Timo Boldt
About Timo Boldt
Timo Boldt was born in Berlin and lived in California as a teenager. His early career was in finance. He worked in project management at BMW, then as an analyst at Rothschild from 2007. By 2011 he was a vice president at the hedge fund Petrus Advisers.
In 2012 he left finance to found Gousto, a UK recipe-box company, with James Carter. He has run it as founder and CEO since then. Gousto and Boldt appeared on Dragons' Den in 2013 and did not get a Dragons' offer. A group of food-industry angels then backed the company. Crunchbase lists Boldt as the recipient of IGD's Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2016, and he was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year UK in 2022.
Outside Gousto, his LinkedIn profile lists a non-executive director role at OakNorth Bank from August 2022. It also lists a period as founder and chair of Bento Tech, a subscription technology company, and an earlier non-executive role at the marketing platform Pollen. He hosts a leadership podcast, Bold[t] Flavours.
Public information on Boldt's angel activity is thin. Tracxn lists him as an angel investor in two startups. Of these, Calibre's April 2026 pre-seed round is the one this profile can confirm. Press coverage of that round names him as one of the angels, alongside N26 co-founder Maximilian Tayenthal. We found no public check sizes, fund vehicle or investment thesis from him.
Calibre is the AI investment we can confirm. It is a London healthtech company founded in 2025 by Alexander Weber, Ben Levy and Dr Reinhold Innerhofer. It combines diagnostics, clinical expertise and causal AI in a membership product. Its $3.3M pre-seed round was announced on 22 April 2026 and led by Amino Collective, with Daybreak Ventures and Cocoa Ventures also taking part.
Boldt gave a public comment on the deal. He said he built Gousto on the belief that food is medicine, and that Calibre supplies the personalised insight that is missing from health decisions. As an operator, he also runs a company that describes itself as using AI and automation for personalisation.
The only confirmed investment is a UK pre-seed round in a consumer health company built on AI. Boldt's operating background is in consumer subscription businesses and food. He has not published a stage, sector or geography mandate, and his check size is not public.
- Calibre: London causal AI health membership company. Boldt was an angel in its $3.3M pre-seed round, announced April 2026.
- tech.eu/2026/04/22/calibre-emerges-from-stealth-with-33m-to-tackle-hea
- finsmes.com/2026/04/calibre-raises-3-3m-in-pre-seed-funding.html
- crunchbase.com/person/timo-schmidt-2
- linkedin.com/in/timo-boldt
- mishcon.com/jazzshapers/timo-boldt-02-06-2018
- cityam.com/gousto-founder-timo-boldt-how-al-gore-helped-my-meal-kit-ma
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gousto
- tracxn.com/d/companies/gousto/__VxgJ_agAmbf983dCrEf6JivB4goG3q0RaqyhRh
Investing activity
Timo Boldt appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is Calibre (Pre-seed, $3.3M, Apr 2026).
Timo Boldt most often invests alongside Amino Collective, Cocoa Ventures, Maximilian Tayenthal and Daybreak ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Timo Boldt
Who is Timo Boldt?
Timo Boldt is the founder and CEO of Gousto, which he started in 2012. He is also an angel investor and a non-executive director at OakNorth Bank.
Has Timo Boldt invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in the $3.3M pre-seed round of Calibre, a causal AI health company, announced in April 2026.
What is Timo Boldt's angel check size?
It is not public. We found no statement from him or from the Calibre announcements on how much he invests.
What stage does Timo Boldt invest in?
His confirmed investment is a pre-seed round. He has not published a wider stage focus.
Where can founders contact Timo Boldt?
His public profile is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/timo-boldt. We found no personal website or X account for him.
What has Timo Boldt said about why he backed Calibre?
He said he built Gousto on the belief that food is medicine. He said Calibre adds the full picture and the personalised insight people need to act on their health.
Is Timo Boldt an angel investor?
Yes. Timo Boldt invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Timo Boldt invested in?
Timo Boldt's AI investments include Calibre. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Timo Boldt invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Timo Boldt has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Timo Boldt co-invest with?
Timo Boldt's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Amino Collective (1 deal), Cocoa Ventures (1 deal), Maximilian Tayenthal (1 deal) and Daybreak ventures (1 deal).