Top 50 Artificial Intelligence Startup Investors in New Zealand (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund
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29 | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $650k–$19M |
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GD1 (Global From Day One)
VC Fund
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8 | New Zealand, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $600k–$16M |
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New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund
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8 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Medical Device | $435k–$17M |
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K1W1
VC Fund
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8 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence | $520k–$18M |
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Enterprise Angels
VC Fund
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6 | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $229k–$4.3M |
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Flying Kiwi Angels
VC Fund
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5 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Apps | $334k–$4.3M |
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Hillfarrance Venture Capital
VC Fund
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4 | New Zealand, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Gaming | $362k–$2.3M |
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AngelHQ
VC Fund
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4 | New Zealand, United States, Canada | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, SaaS, Apps | $350k–$19M |
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NZVC
VC Fund
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4 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $940k–$40M |
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CP Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Australia, United States, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $350k–$12M |
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Airtree Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $800k–$60M |
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Soul Capital
VC Fund
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3 | New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Recycling | $608k–$12M |
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New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund
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3 | New Zealand, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Biotechnology, SaaS | $400k–$8.8M |
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Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $34k–$35M |
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Altered Capital
VC Fund
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3 | New Zealand | Series A, Seed | Software, Mobile Apps, Financial Services | $3M–$14M |
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Uniservices
VC Fund
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3 | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Medical Device, Manufacturing | $283k–$8.4M |
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Five V Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Australia, United States, Canada | Series A, Private Equity, Seed | Information Technology, Software, Financial Services | $2.7M–$59M |
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Cure Kids Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Medical Device, Manufacturing, Health Care | $999k–$9.7M |
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Quidnet Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence | $337k–$3M |
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EVP
VC Fund
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3 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Series A, Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $1M–$6M |
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Rampersand
VC Fund
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3 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $1M–$10M |
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Flying Fox Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $120k–$11M |
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Pacific Channel
VC Fund
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3 | New Zealand, Australia, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology | $511k–$5.5M |
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Alpine Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Italy, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Accounting | $750k–$5M |
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Punakaiki Fund
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $355k–$12M |
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Sparkbox Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, United States, Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, EdTech | $593k–$1.6M |
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Tidal Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $596k–$15M |
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First Round Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $1.2M–$60M |
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Impact Enterprise Fund
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, Australia | Seed, Series A | Sustainability, Information Technology, AgTech | $1.3M–$3M |
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Folklore Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Apps | $500k–$21M |
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Emlyn Scott
Angel
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2 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $350k–$12M |
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Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand | Seed, Series A | Software, Furniture, Recycling | $1.5M–$3M |
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Blockchain Founders Fund
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech | $200k–$6M |
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Threshold
VC Fund
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2 | United States, India, Canada | Series B, Series A, Series C | Software, Internet, Mobile | $2.5M–$75M |
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Valar Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $1.2M–$75M |
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Rootz Labs
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, United States | Seed | Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $1.2M–$5M |
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Chris Sang
Angel
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2 | United States, Australia, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech | $343k–$21M |
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Founders Fund
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.7M–$100M |
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Reinventure
VC Fund
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2 | Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Software, Financial Services | $800k–$55M |
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Flying Kiwis
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand | Seed | SaaS, 3D Technology, Medical Device | $5M–$5M |
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Digital Asset Capital Management
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Australia, Singapore | Seed, Initial Coin Offering | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software | $1.5M–$12M |
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Movac
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce | $1.4M–$16M |
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Waterdrip Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Singapore, United States, China | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3 | $500k–$50M |
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Investible
VC Fund
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2 | Australia, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $300k–$20M |
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Mark Clayton
Angel
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2 | New Zealand | Seed, Series A | Software, Intelligent Systems, Information Technology | |
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Global from Day One
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, United States, China | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Medical Device | $694k–$18M |
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Phil Quist
Angel
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1 | United States, Germany, New Zealand | Seed, Equity Crowdfunding | Hotel, Hospitality, Information Technology | |
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Enjinstarter
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, Turkey, Indonesia | Seed, Initial Coin Offering | Blockchain, Gaming, Software | |
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Scottish Enterprise
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, Japan | Seed, Grant | Biotechnology, Software, Health Care | |
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Par Equity
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, Brazil | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | |
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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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 252
- Round size: Seed $650k–$4.9M; Series A $2.5M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $69M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
- Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 68
- Round size: Seed $600k–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $860k–$11M; Series A $1.8M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
- Caruso — AI-native fund administration for private markets. Trusted by 900+ real estate, private credit, and PE funds to save time and grow AUM.
- Outlier Space — Outlier Space is an aerospace startup that builds a scalable, uncrewed, and reusable satellite platform designed to unlock access to microgravity. The company provides breakthrough infrastructure to safely return orbital payloads back to Earth. This technology allows sectors like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and advanced materials to manufactureand research products beyond Earth's atmospheric limits.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 81
- Round size: Seed $694k–$4.9M; Series A $3.5M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $435k–$6.1M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Linca — Critical metals for a circular battery supply chain
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 116
- Round size: Seed $734k–$4.1M; Series A $520k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Linca — Critical metals for a circular battery supply chain
- Hyades — Hyades is an AI-powered hyperspectral intelligence platform that offers soil and land insights.
- 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.
Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 134
- Round size: Seed $306k–$4.3M; Angel $229k–$651k
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Linca — Critical metals for a circular battery supply chain
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- 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.
Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $334k–$4.3M; Angel $592k–$918k; Pre-Seed $362k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PAM NZ — Forward a school newsletter, snap a screenshot, brain-dump your to-do list - PAM turns it all into a smart shared family calendar and helps manage the family tasks and events. Set up in 2 minutes. Free trial.
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $618k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $362k–$1.2M; Venture - Series Unknown $900k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kyoryu — Re-engineered dinosaurs roam a post-apocalyptic Japan. Follow the Samurai T-rex clan as they navigate complex dino clan rivalries.
- RiffRaff Games — Developers of Sleight of Hand
- 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!
Learn about Angel HQ, Wellington's Angel Investing Network - the meeting place for ambitious startups and passionate investors.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 40
- Round size: Seed $350k–$3M; Angel $367k–$1M; Series A $6.1M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Luminoma — Luminoma will enable easy access to objective and precise skin cancer screening. With Luminoma, clinicians can confidently discern malignant from benign, reducing unnecessary referrals and biopsies.
- Upstock — Manage wholesale orders with a simple app.
- Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
The NZVCA’s mission is to develop a world-best private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) environment for the benefit of investors and entrepreneurs in New Zealand.Their activities cover the whole spectrum of investment in New Zealand private capital including Angel investment, seed and early-stage venture capital through to developmentcapital and private equity (including management buy-outs and buy-ins).
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 59
- Round size: Seed $940k–$6.6M; Series A $1.8M–$40M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
- 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.
- Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 79
- Round size: Seed $417k–$4.2M; Pre-Seed $350k–$900k; Series A $5.9M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% 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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 206
- Round size: Seed $800k–$11M; Series A $3.4M–$35M; Series B $4M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $288M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Everlab — The preventative health service of the future. Detect disease early, improve wellbeing, and optimise performance.
- Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.
- Outlier Space — Outlier Space is an aerospace startup that builds a scalable, uncrewed, and reusable satellite platform designed to unlock access to microgravity. The company provides breakthrough infrastructure to safely return orbital payloads back to Earth. This technology allows sectors like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and advanced materials to manufactureand research products beyond Earth's atmospheric limits.
Soul Capital is an impact investment organisation working towards a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Recycling
- Stage:Seed, Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $830k–$3M; Venture - Series Unknown $608k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cogo — At Cogo we are on a mission to empower hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses world-wide to become conscious consumers by taking action to measure, reduce and compensate for their impact on the world. Cogo enables everyone to join together to create a fairer and more sustainable world. Talk to us now or see our website for details.
- Staples VR — Staples Rentals is a Film/Video & Stills equipment rental house based in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Teacher’s Buddy — Create lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and more in minutes. AI-powered tools designed for educators.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Seed $428k–$1.2M; Angel $400k–$4.3M; Series A $1.4M–$8.8M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MAPTO — Bringing industries together since 2008, Mapto.com stands as the premier platform for a global business directory. Serving millions of companies and suppliers worldwide.Mapto, the “Business Development Guide,” has been specially designed to offer an e-commerce solution that brings together all companies in the world and provides an excellent B2Cuser experience without sacrificing B2B functionality. The most significant difference from other marketplaces is that it is customer-supported!In today’s world, product, manufacturer, and communication demands are the basis of e-commerce searches on the internet. It restructures the “roadmap of e-commerce” by bringing all these demands together and making them accessible to users.
- 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.
- Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 337
- Round size: Seed $34k–$7.6M; Pre-Seed $50k–$2.7M; Series A $3.4M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Vow — Vow is crafting a new category of food
- Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.
- 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
We're Altered Capital: venture capital and growth investors. Altered Capital exists to unlock potential. Of founders. Of employees. Of our investors.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile Apps, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $3M–$4.1M; Series A $4.4M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OneReg — Designed specifically for Aviation - One powerful, integrated platform delivering full operational clarity, real-time compliance and smarter insights.
- Contented AI — Contented AI offers AI-driven tools that help businesses generate, optimize, and manage written content for digital marketing.
- Ideally — Remarkably affordable, fast, robust and accessible research to inform and develop your ideas, concepts and products. Join us on our mission to make consumer testing a place ideas go to grow.
Auckland University's commercialisation arm
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical Device, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $694k–$5M; Pre-Seed $283k–$1.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.2M–$8.4M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RosterLab — RosterLab goal is to automate every part of the rostering process for healthcare.
- Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
- Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
Five V Capital is a leading, growth-focused private equity & venture capital firm in Australia and New Zealand
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Private Equity, Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Seed $2.7M–$5.6M; Series A $3.6M–$40M; Private Equity $39M–$59M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $250M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Blastone — Leading supplier of blasting abrasives and equipment for the surface preparation and protective coating industry.
- DyFlex Solutions — Incorporating adaptive technologies to unlock new levels of success for your organisation using next-generation SAP solutions backed by industry expertise.
- Checkbox — Checkbox is an award-winning no code platform which allows users to build their own business apps for process automation.
Investing in innovation for a healthy childhood Investing in innovation for a healthy childhood Impact investing since 2008 Portfolio Companies Invested Health Tech Products Launched Product and Service Revenue Generated Jobs Created in NZ Paediatric Patients
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- Industry: Medical Device, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $999k–$9.7M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- ISpy Nits — ISpyNits - everything you need to get rid of lice and nits once and for all
- Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
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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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $500k–$2.2M; Pre-Seed $337k–$682k; Venture - Series Unknown $898k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Intdevice — IntDevice's wirefree solutions offer a number of features versus other alternatives, bringing many benefits to customers. We offer EV charging solutions.
- Marama Labs — Marama Labs is a developer of a novel UV-Vis spectroscopy technology for scientific-analytical instrumentation. It assists customers in identifying and measuring turbid samples' characteristics by using light's spectral properties. It offers an ultra-violet and visible spectrophotometer for measuring absorption, extinction, and scatteringspectra of clear and turbid liquids to help customers keep their samples intact, reduce sample preparation steps, and improve measurement turnaround time.
- Arcanum AI — Rapidly build and integrate machine learning features with the Accelerate Platform library of pre-built workflows. Hosted API or deploy into your own cloud.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $1M–$3.5M; Series A $1.3M–$6M
- Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Modii — Leading the shift toward smart parking and mobility solutions to help create smarter, greener, and safer cities, universities and communities around the world.
- Lumary — Built on and invested in by Salesforce. Lumary software optimizes operations to increase revenue with advanced scheduling and billing functionality.
- Fergus — Fergus is a smart field service management software for service businesses. Make job management easy and carry out work better with our all-in-one solution.
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Browse database — It's Free!Rampersand invest in the best Australian technology founders, teams and companies and are committed to helping them become global leaders.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 64
- Round size: Seed $1M–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$1.5M; Series A $3.1M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Cor — Obi by Cor is the leading voice AI agent for customer onboarding and user activation. It uses voice and on-screen awareness to guide users, share best practices, and answer questions in real time.
- 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 — Leverage for lean, ambitious law firms. AI-powered drafting, review and verification that gets you back to practicing law
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 112
- Round size: Seed $662k–$3.2M; Pre-Seed $120k–$3M; Series A $649k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Operata — Continuously measure performance to deliver the best possible customer experience.
- SPEC Toolbox — Structural timber design software for Australian engineers. Design CLT, GLT, and connections to AS1720 standards. Start your free trial and automate today.
- Teacher’s Buddy — Create lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and more in minutes. AI-powered tools designed for educators.
Investing in great people solving hard problems to create a better future.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 52
- Round size: Seed $900k–$5M; Pre-Seed $511k–$1.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.2M–$5.5M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Regen — We send daily recommendations to our farmers' phones based on their own farm data, so NZ can farm smarter.
- Androgenix —
- Navi Medical Technologies — Navi Medical Technologies is a medical device development company.
Alpine Venture Capital operates as a venture capital firm that supports seed stage founders worldwide.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Accounting
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Italy, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $750k–$5M; Pre-Seed $2.8M–$4.4M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Omneky — Omneky - Omnichannel Creative Orchestration
- Deduction — Fast, accurate, and delightful AI tax prep. Organizes your documents. Advises all-year. IRS-ready. Human-reviewed.
- Tethys Robotics — Tethys Robotics develops AI-powered application oriented robotics system that enables professionals in carrying underwater search & recovery to inspection & surveillance.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 44
- Round size: Seed $355k–$5M; Series A $1.5M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hectre — Award winning, simple to use orchard apps for performance and cost management optimization.
- Projectworks — Grow your firm - and your impact.Projectworks is professional services automation software built for consulting firms that want to grow - and make a difference.As a project intelligence platform, Projectworks connects time tracking, expense tracking, resource management, invoicing, and financial reporting in one live system. It gives you thevisibility to see what’s working, fix what’s not, and scale your firm with confidence.Projectworks was built by consultants who know what it’s like to lose hours to spreadsheets and billing chaos. Designed specifically for engineering, architecture, software development, and management consulting, it’s professional services automation (PSA) software that gets experts out of the admin grind and back to the work that matters.Our cloud-based PSA tool brings together everything your business needs to plan, track, forecast, and grow. By automating time tracking, expense tracking, resource planning, project financials, and real-time reporting, Projectworks frees your people to focus on solving the world’s hardest problems - not wrestling with manual processes. On average, Projectworks users grow 20% in their first year.Connect Projectworks with your existing stack - including Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB, Jira, Azure DevOps, and Salesforce - to eliminate double handling, align your data, and operate with confidence.We’ll help you set up for success with expert data migration, comprehensive training, and responsive ongoing support.Key featuresTime tracking software: Easy, accurate timesheets that actually get filled out. Simplify project time tracking and keep billing up to date with integrated time management software for consultants.Expense tracking: Track project spend against budget with simple, mobile-friendly expense submission. Sync approved expenses directly to Xero as bills to pay.Resource management software: Plan and allocate resources effectively. See availability, utilization, and capacity in real time with powerful resource planning tools that make project delivery predictable.Revenue forecasting & project profitability: Combine financial and resourcing data to model revenue, monitor utilization and profitability, and make confident growth decisions.Invoicing automation: Create pre-populated invoices that sync seamlessly with Xero, reducing admin and helping you get paid faster.Reporting & insights: Access real-time dashboards, project profitability reports, and PSA analytics that bring clarity to every decision. Track the consulting metrics that matter most - across projects, clients, and teams.Integrations: Connect your favorite tools and run your firm on a unified project management and financial reporting platform.Flexible pricing means you only pay for what you use - plus, get a 10% discount on annual subscriptions.
- Sea-Flux Vessel Management Software — Sea-Flux is a cloud-based vessel management software package focused on simplifying and streamlining maritime operations. Our mobile-friendly app provides unparalleled features that reduce risk and cost to your operation.
Sparkbox Ventures was founded in 2001 and is New Zealand's most active seed stage investor
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- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 62
- Round size: Seed $1M–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $596k–$2.3M; Series A $1.2M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Search.io — Add search and discovery powered by machine learning to your website, e-commerce store, or app in minutes. Fully-hosted, free 14-day trial.
- SecurePII — SecurePII provides a cloud-based platform that enables organisations to reduce exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) across voice, chat, and AI training channels. The service includes call-by-call redaction of credit-card and other sensitive data via its SecureCall component, enabling businesses to offload PCI-DSS complianceobligations while still retaining customer-facing interactions. SecurePII also empowers companies to process conversation data more safely, by filtering or anonymising PII in real time, to enable AI, analytics, and automation initiatives without compromising customer privacy. The platform integrates with existing payment gateway and communications infrastructure to support both contact centres and unified communications environments.
- Checkbox — Checkbox is an award-winning no code platform which allows users to build their own business apps for process automation.
First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 851
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9.8M; Series A $2.5M–$26M; Series B $7M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Stensul — Create governed emails and landing pages with AI. Stensul helps enterprise marketing teams move more approved campaigns to market.
- Percolate — Percolate's complete web and mobile marketing software increases productivity, elevates your brand and helps you generate more sales. From governance, planning and content creation to audience acquisition, customer management and analytics, Percolate unites your brand, your data and your stories across every team, location, integrated systemand customer interaction.
- LiveIntent — Learn how we equip brands with advertising technology designed to help advertisers & publishers harness email by resolving identity, driving sales, & increasing revenue.
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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- Industry: Sustainability, Information Technology, AgTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$3M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ZeroJet — ZeroJet is the first jet propulsion system to be designed specifically for an electric motor, delivering the perfect balance of performance and runtime.
- Zincovery — Zincovery is a decarbonizing zinc recycling plant.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 51
- Round size: Seed $698k–$5.5M; Series A $500k–$21M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise 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
- Octopusbot — Empowering agribusinesses with 97% accurate AI forecasts, 7 months ahead of the market to mitigate weather risk and price volatility.
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Browse database — It's Free!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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 62
- Round size: Seed $417k–$4.2M; Pre-Seed $350k–$900k; Series A $5.9M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% 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
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The Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation is a private philanthropic trust, established in 2020.
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- Industry: Software, Furniture, Recycling
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Safe Surfer — Safe Surfer is an innovative platform that protects kids from harmful content
- Critical — Made in Aotearoa from 100% reclaimed NZ plastic waste, our panels come in a variety of pre-designed or custom colours and finishes, so you can realise your design vision and create a space that is truly unique. We help architects and designers to push design boundaries while meeting Green Star & sustainability targets.
- Starboard Maritime Intelligence — Monitor and protect your maritime domain
We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 263
- Round size: Seed $550k–$6M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $75M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Rilla — Demonstrating 90% reduction in cost-to-serve for live-streaming, Rilla is rewiring the content economy, directing the value generated back to creators and their communities.By leveraging audience bandwidth and rewarding them with ownership in the network, the savings are equivalent to a free month subscription every year for a moderate level ofviewership.Founded by the technical founders behind Altered State Machine, acquired for 214m. Together for 5+ ventures, collectively raising 130m+ and valued at 1b+.
- Osmo — Osmo is a payment company that helps people to send and receive money immediately.
- Uniblock — Uniblock helps connect developers with Web3 using our APIs and services. Our developers use Uniblock because of how easy it is to integrate into exciting applications. Try it for free today!
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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- Industry: Software, Internet, Mobile
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, India, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 518
- Round size: Series A $2.5M–$21M; Series B $5M–$52M; Series C $4.5M–$75M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $450M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Ellis — Ellis connects and reconciles portfolio, fund, and investor data across the systems you already use. Every number traceable. Run every fund from one trusted view.
- Bluefish Labs — We help brands turn AI into a new marketing channel.
- SpaceX — SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.
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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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 195
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$10M; Series A $6.6M–$33M; Series B $18M–$75M
- Lead/follow: 62% lead, 38% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- 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
- Octane — Simple financing for motorcycles, ATVs, mowers, and more. Check your rate with no impact to your credit.
- Panacea Financial — Whether you're transitioning to residency, refinancing your student loans, or funding a new practice - Panacea Financial can help.
A research-oriented venture studio that leverages full-stack capacity to build with blockchain innovators.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ZENi — ZENi is a data intelligence engine that powers autonomous AI agents. The platform transforms real-time on-chain and off-chain signals into actionable insights, enabling agents to make decisions, automate workflows, and execute tasks with high precision. Built as a decentralized data intelligence layer, ZENi supports Web3, fintech, e-commerce ,gaming and enterprise applications that require scalable, intelligent agent operations.
- aZen Protocol — aZen transforms computing resources & apps into dynamic fractional NFT, scheduled by smart contracts to build #DePIN for ubiquitous AI
- Zerobase — Trust layer of global finance. A proving network for real yield, with verifiable execution for capital, settlement, and risk. https://t.co/Y71G4wo3H9
Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Australia, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 120
- Round size: Seed $343k–$3.4M; Pre-Seed $350k–$900k; Series A $2.5M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% 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.
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Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 882
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$15M; Series A $5.7M–$50M; Series B $15M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Bev — Bev | zero sugar premium canned wine | crisp, dry & a lil' fizzy
- SwishX — Indias First Employee Savings Platform
- Bolt — Bolt is a materials company that invents and scales materials that put the planet on a path towards a better future. Biofabricated silk fibers MicrosilkTM - based on proteins found in nature, produced using Bolt Threads proprietary technology and revolutionary bioengineering concepts. Next-generation of performance fibers, fabrics and luxuryproducts that represent cutting-edge technology in science, while raising the bar for quality, performance, and design.
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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- Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Round size: Seed $800k–$4.9M; Series A $3.3M–$18M; Series B $8.1M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $31M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Kasada — Kasada stops automated threats and bot attacks from the very first request across web, mobile apps, and APIs. Real-time bot mitigation with no rules to manage.
- 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
- Instant — The world's best-performing online checkout that maximises revenue for your brand!
Super-seeded by new entry: Flying Kiwi Angels
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- 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 is enabling personalized orthopedics at scale through a fusion of AI-automation with computational biomechanics. Built on 20 years of musculoskeletal research at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Formus 3D pre-op planning is FDA, PMDA, and TGA cleared, and has planned over 3,000 hip replacement surgeries at more than 25 sites acrossANZ, Japan, and the US. We are at the next frontier of orthopedics, combining AI-automation with patient-specific modelling of bony and soft-tissue to optimize joint replacement surgeries for each and every patient. Working in tandem with implant manufacturers, we integrate seamlessly into existing industry workflows to reduce costs and vastly increase reliability and scalability. Formus's unique capabilities empower surgeons to revolutionize personalized orthopedics at scale to improve the outcomes of every patient.
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Browse database — It's Free!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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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Geography: United States, Australia, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$9M; Initial Coin Offering $2M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
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- 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
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- Inference Labs — AI hyperscale on decentralized networks - We provide certainty for on-chain AI
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 67
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$4.9M; Series A $1.5M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $125M in 2022
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- Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
- 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.
- Migco Pharmaceuticals — Migco Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company focused on designed to develop new drug therapies for migraine headache.
Waterdrip capital invests in blockchain industries.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Singapore, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Round size: Seed $1M–$6M; Pre-Seed $500k–$3M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.5M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LNT — LNT provides a Bitcoin Taproot-based token system that allows basic asset creation and transfers with limited available details.
- 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.
- ZENi — ZENi is a data intelligence engine that powers autonomous AI agents. The platform transforms real-time on-chain and off-chain signals into actionable insights, enabling agents to make decisions, automate workflows, and execute tasks with high precision. Built as a decentralized data intelligence layer, ZENi supports Web3, fintech, e-commerce ,gaming and enterprise applications that require scalable, intelligent agent operations.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 215
- Round size: Seed $300k–$5.1M; Pre-Seed $392k–$2M; Series A $1.7M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- VoiceByte — VoiceByte is an application platform that allows its users to record and share their voice either privately or on social networks.
- GeoSnapShot — Let's put your photos to work. Built for professionals, available to everyone. GeoSnapShot is loved by amateurs, professionals, teams and individuals.
- Shore Trade — Buy Wholesale Seafood Directly from the Best Fisheries
Mark Clayton
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- Industry: Software, Intelligent Systems, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $694k–$5M; Series A $1.2M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% 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 — Gastric Alimetry brings data-driven clarity to chronic gastric symptoms, helping clinicians diagnose with confidence.
- Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Phil Quist is currently working at Creative Artists Agency and is the Founder of PQ Selects. He is also an Investor at Connect Ventures and a Board Member at Forbes. Prior to that, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley. Phil attended Southern Methodist University.
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- Industry: Hotel, Hospitality, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Geography: United States, Germany, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Gumroad — Gumroad is a powerful, but simple, e-commerce platform. We make it easy to earn your first dollar online by selling digital products, memberships and more.
- The Plug Drink — The Plug Drink is made with 100% natural ingredients. Bounce-back faster than ever.
- 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.
Web 3.0 Entertainment, Sports, Fashion, Metaverse, Social, Gamefi & Gamified Utility
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- Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Software
- Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Geography: Canada, Turkey, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Edu3Labs — Edu3Labs combines education and blockchain technology to create a platform where content creators, learners, and NFE token holders can all benefit. Edu3Labs is a new and innovative way to make learning more engaging and rewarding for everyone.Also, Edu3Labs is a brand-new blockchain ecosystem aimed at the education sector, with the mission ofboth giving ownership and rewarding all parties in the ecosystem. The Edu3Labs ecosystem, which currently has an education and publishing-focused NFT marketplace and metaverse platform, is also planning to provide blockchain solutions to educational institutions.A short description of Edu3Labs; A new learning experience created by the integration of the online education sector and the blockchain technology.
- AlterVerse — Discover AlterVerse, an immersive free-to-play game coming to the Epic Store. Explore endless possibilities in our boundless sandbox environment where survival skills are key. Join the adventure today!
- Smobler Studios — Smobler Studios is a multimedia design agency headquartered in Singapore with offices in Canada, USA and Bhutan. We specialize in creative ideation, design thinking, storyboarding, 3D, graphic & technical design, animation, video production and metaverse development.
Scotland's business advice, support and funding agency. Explore our products and services to find the right support for your business and apply online today.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Grant
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 254
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Swurf — The work surfing platform. Making it easy for venues to welcome a new community of remote workers.
- Gigged.AI — Fill skill gaps using our on-demand talent network. Get AI-powered, real-time visibility over your employee and agent capabilities to power internal mobility.
- Bright Ascension — Bright Ascension offers mission ready software in space and on the ground. Our integrated software is perfect for any satellite mission.
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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- 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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