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Top 50 Artificial Intelligence Startup Investors in New Zealand (June 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund
20 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Information Technology $593k–$16M
K1W1
VC Fund
5 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Biotechnology $419k–$17M
GD1 (Global From Day One)
VC Fund
5 New Zealand, United States, China Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, SaaS $500k–$15M
Enterprise Angels
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Software, Health Care, Information Technology $153k–$2.4M
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, United States, Japan Seed, Series A, Angel Software, Biotechnology, SaaS $400k–$8.8M
Hillfarrance Venture Capital
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Animation, Information Technology $473k–$2M
Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $34k–$35M
Pacific Channel
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, Australia Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Medical Device, Medical, CleanTech $1.1M–$5M
CP Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, India Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $350k–$3.9M
Rampersand
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Financial Services, FinTech $1M–$10M
EVP
VC Fund
3 Australia, New Zealand, United States Series A, Seed Software, SaaS, Information Technology $942k–$5.4M
Flying Fox Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $120k–$5.7M
Flying Kiwi Angels
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Apps $473k–$1.3M
Chris Sang
Angel
2 United States, Australia, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, SaaS $337k–$21M
Valar Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Banking $1.2M–$75M
Quidnet Ventures
VC Fund
2 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Hospital, Health Care $500k–$2M
Founders Fund
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, Germany Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Health Care, Information Technology $1.5M–$105M
Alpine Venture Capital
VC Fund
2 United States, Italy, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $462k–$5.4M
Punakaiki Fund
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series B Software, SaaS, Information Technology $355k–$14M
Threshold
VC Fund
2 United States, India, Canada Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Internet, Mobile $2.3M–$75M
Rootz Labs
VC Fund
2 New Zealand Seed Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, Medical Device, SaaS $830k–$17M
Sparkbox Ventures
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Manufacturing, EdTech $593k–$1.6M
Digital Asset Capital Management
VC Fund
2 United States, Australia, Singapore Seed, Initial Coin Offering Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software $1.5M–$12M
Five V Capital
VC Fund
2 Australia, United States, New Zealand Series A, Private Equity, Seed Information Technology, Software, Financial Services $2.2M–$54M
Waterdrip Capital
VC Fund
2 Singapore, United States, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin $500k–$6M
Flying Kiwis
VC Fund
2 New Zealand Seed SaaS, 3D Technology, Medical Device $5M–$5M
Tidal Ventures
VC Fund
2 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, SaaS, Information Technology $508k–$13M
AngelHQ
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, Canada Seed, Angel, Series A Software, SaaS, Analytics $367k–$3M
Reinventure
VC Fund
2 Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, Software, Financial Services $800k–$54M
Emlyn Scott
Angel
2 Australia, United States, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $417k–$3.4M
Investible
VC Fund
2 Australia, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, FinTech $221k–$20M
Global from Day One
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Video $612k–$5M
Blockchain Founders Fund
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, Singapore Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech $200k–$7M
Movac
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, Australia Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, E-Commerce $795k–$16M
First Round Capital
VC Fund
2 United States, Canada, India Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.1M–$60M
Folklore Ventures
VC Fund
2 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Apps $500k–$21M
NewRoad Capital Partners
VC Fund
1 United States, New Zealand Series B, Series A Software, SaaS, Logistics
Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed Software, Predictive Analytics, Information Technology
6th Man Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Mark Clayton
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed Software, Intelligent Systems, Information Technology
Polygon Studios
VC Fund
1 United States, Nigeria, Singapore Seed, Series A, Grant Other, Gaming, IT
SeaAhead
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Biotechnology, Predictive Analytics
Impact Enterprise Fund
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed AgTech, Analytics, Horticulture
Altered State Machine
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed Blockchain, Gaming, Computer
Par Equity
VC Fund
1 United Kingdom, United States, Brazil Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care
AfterWork Ventures
VC Fund
1 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Fourth Revolution Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, Brazil Seed, Series A Software, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Shadow Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, New Zealand Seed, Series A Software, Real Estate, SaaS
Delphi Digital
VC Fund
1 United States, Philippines, Brazil Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
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Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 20 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 169
  • Round size: Seed $593k–$5M; Series A $2.2M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $69M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
  • Caruso — AI-native fund administration for private markets. Trusted by 900+ real estate, private credit, and private equity funds to save time, impress investors, and grow AUM.
  • Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative
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K1W1
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 5 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 79
  • Round size: Seed $437k–$3.5M; Series A $419k–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
  • Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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GD1 (Global From Day One)
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 5 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$7.3M; Pre-Seed $860k–$2.3M; Series A $1.2M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Orbica — Orbica develops innovative, cross-industry location data solutions, services and products.
  • Flowingly — Unlock Team Productivity. Streamline Approvals. Increase Compliance. Easy To Use, No-Code Process Mapping & Workflow Automation Platform.
  • NextWork — Building the best online learning experience to switch careers and upskill. Join the waitlist today, we are waiting for you!
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Enterprise Angels
VC Fund · Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Seed $153k–$2.4M; Angel $229k–$651k
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Scanabull — Scanabull is a 3D vision to measure cattle live weight quickly and accurately, reducing handling stress and giving farmers, agents, and processors clear, real‑time weight data. It makes weighing easy, analysis simple, and sharing seamless for everyone who relies on live weight or carcass weight decisions.
  • HealthNow — HealthNow provides accessible healthcare services that give you control of your health. Manage how you access care, when you need it.
  • Kai's Education — Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators.
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New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, a New Zealand-based private equity fund, manages fund of funds investments and direct co-investments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Round size: Seed $428k–$1.2M; Angel $400k–$4.3M; Series A $1.4M–$8.8M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Insite AI — The chosen partner by executives in RGM, insights, and I.T. to grow revenue and market share. Learn how CPGs win in pricing, assortment, trade and more.
  • Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
  • Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
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Hillfarrance Venture Capital
VC Fund · 3 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

We exist to serve great entrepreneurs with honest advice and education, investment capital that is fair, and an open door to our international network and connections.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Animation, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 17
  • Round size: Seed $606k–$2M; Pre-Seed $473k–$1.2M
  • Lead/follow: 59% lead, 41% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Segna — Extract trends across your users. Build products that they love.
  • Mobli — At Mobli we provide everything you need to build a great customer experience and optimise your mobility services with no long term commitments.
  • Space Rock Games — Space Rock Games is the developer behind Criminals Within - a cooperative-only action game set in a medieval fantasy kingdom. Sign up to receive exclusive development updates!
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Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 306
  • Round size: Seed $34k–$7M; Pre-Seed $50k–$3M; Series A $3.3M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Sumday — Non - financial accounting software. Start carbon accounting, properly, with the support of your existing advisors
  • Polymath — Personalised learning and fun means you can be confident that your child is getting the learning experience they want and deserve.
  • Gilmour Space Technologies — Gilmour Space is a rocket company in Australia that is developing and launching low-cost small satellite launch vehicles. All orbits, all planets: https://www.gspacetech.com
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Pacific Channel
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Investing in great people solving hard problems to create a better future.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical Device, Medical, CleanTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PHNXX — PHNXX provides containerised clean and reliable energy solutions for business operations.
  • Conry Tech — Conry Tech is a climate tech company, reinventing air-conditioning to decarbonise and improve comfort, founded by renowned HVAC industry revolutionising experts.
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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CP Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

The CP Ventures Fund invests in early-stage technology companies that are highly scalable, at the forefront of breakthrough technologies, and driven by the fourth industrial revolution.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Seed $417k–$3.9M; Pre-Seed $350k–$900k
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LeadStory — Watch breaking news from around the world and stay up to date with current events. Follow topics that matter to you from providers you can trust. See whats happening nearby or in places you care about.
  • Greenfly — Greenfly's short-form media orchestration software platform captures, collects, organizes & distributes videos & photos to drive fan engagement and boost revenue for sports and entertainment organizations.
  • Skylark Labs — Skylark Labs develops continuously evolving and customizable threat detection systems for enhanced physical security. Our clients (CCTV or Drone companies) can customize our proprietary AI solutions at the time of deployment or continuously evolve them if needed after deployment making them preferable to other comparable market solutions.
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Rampersand
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 3 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

We back ambitious ANZ tech founders from inception to seed, with proven support, no empty promises, and a track record of helping startups scale smarter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$4.7M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$1.5M; Series A $2.9M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Restoke — Your restaurant, Your rules. Automate your process and let your team deliver
  • Cuttable — The AI ad creative production system for high-growth DTC brands. Scale Meta ad volume and variation without scaling headcount. Built for performance teams.
  • Parachute
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EVP
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

EVP is an early stage venture capital firm based in Sydney Australia with c. $300M FUM across four fund vintages.Our most recent fund was launched in December 2022 and is a $100M fund. The fund targets early Series-A investments initially with cheque sizes in the range of $0.5 – $5.0 million. Our funds invest in software, are sector agnosticand have a focus on Australian based B2B SaaS companies.Over the years, we’ve backed brilliant founders building global software companies like SiteMinder, Deputy, Ignition and Shippit. We make high conviction investments, underpinned by ambition, pragmatism and a deep understanding of the software journey.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 102
  • Round size: Seed $942k–$2.5M; Series A $1.2M–$5.4M
  • Lead/follow: 73% lead, 27% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Veridooh — Use Veridooh to increase the effectiveness of your out-of-home advertising with automation, independent verification, and actionable intelligence - all in one easy-to-use, collaborative platform.
  • InvestorHub — We provide comprehensive access to listed capital raises for institutional, family office and high net worth investors.
  • Deckard Technologies — Deckard Technologies provides city and county governments the analytics and insights they need to ensure tax fairness and equity in their jurisdictions by recovering mandated property and transient occupancy taxes. Using AI and a massive data collection, the Deckard platform performs analysis of hundreds-of-millions of images and data points,giving local governments greater visibility into the commercialization of residential neighborhoods and property upgrades, through two products: Rentalscape and Propertyscape. Deckard’s partnership with local communities saves them time and money, increases productivity, and enables them to make informed policy decisions while determining their own thresholds for the sharing economy. The recovered taxes support the common good of the local communities, including essential services like schools, infrastructure, fire departments, and safety.
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Flying Fox Ventures
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 3 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Flying Fox Ventures is an early stage investment firm that invests across industry and across the micro-stages of pre-seed and seed.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 102
  • Round size: Seed $661k–$3.2M; Pre-Seed $120k–$3M; Series A $649k–$5.7M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Predelo — Streamline workflows and optimize operations with Predelo's AI-driven automation. Discover the benefits of our solutions and stay ahead!
  • Mayday — Streamline your finance team's multi-entity accounting adjustments with Mayday
  • Mass Dynamics — Mass Dynamics exists to enable more life scientists to accelerate their studies using Mass Spectrometry (MS). It's our contribution towards enriching lives and freeing humanity and society from the burden of disease. Mass Dynamics includes Enrichment Analysis based on GSEA algorithms and utilises Gene Ontology (GO) and Reactome knowledge bases.
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Flying Kiwi Angels
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $795k–$1.2M; Angel $592k–$918k; Pre-Seed $473k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Formus — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.
  • Kai's Education — Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators.
  • Kara Technologies — Content accessibility using a signing avatar. Accessible solutions are at the core of all that we do here at Kara. One of our main goals is finding smarter ways of using technology that will help build a better future for everyone, in all areas of life.
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Chris Sang
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Australia, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 119
  • Round size: Seed $337k–$3.4M; Pre-Seed $350k–$900k; Series A $2.5M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cloobot Inc — Cloobot X: Your Premier Software Implementation transforms your vision into reality with our state-of-the-art software implementation studio. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, our expert team delivers rapid, efficient, and innovative solutions tailored to your unique business needs.
  • Tokenise — Tokenise acts as a data layer for web3 projects and their tokens. We help founders build their tokens simply, mint/launch their tokens on-chain and then manage their tokens in one place. Tokenise enables founders to curate rich data rooms that make it easier for investors to get onboard. We empower community with unprecedented insights andaccessibility into their favourite projects and their tokens.
  • Bloodstock Advantage — Stealth
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Valar Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel. Valar partners with entrepreneurs globally and believes that an increasing number of transformative technology companies will be started outside of Silicon Valley, and that the founders of those companies will benefit from having a partner that understands their unique challenges andopportunities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 176
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$10M; Series A $6.5M–$41M; Series B $16M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.
  • Bound — Bound helps SME's protect themselves from currency risk, whilst using technology to simplify the process. We aim to help the 78% of SME's who are at risk of losing money everyday
  • Augustus — Augustus builds an AI-native, stablecoin-based clearing and banking platform for financial institutions. The company focuses on enabling digital asset and stablecoin-based clearing to support payments and banking workflows. Its platform is designed for banks, fintechs, and other regulated financial institutions that require infrastructure fordigital asset transactions. Augustus integrates artificial intelligence into its systems to support automated processes and decisioning around payments and clearing. The company positions its offerings as core banking and payments infrastructure centered on digital assets rather than traditional legacy systems.
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Quidnet Ventures
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Backing world-class Kiwi deep tech for global markets. Fund I fully deployed and tracking strongly. Fund II (Discovery Fund) now open to qualified investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Hospital, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RosterLab — RosterLab goal is to automate every part of the rostering process for healthcare.
  • Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
  • Kara Technologies — Content accessibility using a signing avatar. Accessible solutions are at the core of all that we do here at Kara. One of our main goals is finding smarter ways of using technology that will help build a better future for everyone, in all areas of life.
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Founders Fund
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 767
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$14M; Series A $5.5M–$42M; Series B $15M–$105M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Citrea — Bitcoin's First ZK Rollup
  • Polymarket — Bet on your beliefs
  • Workstream — Workstream is an automated hiring platform that helps companies employing hourly workers. The platform helped Jamba, Chick-fil-A, McDonald's, Dunkin', Applebee's, Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon to increase their bottom line and cost savings.Workstream was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, UnitedStates.
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Alpine Venture Capital
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Alpine Venture Capital operates as a venture capital firm that supports seed stage founders worldwide.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Italy, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $462k–$5.4M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Browse AI — Easily scrape web data, monitor webpage changes, and turn websites into APIs with Browse AI.
  • Bunker — Bunker is a financial analytics tool that gives modern leaders quick access to information and deep visibility. Bunker subsidiary, bunker books, is a strategic consultancy that offers expert financial stewardship.
  • Entendre Finance — Entendre is the intelligent, enterprise-grade accounting agents for automating the bookkeeping and reporting of digital assets.
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Punakaiki Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Punakaiki Fund Limited makes long-term investments into high-growth, revenue-generating New Zealand companies. The company holds 20 investments, $32.3 million in assets, and is raising money in December 2017 for further investment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $355k–$5M; Series B $5.8M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Astute Access — Astute is using smart locks and cloud software, our enterprise solutions deliver a robust, scalable access control solution.
  • Projectworks — Project Works is a cloud based workforce management platform designed to help professional & creative services businesses better manage their organisations in the areas of project management, project financials, and people management. Our mission is to provide a platform that enables world class services businesses to get the most out of theirexisting workforce, and enable them to grow.
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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Threshold
VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Threshold is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on a high-conviction investment strategy. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build innovative consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Mobile
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United States, India, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 501
  • Round size: Series A $2.3M–$21M; Series B $4.2M–$50M; Series C $4.5M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $450M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • OpsLevel — OpsLevel is a microservice catalog that helps you build more reliable software and resolve production incidents faster.
  • Elementary — The world's best manufacturers trust Elementary to improve quality, maximize yield, and gain valuable insights from real-time production quality data.
  • SpaceX — SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.
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Rootz Labs
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Blockchain venture oriented studio

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • aZen Protocol — aZen Protocol is a decentralized infrastructure for ubiquitous computing that utilizes blockchain technology to create a shared economy of computing power. It connects and manages resources globally to form a stable, distributed network that can support various applications such as DePIN, AI and Edge Computing.
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New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

The New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) was established to support early-stage technology companies and to stimulate private investment into this space.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Medical Device, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Seed $830k–$6.4M; Series A $6.2M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
  • Kai's Education — Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators.
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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Sparkbox Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Sparkbox Ventures was founded in 2001 and is New Zealand's most active seed stage investor

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, EdTech
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $593k–$1.6M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mohiomap — Visualize and navigate your Evernote, Google Drive, and Dropbox content. Mohiomap allows you to explore relationships in a dynamic Mind Map, get valuable insights, and visually organize your Cloud data!
  • Booktrack — Booktrack is an A.I Soundtrack company. Booktrack's Artificial Intelligence automatically creates soundtracks for any text or any voice. Backed by investors including Peter Thiel, Booktrack is a disruptive force in the publishing and audio world; equivalent to the introduction of sound transforming the experience of film forever. For moreinformation, visit booktrack.com.
  • Aroa Biosurgery Ltd — Aroa Biosurgery is a soft-tissue regeneration company that develops, manufactures, sells and distributes medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft tissue reconstruction. Committed to ‘unlocking regenerative healing for everybody’, Aroa’s products are developed from the Company’s proprietary Endoform® technologyplatform, a novel extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from ovine (sheep) forestomach. The company was founded in February 2008 based on intellectual property relating to the use of a novel form of ECM isolated from forestomach extracellular matrix for use in tissue regeneration applications. Aroa’s focus is delivering better healing, every day, everywhere for everybody. Aroa’s products make a meaningful impact for patients, surgeons and clinicians. Aroa delivers high quality, simple to use products that significantly improve outcomes. Aroa also believes its products should be widely accessible, affordable and change the standard of care for many patients.Maori for ‘understanding’, Aroa is at the forefront of understanding how biology, structural form and human factors can unlock the body’s intrinsic power to heal.
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Digital Asset Capital Management
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Digital Asset Capital Management is a specialist, global investment manager in the digital asset, or cryptocurrency sector. The Company's first fund, Digital Asset Fund, provides sophisticated and institutional investors with access to this exciting, yet very specialised sector. DACM also manages DAF Liquid Venture Fund, a specialist fundinvesting in seed or initial round financing opportunities in the digital asset sector as well as DAF Greeks, a market-neutral fund delivering returns from monetising volatility and market inefficiencies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
  • Geography: United States, Australia, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$9M; Initial Coin Offering $2M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
  • Macropod
  • Inference Labs — AI hyperscale on decentralized networks - We provide certainty for on-chain AI
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Five V Capital
VC Fund · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Five V Capital is a leading, growth-focused private equity & venture capital firm in Australia and New Zealand

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series A, Private Equity, Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Seed $3M–$5.6M; Series A $2.2M–$50M; Private Equity $44M–$54M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $250M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Fat Zebra
  • Carma — Want to sell or trade in your old car? Good news: Carma takes care of both! Get a valuation online, with easy drop-off and seamless transition between cars.
  • DyFlex Solutions — Incorporating adaptive technologies to unlock new levels of success for your organisation using next-generation SAP solutions backed by industry expertise.
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Waterdrip Capital
VC Fund · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Waterdrip capital invests in blockchain industries.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 82
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$6M; Pre-Seed $500k–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HolmesAI — HolmesAI is a decentralised AI agent that offers persona customisation, tool integration, and task-specific agent deployment services.
  • ChimpX AI — ChimpX AI is an AI-powered decentralized finance (DeFi) superapp designed to simplify crypto trading, cross-chain asset management, and blockchain interactions through natural language commands. The platform focuses on making complex DeFi operations accessible to everyday users by combining artificial intelligence, automation, and gaslesstransactions into a single interface.
  • aZen Protocol — aZen Protocol is a decentralized infrastructure for ubiquitous computing that utilizes blockchain technology to create a shared economy of computing power. It connects and manages resources globally to form a stable, distributed network that can support various applications such as DePIN, AI and Edge Computing.
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Flying Kiwis
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Super-seeded by new entry: Flying Kiwi Angels

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, 3D Technology, Medical Device
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $5M–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Formus — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.
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Tidal Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

We are a highly experienced Australian-US venture capital firm ready to back seed phase startups with brilliant ideas & global potential.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$7M; Pre-Seed $508k–$1.3M; Series A $1M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Operata — Continuously measure performance to deliver the best possible customer experience.
  • upflowy — Build and AB test your lead and signup flow faster than ever with our no-code engine.
  • Flagship — Flagship provides retailers with a centralized Visual Merchandising platform that enables the creation, execution and review of Visual Merchandising directives.
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AngelHQ
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Learn about Angel HQ, Wellington's Angel Investing Network - the meeting place for ambitious startups and passionate investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $918k–$3M; Angel $367k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • chnnl — Optimise your employee wellbeing strategy with chnnl. Centralised resource management, track psychosocial risks and team psychological wellbeing measurement.
  • Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
  • Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
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Reinventure
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Reinventure is pioneering Founder-First Corporate Venture Capital. They champion founders who have the vision, ambition and hustle to transform an industry across Asia-Pacific and beyond, propelling them with the support of a top 20 bank globally.With $150 million under management and Westpac Banking Corporation as its largest limited partner,Reinventure is focused on uncovering, investing in and nurturing scalable early businesses in FinTech and adjacent areas that will be the future of the industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $800k–$4.7M; Series A $3.3M–$18M; Series B $8.1M–$54M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $31M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Safewill — Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will
  • Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
  • Instant — The world's best-performing online checkout that maximises revenue for your brand!
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Emlyn Scott
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Emlyn has spent more than 30 years navigating the complex landscapes of finance, financial markets and technology as a founder, public company CEO, angel investor, VC investor and fund manager. He's had the opportunity to make over 70 venture capital investments in innovative companies like Nutromics, DataRobot, Calm App, Cerebras Systems,Skylark Labs, Zainar, and Kami, and a similar number personally as an angel. He is a founder of OpenMarkets Group, one of Australia's largest online brokers. He was former CEO of the National Stock Exchange of Australia, Australia’s second largest listing stock exchange, for four and a half years. Prior to that he was Head of Business Development at LCH.Clearnet for equities and CFDs in London for nine years, the world’s largest independent clearing house. He has four finance related degrees: - Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - Masters Business Administration (MBA) - Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (GDAFI) - Bachelor of Economics (BEc)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $417k–$3.4M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tpaga — Tpaga is a mobile wallet for unbanked consumers in Latin America. Currently in Colombia and Mexico.In Latin America, more than 50% do not have credit cards or bank accounts, but what they do have is a cellphone. Tpaga allows consumers to store money via cash kiosk ( 4,000 in our network) and then use it to pay utility bills, cell phone top-up,supermarket and even gas station merchants. We have become the first mobile wallet in Latin America to allow consumers to pay groceries without having a bank account, and allowing unbanked commerces to start receiving payment without have POS systems.
  • Fiable — Embed financial health insights within your application using our world leading API service
  • Bloodstock Advantage — Stealth
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Investible
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Investible is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the visionaries advancing humanity through technology in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and globally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 163
  • Round size: Seed $221k–$5.3M; Pre-Seed $404k–$2M; Series A $1.4M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Stables — Save, spend and earn on the same balance
  • Mosaic Solutions — Find the top POS supplier in the Philippines for your business needs. Get reliable, efficient, and affordable point-of-sale solutions today!
  • Quantum Brilliance — Quantum Brilliance builds diamond-based quantum chips and products that operate at room temperature, enabling mass-deployable quantum technology from data centers to the field.
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Global from Day One
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Video
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $612k–$5M; Series A $1.2M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $90M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • eVouch — eVouch is the most powerful marketing tool we've used to build an organic community. We've experienced elevated brand trust while reaching an audience we never thought possible. Using customers to market to their friends is simply genius.
  • Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
  • Flowingly — Unlock Team Productivity. Streamline Approvals. Increase Compliance. Easy To Use, No-Code Process Mapping & Workflow Automation Platform.
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Blockchain Founders Fund
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 204
  • Round size: Seed $550k–$7M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $75M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Hivello — Hivello is a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network aggregator. Contribute resources, connect with Web3 protocols, and effortlessly generate passive income.
  • ZOTH — Unified platform for yield, payments, cards & compliance, serving retail & institutional users.
  • MonkeyLeague — MonkeyLeague is a video game company. They develop PC and console-based NFT games. The company offers a turn-based, play-and-earn multi-player soccer game that provides monkey NFTs of genetic composition formulated from 32 traits.
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Movac
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Movac is New Zealand's most experienced technology investor and is deeply integrated into the Kiwi tech sector. We've been actively investing since 1998.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.9M; Series A $795k–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $125M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • LawVu — Our all-in-one connected platform enables your legal team to manage all legal matters, contracts, spend and legal operations. Book your free demo now.
  • Advemto — Advemto is the manufacturer and developer of ultrafast spectroscopy systems that help researchers.
  • Re-Leased Software Company Limited — Commercial property management software that makes life easier for property managers, landlords and owners.
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First Round Capital
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 796
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$8.4M; Series A $2.1M–$25M; Series B $7M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Diversio — Transform workplace culture with AI-powered DEI analytics, expert-led training workshops, and strategic consulting. Trusted by Amazon, Honda, Canadian Blood Services, Danone, and leading organizations.
  • Rupa Health — Rupa Health is a telehealth solution that makes it easier to practice root cause medicine. The company was established in 2018 and was founded by Tara Viswanathan in San Francisco, California.
  • Spreadsheet.com — The spreadsheet you know with the power of a database and project management system. Gantt, Kanban, Forms, and Automations. Get started free.
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Folklore Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever investment firm, and we believe in the power of founder vision and the potential of teams, right from the start.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 45
  • Round size: Seed $725k–$5M; Series A $500k–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Arkeus — Arkeus is a leader in the fusion of optics and autonomy. Our wide area autonomous optical systems are deployed to conduct Search, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in a range of operating environments.
  • Sphere — Live courses led by vetted experts for professionals who want to advance their careers
  • Visionary Machines — Superior perception for next-generation autonomy
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NewRoad Capital Partners
VC Fund · Rogers, Arkansas, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

NewRoad Capital Partners is a growth equity capital firm based in Rogers, AR, that invests in proven and innovative technologies, products, and services that serve existing, unmet needs in the marketplace. NewRoad focuses on investing in and acquiring demand-driven businesses in the Retail and CPG and Business Services industries with an emphasison Supply Chain and Logistics, Consumer Goods, Outdoor Goods, Healthcare Technology, Media and Retail Technology.It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Logistics
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Orderful — Gain full control to onboard, manage and resolve all of your EDI trading partner relationships and transactions in real-time.
  • Quinn Snacks — Quinn Snacks is a developer of an online food ordering platform used to give people the choice to snack mindfully. Its platform offers a variety of flavored popcorn choosing real ingredients from trusted farmers and suppliers so the environmental impact can be lessened that enable users to shop for healthy snacks online.It was founded in 2010 andis headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.
  • New York Shipping Exchange — New York Shipping Exchange enables the transformation of the container shipping industry through two innovations: a new standardized freight contract and a new way to trade freight digitally. The company is supporting the transformation of container shipping by solving inefficiencies associated with booking downfalls and shipment rollings. Theydetermined to eliminate the distrust between shippers and carriers that has been created by the lack of accountability in ocean contracts.It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, United States.
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Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

The Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation is a private philanthropic trust, established in 2020.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Predictive Analytics, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Safe Surfer — Safe Surfer is an innovative platform that protects kids from harmful content
  • Starboard Maritime Intelligence — Monitor and protect your maritime domain
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6th Man Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups, 7 in the past 12 months

6th Man Ventures is an early stage crypto VC firm investing in web3 applications & infrastructure6MV was born from a love of web3 in practice and principle, founded and run by a group who both see the potential and actively work to bring projects to life every day. That makes us incredible partners to have on your journey.6th Man Ventureswas established in March 2021 in New York, United States.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 127
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • BetHog — BetHog's founding team were the founders of FanDuel.com and think that Betting should be fast, easy and it should reward the players who are risk takers. We want to celebrate the winners, reward them for using our product, and have them help craft the experience we all want to see.
  • Shinami — Tools to build the next wave of decentralized applications
  • August — A new standard for on-chain finance.
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Mark Clayton
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Intelligent Systems, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Mooven — Mooven is a technology platform that enables the infrastructure and transport industry to deliver roading projects faster and with fewer complaints by managing disruption and understanding traffic conditions with real-time visibility.
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Polygon Studios
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups, 16 in the past 12 months

The home of all NFT, Gaming, and Metaverse projects that are on the Polygon protocol. We partner with large scale NFT projects for globally recognized IP and Brands, and are the best in class solution for energy efficiency and scaling on the blockchain.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Other, Gaming, IT
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Grant
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • MPCH Labs — MPCH Labs was founded on the belief that Multi-Party Computation technology is the foundation for a new world of trade, technology, and commerce.
  • Anima — The protocol for dynamic and ownable augmented reality.
  • Stems Labs — community and platform for collaborative creativity
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SeaAhead
VC Fund · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

SeaAhead works to make the ocean's future better by supporting bluetech ventures that focus on human, environmental, and business success.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Predictive Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Marinas Bio — Producing genuine seafood delicacies through cellular agriculture
  • Wittaya Aqua — A better approach to aquaculture management
  • Starboard Maritime Intelligence — Monitor and protect your maritime domain
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Impact Enterprise Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

The Fund provides growth capital to businesses who deliver social and/or environmental impact, alongside attractive financial returns. This Fund has two primary objectives: delivering market-rate financial returns, and delivering tangible societal and environmental outcomes.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: AgTech, Analytics, Horticulture
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Cropsy Technologies — Cropsy's mission is to deliver disruptive, scalable technology to every fruit grower to unlock the full potential of their land with insights that were impossible before. Our proprietary AI-enabled hardware allows growers to monitor every plant, understand the whole crop, and track how it changes over time. These insights help growers optimiseall their decision making. The system is a simple tractor add-on, so growers do all their daily operations while Cropsy looks out for problems. Cropsy is poised to set the new gold standard for growing, with recommendations, forecasts, and providing certainty to every grower, every season.
  • CertusBio — The CertusBio continuous monitoring system provides easy access to real-time data so that food processors can now mitigate losses and waste waterwater quality issues at the source. We are helping industrial food processors transition to a more sustainable model of production.
  • CarbonCrop — CarbonCrop gets you recognised and paid for the carbon sequestered in trees on your land. Our artificial-intelligence based mapping and measurement mean we can give you fast, accurate results for no up-front cost.
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Altered State Machine
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Computer
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Polemos — Polemos is a GameFi platform that is the first decentralized combination of its own asset lending library, Play to Own education hub, and gaming community.
  • Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.
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Par Equity
VC Fund · Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 183
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • CSignum — Revolutionising underwater communications with electromagnetic technology for seamless data integration between surface & submerged devices.
  • Partful — Make sure customers get the right parts first time, every time with digital 3D parts catalogue software and digital work instructions.
  • Watercycle Technologies — Watercycle Technologies specialized in the development of high-yield, low-cost mineral extraction, and water treatment systems. Its core technology, capable of treating highly concentrated water, is an end-to-end solution encompassing mineral extraction, concentration, and crystallization.
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AfterWork Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

We are a community-powered VC fund making pre-seed / seed stage investments in Australian and New Zealand startups. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long a

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 81
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
  • PropHero — Invest wisely in real estate There is an easier way to invest in real estate. Whether you are just getting started or already on your investment journey, at Pro
  • Samphire Neuroscience — Samphire Neuroscience provides solutions that specialize in women's health. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.
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Fourth Revolution Capital
VC Fund · Santa Monica, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

4RC is a crypto-native investment platform focused exclusively on digital assets and blockchain technology. Our thesis is centered on the belief that web3 networks will become the digital infrastructure of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We invest in tokens & equity with asymmetric upside, provide hands-on support to incubate investments, andgenerate yield on liquid assets to compound appreciation. We’re focused on long-term product-market fit and outsized risk-adjusted return across DeFi, NFTs, Gaming, Media, Metaverse, DAO Tooling, and Blockchain Infrastructure.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • GolfN — GolfN is the web3 digital caddie. Play at more than 30,000+ courses worldwide and get rewarded for completing on-course activities. Collect and equip unique NFTs to multiply your rewards on and off the course.
  • Usual — Usual Labs operates as a decentralized finance(DeFi) protocol.
  • Saltwater Games — Saltwater Games create unique XR games and provide gamers with an platform that prioritises the fun of immersive play and economic longevity via AAA experiences with innovative decentralised ownership.
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Shadow Ventures
VC Fund · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups

Shadow Ventures is a thematic venture capital firm that invests in seed stage ConstructionTech and PropTech companies disrupting the built world.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Real Estate, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Occuspace — Occuspace is bringing new intelligence to the physical world. By capturing how many people are in a space, Occuspace is helping businesses more accurately understand, control, and improve the way their spaces are being used to enhance the visitor experience and increase efficiencies and cost savings.
  • Local Logic — Local Logic provides precise location insights that drive decisions for real estate professionals, developers, investors, and governments.
  • Spaces — Reinventing concept design for architects with iPad + Pencil. Combining sketching with computational design, and space planning to provide a fast, fluid and flexible approach to conceptual design.
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Delphi Digital
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Artificial intelligence startups, 12 in the past 12 months

Delphi Digital is a leading cryptocurrency research firm, providing cutting-edge insights and updates to a community of over 30,000 investors and venture firms.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Philippines, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 75
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • 0G Labs — 0G Labs is a technology business that specializes in blockchain technology, emphasizing decentralization for a range of industries and societal issues.
  • Nyan Heroes — Nyan Heroes is an immersive NFT based shooter of futuristic revolutions, cats in robots, evil corporations.
  • JUICE Finance — Juice Finance empowers you to maximize your yield on Blast by using your Blast ETH as collateral to access 200% USDB leverage to deploy throughout the Blast ecosystem
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