclosure

Statement is available at www.booster.co.nz, by contacting your financial adviser or by calling Booster on 0800 40 40 50.


Disclaimer: This document is for information purposes only. The information is derived from sources believed to be accurate as at the date of issue and may change. The content is of a general

nature and does not take into account your financial situation or goals and is not financial advice. Booster, its related companies, directors, board members and nominees do not accept any

liability for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly out of the use of, or reliance on, the information provided in this document, nor do they guarantee the fund’s performance, returns

or repayment of capital.

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BIF Investment Holdings

BIF holds interests in a portfolio of 23 investments with a total value of

$9.5m, across a range of business sectors as follows. We intend to

grow a more diversified portfolio, indicatively more than 40.

Part of the fund’s investments are held by investing in NZ Innovation

Booster LP (NZIB). For further information of how we invest through

NZIB refer to the Product Disclosure Statement on the booster.co.nz

website.

Description of Individual Holdings

Advemto Ltd Sell ultrafast spectroscopy systems, that can

reduce research analysis from months to days.

Alimetry Ltd Developing devices for aiding informed diagnostics

for gastric disease.

Allegro Energy Pty Ltd High performance water-based electrolytes

provide a low cost, clean and green energy storage

solution

Amaroq Therapeutics

Ltd

Developing a new class of therapeutics that target

long non-coding RNA in cancer.

Avalia

Immunotherapies Ltd

Developing vaccines that have the potential to

treat chronic hepatitis B and cancers.

Chitogel Ltd Providing sinus dressings that helps to enhance

wound healing and improve patient outcomes

post-surgery.

BioLumic Inc Improves crop yield and quality by treating seeds

and seedlings with UV-light recipes.

Codify Assets

Solutions (CAS) Ltd

Developing software that automates compliance,

management, and auditing of infrastructure assets.

Ferronova Pty Ltd Developing surgical tracer systems that are

designed to more accurately map cancer spread to

lymph nodes.

Inhibit Coatings Ltd Developing coatings to inhibit microbial

contamination and outbreaks in facilities with high

hygiene requirements.

InsituGen Ltd Developing testing solutions for the detection of

performance enhancing drug use in animals and

humans.

Hot Lime Labs Ltd Developing carbon capture systems to convert

wood biomass into clean CO2 for use in

horticulture.

Jaipuna Ltd

(trading as Amy.app)

Providing an online private tutor for maths that

makes learning maths easy for everyone.

Ligar Ltd Partnership Developing solutions for highly-selective capture

and extraction of molecules for use in medicine,

flavours or nutraceuticals.

Marama Labs Ltd Providing meaningful data to help wineries

improve the quality of their wine production.

Mekonos Inc Developing silicon chips, with hundreds of moving

nano-needles, to help improve drug development

and drug delivery to patients.

Montoux Ltd Actuarial and data science expertise combined

with automation and machine learning to provide

an actuarial automation and decision support for

life and health insurers.

Orbis Diagnostics Ltd Developing point of care diagnostics for use in

pharmacy and other settings.

PowerON Ltd Developing soft robotic components to enable the

development of more lifelike robots.

Sensor Holdings Ltd

(trading as Stretch-

Sense)

Sell motion capture gloves that combine sensors

and machine learning for finger tracking in

animation and gaming.

TasmanIon Ltd Aluminium-ion battery technologies suited for grid

storage and portable applications

Xframe Pty Ltd Selling recoverable, reusable building frames for

sustainable construction.

ZeroJet Ltd Selling electric jet propulsion systems to eliminate

the need for combustion engines on small

watercraft


For more information visit “The BIF Story” at our website.

0% Cash

14% Energy & clean

technologies

37% Life sciences and

medical technologies

19% Information

technology services

30% Materials &

technologies

Portfolio value by sector

Data sourced from publicly available filings. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.