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BIF – Quarterly Client Update – 31 March 2023

13 April 2023


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

the Quarterly Client Update for the quarter ended 31 March 2023.


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 Fund
Quarterly Client Update

Update as at and for the quarter ending 31 March 2023

Booster Investment Scheme

Portfolio Performance

The Booster Innovation Fund (BIF) has had a negative

quarter ending 31 March 2023, returning -1.1% to

March 2023 and 23.5% p.a. since inception (24 August

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

valuation movements in several of the companies

invested in, with some experiencing uplifts in

response to their business and investment activities

and others adjusted downwards to reflect slower than

expected progress.

As at the end of March, the Booster Innovation Fund

has equity like assets and cash of $14.2m.

Fund Size

(net asset value)

$14.2 million

Inception Date

24/08/2021

ManagerBooster Investment Management Ltd

SupervisorPublic Trust

Fund TypePortfolio Investment Entity (PIE)

Key Facts

Before TaxAfter Tax (28%)

Last 3 months-1.1% -1.4%

Last 6 months1.1%0.8%

Last 12 months13.9%14.3%

Since Inception

24/8/21 (p.a.)

23.5%24.6%

Performance as at 31 March 2023

Portfolio Additions

During the quarter, BIF invested $1.1m in existing

portfolio companies and secured interests in one new

asset, Captivate Technology Limited, with a $150k

investment.

Originating from Massey University, Captivate

Technology have developed a porous solid material

that acts as a sponge for carbon dioxide (CO2). Their

novel material has potential to significantly reduce

greenhouse gas emissions through the sequestration of

CO2 across a range of industries.

Their product is designed to be low cost, highly

efficient, and have a significant lifetime use, capturing

and releasing CO2 over repeated cycles. Captivate aim

to significantly contribute to emissions reduction across

the globe.

BIF was 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.

Potentially lower returns Potentially higher returns

Higher risk

Lower risk

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.

New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards
The New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards is a prestigious event celebrating NZ’s

most successful high-tech companies and highest achieving individuals.

BIF portfolio companies have had some notable success in these awards,

with Alimetry and StretchSense both taking home awards last year.

This year looks to be another to remember, with MACSO Technologies

nominated for Most Innovative Deep Tech Solution and ZeroJet nominated

for Hi-Tech Startup Company of the Year and for the Hi-Tech Hardware

Product Award. It is fantastic to see these young companies receiving this

recognition, specifically on the back of their own achievements. ZeroJet

reaching a commercial agreement with international boat maker Highfield

Boats, and MACSO gaining industry traction with a study in Minnesota

finding their technology helped decrease swine mortality rates up by half.

Description of Individual Holdings

Portfolio value by sector

19% Information services technology

29% Materials & technologies

32% Life sciences & medical technologies

19% Energy & clean technologies

1% Cash

BIF Investment Holdings

BIF holds interests in a portfolio of 31 investments with a total value of $14.2m, 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.

Continued on the next page.

CompanyCompany StageDescription

Advemto Limited

1

Early stage

Sell ultrafast spectroscopy systems, that can reduce research analysis

from months to days.

Alimetry Limited

1,2

Expansion

Sell non-invasive devices for aiding informed diagnostics for gastric

disease.

Allegro Energy Pty Limited

1

Seed

Developing high performance water-based electrolytes provide a low

cost, clean and green energy storage solution.

Amaroq Therapeutics

Limited

1

Seed

Developing a new class of therapeutics that target long non-coding RNA

in cancer.

Avalia Immunotherapies

Limited

1

Seed

Developing vaccines that have the potential to treat chronic hepatitis B

and cancers.

BioLumic IncExpansion

Improves crop yield and quality by treating seeds and seedlings with UV-

light recipes.

Captivate Technology

Limited

Seed

Developing a novel method of carbon capture, with potential to

sequester greenhouse gas emissions across a range of industries.

Codify Asset Solutions

(CAS) Limited

1,2

Early stage

Sell software that automates compliance, management, and auditing of

infrastructure assets.

Chitogel Limited
1

Expansion

Sell sinus dressings that helps to enhance wound healing and improve

patient outcomes post-surgery.

Ferronova Pty Limited

1

Expansion

Developing surgical tracer systems that are designed to more accurately

map cancer spread to lymph nodes.

Hot Lime Labs LimitedEarly stage

Developing carbon capture systems to convert wood biomass into a

more sustainable source of CO2 for use in horticulture.

Inhibit Coatings Limited

1

Early stage

Developing coatings to inhibit microbial contamination and outbreaks in

facilities with high hygiene requirements.

InsituGen Limited

1

Expansion

Developing testing solutions for the detection of performance enhancing

drug use in animals and humans.

Jaipuna Limited

(trading as Amy.app)

Early stage

Providing an online private tutor for maths that makes learning maths

easy for everyone.

Komodo Holdings LimitedEarly stage

Helping teachers and schools track the wellbeing of students using an

interactive wellbeing platform.

Ligar Limited Partnership

1,2

Expansion

Developing solutions for highly-selective capture and extraction of

molecules for use in medicine, flavours or nutraceuticals.

Liquium Limited

1

Seed

Seeking to revolutionise the ammonia production process making it

cleaner, cheaper and scalable.

MACSO Technologies

Limited

Seed

Developing a cloud based animal health monitoring system utilising

sensors and edge artificial intelligence.

Marama Labs Limited

1

Early stage

Develops scientific hardware and data analytics solutions to help

wineries improve the quality of their wine production.

Mekonos Inc

1,2

Expansion

Developing silicon chips, with hundreds of moving nano-needles, to help

improve drug development and drug delivery to patients.

Montoux LimitedExpansion

Provides an actuarial Automation and Decision Science platform

specifically designed for life and health insurers

Opo Bio LimitedSeed

Produces living and non-living ingredients for the production of the fast

growing cultivated meats sector.

Opum Technologies LimitedEarly stage

Produce an artificial intelligence based automated care platform for knee

injury recovery and management of chronic conditions.

Orbis Diagnostics LimitedEarly stage

Developing point of care diagnostics for use in pharmacy and other

settings.

PowerON LimitedEarly stage

Developing soft robotic components to enable the development of more

lifelike robots.

Sensor Holdings Limited

(trading as StretchSense)

Expansion

Sell motion capture gloves that combine sensors and machine learning

for finger tracking in animation and gaming.

TamoRx LimitedSeed

Specialise in the development of novel drugs which arm the immune

system to help fight cancer.

TasmanIon Limited

1

Seed

Developing aluminium-ion battery technologies suited for grid storage

and portable applications.

Continued on the next page.

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.

1 Investments are held indirectly via an interest in NZIB.

2 Investments are held indirectly via NZIB which has an interest in the specific investees through an agreement with the Matū Karihi fund.

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


Woolchemy NZ LimitedEarly stage

Utilising wool to create intelligent eco-logical materials for personal care

products.

XFrame Pty Limited

1

ExpansionSell recoverable, reusable building frames for sustainable construction.

ZeroJet LimitedExpansion

Selling electric jet propulsion systems, seeking to eliminate the need for

combustion engines on small watercraft.

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.

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