# Frank Mycroft

> Frank Mycroft is the co-founder and CEO of Booster, the tech-driven mobile energy delivery platform that dispatches custom mini-tankers directly to fleet and consumer vehicles - eliminating the gas station entirely. A Princeton-trained aerospace engineer who worked at NASA, Boeing, and an asteroid-mining startup before parenthood inspired him to reinvent how America fuels its cars, Mycroft has raised over $242 million and built Booster into a platform serving Amazon, UPS, PepsiCo, and hundreds of fleets across the U.S.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Booster
- **Organizations:** Booster, Planetary Resources, Inc., McKinsey & Company, Boeing, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Kennedy Space Center
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSE, Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, MS, Stanford University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Booster, raising over $242M in total funding, Named to Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40 (2020), Forbes America's Best Startup Employers (2021, 2022)

## Career timeline

- **2005-2006** — Research positions at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA Kennedy Space Center
- **2007-2010** — Spacecraft Systems Engineer at Boeing
- **2011** — Summer Associate at McKinsey & Company
- **2012-2015** — Vice President of Strategy at Planetary Resources, Inc. (asteroid mining startup)
- **2013** — Co-authored academic paper on Planetary Resources published in space journal
- **2014** — Co-founded Booster with Diego Netto and Tyler Raugh; raised $3M seed round from Madrona Venture Group
- **2016** — Booster raised $9M Series A (Maveron, Madrona, Version One, RRE Ventures)
- **2017** — Booster raised $20M Series B led by Conversion Capital; $65M annual revenue run rate
- **2019** — Booster raised $55M Series C; expanded to Seattle, D.C., and Maryland
- **2020** — Named to Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40
- **2021** — Booster named Forbes America's Best Startup Employers; strategic partnership with Renewable Energy Group for sustainable fuels
- **2022** — Booster raised $125M Series D led by Rose Park Advisors; Q1 revenue grew 125%+ YoY; named Inc. Best in Business (Logistics & Transportation)
- **2024** — Booster partnered with AmeriGas to reduce carbon emissions through mobile fueling solutions; Saudi Arabia expansion with Front End

## Achievements

- Co-founded Booster, raising over $242M in total funding
- Named to Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40 (2020)
- Forbes America's Best Startup Employers (2021, 2022)
- Inc. 2022 Best in Business - Logistics & Transportation
- Built Booster to serve Amazon, UPS, PepsiCo, Facebook, Cisco, Oracle, eBay, and Imperfect Foods
- Grew Booster Q1 2022 revenues by 125%+ year-over-year
- Delivered over 3 million gallons of gasoline in first 18 months of operations
- Co-authored peer-reviewed academic paper on asteroid mining for Planetary Resources (2013)
- Secured Series D at $125M in May 2022 from Rose Park Advisors, Equinor Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Thayer Ventures
- Expanded Booster to multiple U.S. markets including Bay Area, Dallas-Fort Worth, Seattle, and D.C.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Booster partnered with AmeriGas to deliver mobile fueling solutions aimed at reducing carbon emissions
- **2024-03** — Booster launched mobile fuel delivery services in Saudi Arabia with local partner Front End
- **2022-05** — Booster closed $125M Series D round with investors including Rose Park Advisors, Equinor Ventures, and Mitsubishi Corporation
- **2022-01** — Named to Inc. 2022 Best in Business list for Logistics & Transportation
- **2021-11** — Booster and Renewable Energy Group entered strategic partnership to offer mobile delivery of biodiesel and sustainable fuels

## Links

- Website: https://boosterusa.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankmycroft/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FrankMycroft
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boosterfuels/

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