Top 50 Biotech Startup Investors in New Zealand (June 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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9 | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $593k–$16M |
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Finistere Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | United States, New Zealand, Israel | Series B, Series C, Series A | Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech | $3.4M–$40M |
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New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund
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5 | New Zealand, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Biotechnology, SaaS | $400k–$8.8M |
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Enterprise Angels
VC Fund
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5 | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $153k–$2.4M |
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K1W1
VC Fund
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4 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Biotechnology | $419k–$17M |
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Callaghan Innovation
VC Fund
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4 | New Zealand, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed, Grant | Biotechnology, Agriculture, Construction | $6.2k–$716k |
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OurCrowd
VC Fund
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3 | Israel, United States, New Zealand | Series B, Series A, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $612k–$70M |
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Matū Group
VC Fund
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3 | New Zealand, United States | Seed | Biotechnology, Robotics, Nanotechnology | |
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IP Group
VC Fund
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3 | United Kingdom, United States, Australia | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics | $393k–$23M |
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AgriZeroNZ
VC Fund
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2 | United States, New Zealand, Sweden | Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Animal Feed, AgTech | $15M–$27M |
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Fonterra Co-operative Group
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, United States, Germany | Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed | Food and Beverage, Wellness, Biotechnology | $612k–$17M |
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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, Video | $612k–$5M |
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Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands | Series A, Series B, Seed | Agriculture, AgTech, Farming | $3.8M–$28M |
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Ice Angels
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States, Canada | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Apps, Video | $367k–$8.5M |
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Booster
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States | Seed | Robotics, Toys, EdTech | $715k–$830k |
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Toyota Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Israel | Series A, Seed, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Robotics | $1.4M–$126M |
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Pacific Channel
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, Australia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Medical Device, Medical, CleanTech | $1.1M–$5M |
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Olympus Corporation of the Americas
VC Fund
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1 | United States, New Zealand | Grant, Series A, Series C | Medical, Biotechnology, Health Care | |
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New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Medical Device, SaaS | $830k–$17M |
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Cultivate Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States | Seed | Mobile, Sensor, Big Data | $3.9M–$7M |
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Bioeconomy Science Institute
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand | Pre-Seed | Horticulture, Biotechnology, Plant-Based Foods | |
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Serge van Dam
Angel
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1 | New Zealand | Seed | Biotechnology, Product Research | |
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Melanie Melanie
Angel
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1 | New Zealand | Seed | Biotechnology, Product Research | |
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David Ross
Angel
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1 | New Zealand | Seed | Biopharma, Biotechnology | |
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University of Auckland Inventors Fund
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States | Series A, Series B, Convertible Note | Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Audio | $1.4M–$18M |
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Uniservices
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed | Medical Device, SaaS, Audio | |
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AngelHQ
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States, Canada | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, SaaS, Analytics | $367k–$3M |
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Biomimicry Institute
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, Japan | Grant | Biotechnology, Advanced Materials, Energy | $15k–$150k |
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Marko Bogoievski
Angel
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1 | New Zealand | Biotechnology, Manufacturing | ||
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Tuhua Fund
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Internet, B2B | $735k–$7.5M |
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Catamount Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Education, Manufacturing | $1.4M–$17M |
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Sante Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, Japan | Series A, Series B, Series C | Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology | $1.9M–$80M |
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RIV Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Canada, United States, Italy | Seed, Series A | Cannabis, AgTech, SaaS | $1.5M–$12M |
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Sustainable Food Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, Germany | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing | $100k–$4M |
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Custos Privatstiftung
VC Fund
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1 | Israel, Austria, New Zealand | Series B, Seed, Series C | Software, Biopharma, Nutrition | $5M–$15M |
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Snowball Effect
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand | Seed, Angel | Software, Health Care, Manufacturing | $558k–$3.5M |
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Hostplus
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, United Kingdom, United States | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Biotechnology, Renewable Energy | $6.7M–$111M |
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Latesha Randall
Angel
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1 | New Zealand | Seed | Biotechnology, Product Research | |
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Paul Davidson
Angel
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1 | Finland, New Zealand, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | SaaS, FinTech, Privacy | |
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Tribe Global Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand | Series A | SaaS, Software, Biometrics | |
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Octopus Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.9M–$46M |
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Powerhouse Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, France, New Zealand | Seed, Series A | Solar, FinTech, Big Data | $500k–$8.2M |
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Movac
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce | $795k–$16M |
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Radicle Growth
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Grant | Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech | $250k–$17M |
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ArcAngels
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand | Series A | Medical, Genetics, Health Care | |
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IP Group Australia
VC Fund
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1 | Australia, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy | $811k–$29M |
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Outset Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed | CleanTech, Biotechnology, Product Research | |
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Even Capital
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand | Seed, Series C | FinTech, Biotechnology, Product Research | |
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Sparkbox Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | New Zealand, United States, Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, EdTech | $593k–$1.6M |
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Adam Clark
Angel
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1 | New Zealand | Seed | Biotechnology, Product Research | |
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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: 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
Finistere Ventures is an agricultural technology and life sciences venture capital investor. Founded in 2005, the company partners with other entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to build innovative companies that have the potential to transform modern agriculture, increase food security, improve nutrition, and enhance sustainability. Their appliedexperience as operators, and pioneering role in Ag Tech, is actively utilized to benefit its portfolio companies and Partners. Finistere has global access to the best new technologies from centers of Ag Tech excellence in the U.S., Australia, Israel, New Zealand, and Canada through its venture partner networks. Finistere’s locations in San Diego and Palo Alto, California keeps them connected to the centers of mainstream venture investment and the world’s leading innovation ecosystem.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech
- Stage:Series B, Series C, Series A
- Geography: United States, New Zealand, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 53
- Round size: Series A $3.8M–$9M; Series B $7.5M–$40M; Series C $3.4M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $28M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Jooules — Jooules offers a sustainable food system to ensure a greener, healthier future by using fermentation technologies to create nutritious protein ingredients.
- POP — POP offers a nutrient-packed supplement for pet dogs to reduce inflammation and support whole-body health.
- Metrovate — Metrovate is a biotechnology company which enhance global health and sustainability via sophisticated research and development.
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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- 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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- 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.
K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.
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- 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.
Callaghan Innovation is a stand-alone Crown Entity established on 1 February, 2013. Their role hasn’t previously existed in New Zealand.When they succeed, all New Zealanders will benefit from a stronger economy, higher value exports, more productive and sustainable resource use, more jobs and higher incomes.International evidence showsadvanced technology institutes like Callaghan Innovation have been successful at helping businesses build innovation capability that contributes to their growth and the broader economy.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Agriculture, Construction
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Grant
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $612k–$612k; Grant $6.2k–$17k; Pre-Seed $612k–$716k
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
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.
- Bontia Bio — Bontia Bio is dedicated to creating natural parasiticides for crop protection and animal health.
- Forever Harvest — Forever Harvest is a food technology startup specializing in cellular horticulture.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Israel, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 261
- Round size: Seed $612k–$8M; Series A $5.3M–$22M; Series B $8M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Corgi Insurance — Corgi Insurance Services, Inc. ("Corgi") is an American technology company that operates an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered insurance carrier based in San Francisco, California. Corgi Insurance develops and operates a fully integrated insurance stack using AI agents to automate traditional carrier operations, becoming the world’sfirst “AI insurance company.” The company owns multiple subsidiaries operating under a dog-themed naming convention.
- PhenOlives — PhenOlives transforms olive oil waste into nutritious, gluten-free olive flour that retains the health benefits of olive oil. The company employs a patented process to create a high-fiber ingredient suitable for various baking and cooking applications.
- BetterSeeds — The company focuses on non-GMO genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 for creating a novel breed of seeds and crop traits that address the 21st-century agriculture challenges. BetterSeeds provides advanced seeds enabling better crops for mechanized harvesting, extreme e climate resistance, higher calory and nutrient values, and more.
Investing in scalable science and deep tech start-ups in Aotearoa NZ. We operate venture capital funds that invest in science and deep tech through a hands-on, active approach.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Robotics, Nanotechnology
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ligar — Revolutionising molecular extraction through nanotechnology (molecularly imprinted polymers)
- Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
- PowerON — Dielectric Elastomers for Soft Robotics
IP Group's core business is the creation of value for its shareholders and partners through the commercialisation of intellectual property originating from research intensive institutions. Their strength lies in managing this process from finding suitable intellectual property to commercialise to either helping develop businesses and createvalue out of them, or identifying and establishing appropriate commercial partnerships to do so. IP Group's extensive expertise in this area combined with its inside knowledge of both industry and finance have enabled the group to create a formidable track record of consistently delivering excellent results for their companies, for their partners and for their shareholders.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 188
- Round size: Seed $393k–$7.6M; Series A $2M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $125M in 2014
Portfolio highlights
- Lumai — Lumai delivers optical compute for the inference era, enabling up to 50x AI performance and 90% less power. Supports billion-parameter LLMs today.
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- Intrinsic Semiconductor Technologies — Exciting new developments around the Internet of Things, Big Data, autonomous vehicles, and Artificial Intelligence highlight how our approach to computation must fundamentally change.
AgriZeroNZ is a world-first public-private partnership helping farmers reduce emissions while maintaining profitability and productivity.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Animal Feed, AgTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, New Zealand, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Series A $15M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BioLumic — BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements incrops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013.
- Agteria Biotech — Agteria Biotech is an innovative biotech startup dedicated to mitigating methane emissions in cattle through our groundbreaking compound. By promoting sustainable practices in livestock farming, we aim to engage investors and dairy companies interested in eco-friendly solutions. Partner with us to t
- Ruminant BioTech — Ruminant BioTech is a company that creates slow-release devices for long-term controlled-release methane mitigation.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Wellness, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $612k–$612k; Series B $10M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vivici — Our mission is to meet the world's growing need for sustainable, nutritious and great tasting animal-free proteins.
- POP — POP offers a nutrient-packed supplement for pet dogs to reduce inflammation and support whole-body health.
- Metrovate — Metrovate is a biotechnology company which enhance global health and sustainability via sophisticated research and development.
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, 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.
Rabobank emerged from several small agricultural cooperative banks, founded by Dutch farmers in the late nineteenth century. Food & Agriculture (F&A) is in our DNA, from which we built a unique position in the F&A sector as a key financier and international player, attributes which we leverage for the benefit of our stakeholders andportfolio companies. We recognise and understand the food security challenges lying ahead of us and how Innovation in F&A supply chains is key to the solution, which is why we are dedicated to committing capital to the space.
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- Industry: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Series A $3.8M–$18M; Series B $5M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vence — Vence makes a hardware solution for cattle which when combined with their application software allows farmers to remotely manage/control their livestock. Their solution increases the utilization of the available grasses (increased the number of animals on a farm), removes costs associated with fencing (hardware/ maintenance costs/labor) and eliminates labor associated with moving the animals.
- Aromyx — Aromyx pioneers the creation of tastes and smells using a quantitative measurement system developed with biotechnology, data science, and AI.
- Saga Robotics — Saga Robotics delivers UV-C mildew control, AI-driven data services, and robotic farm automation with the autonomous robot Thorvald. Our robots provide chemical-free vineyard and strawberry disease management to help growers increase yields and reduce reliance on fungicides.
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- Industry: Software, Apps, Video
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $1M–$1.6M; Angel $367k–$428k; Series A $1.4M–$8.5M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.5M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Cove — Cove is a New Zealand company bringing a touch of innovation and simplicity to the insurance industry.
- beany.biz — Accounting, tax and advisory services for New Zealand business owners. We help you make smarter decisions for both your business and life.
- Spoke Phone — Can you see the conversations your mobile teams are having right now? Spoke gives regulated teams full visibility over every call, SMS, and WhatsApp.
Booster is an investment manager, superannuation and default KiwiSaver scheme provider. We offer ethical, New Zealand and specialist investment options.
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- Industry: Robotics, Toys, EdTech
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $715k–$830k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
- Bontia Bio — Bontia Bio is dedicated to creating natural parasiticides for crop protection and animal health.
- 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.
Toyota Ventures is a San Francisco Bay Area-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups from around the world. Founded in July 2017, its mission is to discover what’s next for Toyota by helping startups bring disruptive technologies and business models to market quickly. With more than $800 million in assets under management,the firm’s funds include the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund focused on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, autonomy, mobility, robotics, financial technologies, materials, and energy; and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund focused on innovative solutions for carbon neutrality.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Robotics
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 142
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$17M; Series A $9.3M–$40M; Series B $15M–$126M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $150M in 2024
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- Orbital Industries — Orbital Materials leverages AI to design and deploy advanced materials & climate technologies for the long-term habitability of our planet.
- Avalanche Energy — Avalanche Energy operates as a fusion energy start-up.
Investing in great people solving hard problems to create a better future.
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- 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.
At Olympus, we put a lot of good back into the world, and what we do, really matters.
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- Industry: Medical, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Grant, Series A, Series C
- Geography: United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
- Swan EndoSurgical — Swan EndoSurgical provides endoluminal surgical robotic systems that will enhance patient care everywhere.
- On Target Laboratories — ON TARGET LABORATORIES discovers and develops fluorescent markers to target and illuminate cancer during surgery so it can be removed more completely.
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, 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.
Cultivate Ventures is an investment and advisory firm built to catalyze growth for promising food, wellness and fitness companies. We focus specifically on investment, business concept incubation, seed-to-growth stage acceleration and turn around advisory services. We believe strongly in strong returns on capital combined with collaboration,transparency, conscious consumerism. We take a long-term, collaborative and flexible approach to each company and client we work with and invest in, allowing our financial and operational stake to grow as our partners grow.
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- Industry: Mobile, Sensor, Big Data
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $3.9M–$7M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
- Kwant — Kwant.ai is a Construction Analytics Platform using Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence to save lives and money
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- Industry: Horticulture, Biotechnology, Plant-Based Foods
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Forever Harvest — Forever Harvest is a food technology startup specializing in cellular horticulture.
Serge has a depth of experience in technology startups that is difficult to rival. As CMO of M-Com, Serge led the growth of M-Com from a four person mobile commerce development company to the world's most successful provider of mobile banking and payment solutions (in both licensed and SaaS categories). He has since held executive levelpositions and Directorships, including as Chair on four boards, of many successful B2B SaaS companies. He is also an avid investor.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Product Research
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Product Research
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
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- Industry: Biopharma, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Helico — Helico is developing a proprietary computational platform for synthetic biology research using modelling tools and AI-based prediction algorithms. The long-term aim is to develop a seed bank of different drugs able to be licensed to grow medical supplies in confined greenhouses anywhere in the world.
University of Auckland Inventors Fund
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- Industry: Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Audio
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Convertible Note
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Series A $1.4M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PowerON — Dielectric Elastomers for Soft Robotics
- Soul Machines — Go beyond avatars. Create interactive, customizable, Soul Machines Digital People for AI-driven impact. Try it now.
- Rain Therapeutics — Rain Therapeutics researches, develops and translates innovative targeted cancer therapies to patients
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- Industry: Medical Device, SaaS, Audio
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
- Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
- Acumino — Acumino offers next-generation, AI powered robot models for the execution of highly dexterous tasks in industrial automation settings. The Acumino AI is trained on the most accurate data of robot interactions and facilitates the deployment of next-generation intelligent robot workers in a fast, scalable, reliable, cost-efficient manner, unlockingunmatched dexterity & ROI.
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- 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.
Biomimicry Institute is a non-profit organization that empowers people to seek nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet. Biomimicry Institute was founded in 2006 by Janine Benyus and Bryony Schwan to share nature’s design lessons. It was founded in 2006 and headquartered in Missoula, Montana.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Advanced Materials, Energy
- Stage:Grant
- Geography: Canada, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Grant $15k–$150k
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Fiberly — Molecular-level cellulose regeneration. Nature-inspired fiber engineering.
- AZUL Energy — AZUL Energy provides next-generation energy devices.
- Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
Marko retired as CEO of Morrison & Co in 2021 after 13 years of leading the business. He continues to provide guidance for investments in telecommunications and digital infrastructure. His 30 year career has been in the infrastructure and technology sectors in a variety of senior finance, operational and sales roles in the United States and NewZealand. Prior to joining Morrison & Co in 2008, Marko was CFO of Telecom NZ, responsible for corporate finance, M&A and group strategy. Marko is Chair of Vodafone New Zealand.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
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- Pictor — PictorDx offers a flexible multiplex proteomics platform that delivers multiple biomarker insights simultaneously and cost-effectively for multiple sample types
Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups
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- Industry: Software, Internet, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $735k–$3.2M; Series A $1.4M–$7.5M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.5M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Datch — Built on top of a powerful connected platform, the Datch Voice Assistant allows you to use the most natural form of communication - your voice - to converse with your site, allowing you to connect and interact with your existing in-house systems through simple integrations.
- Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
- Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
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Browse database — It's Free!Founded in 2000 by Jed Smith, Catamount Ventures works with passionate entrepreneurs to help them build companies in the education, healthy living, and sustainability markets. Our common goal? To generate enduring value and produce outstanding returns for our investors.
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- Industry: Software, Education, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 68
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$13M; Series B $1.4M–$15M; Series C $2.3M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $80M in 2009
Portfolio highlights
- Modumetal — Modumetal has enabled a revolutionary new class of nanolaminated materials with broad application in structural, corrosion and high temperature performance of coatings, bulk materials and partsModumetal is based on the interaction of different materials at their interfaces. By laminating metals, Modumetal creates a new way to influence materialproperties. By growing metal using low-cost electrochemical methods, Modumetal enables a whole new class of applications of these materials.Modumetal is currently producing nanolaminated alloys for applications in construction, energy and aerospace markets.
- MasteryConnect — Drive student growth with software for innovative assessment, curriculum planning, benchmark assessment, and free apps for teachers.
- Presence — Expand access to services and engage students in new ways with our award-winning technology and network of expert clinicians.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, Canada, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 108
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$29M; Series B $2.6M–$42M; Series C $3.5M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 59% lead, 41% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $260M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- ABK Biomedical — At ABK biomedical, we are focused on developing novel Y90 radioembolization treatment options for patients with hypervascular liver tumors
- Sonire Therapeutics — Sonire Therapeutics provides High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment for cancer.
- SONIRE Therapeutics — SONIRE Therapeutics is a clinical-stage medical device company. It is a U.S. subsidiary of SONIRE Therapeutics Co., Ltd..
RIV Capital is a cannabis acquisition and investment firm building a leading multistate platform of brands in key strategic U.S. markets.
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- Industry: Cannabis, AgTech, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Canada, United States, Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$2.5M; Series A $6.7M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dynaleo — At Dynaleo, we produce the highest quality cannabis-infused Edible Gummies. Learn more about our innovative CBD and THC gummies on our website.
- Headset — Retail & market insights for cannabis retailers, product manufacturers, CPGs, processors, growers & all ancillary services.
- BioLumic — BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements incrops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013.
SFV backs globally early-stage founders building leading Future of Food companies that are: #Cell-based #Plant-based #Recombinant
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Geography: United States, India, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Seed $845k–$4M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Veggie Victory — VeggieVictory is Nigeria’s first plant-based food tech company bringing people a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle through plant-based meats and meals.
- High Time Foods — High Time Foods provides shelf-stable and moldable plant-based meat alternatives to foodservice operators. Their first product is a plant-based chicken alternative that does not require refrigeration. The product is moldable and can be used in any cuisine as a substitute for chicken.
Custos Privatstiftung is a private company.
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- Industry: Software, Biopharma, Nutrition
- Stage:Series B, Seed, Series C
- Geography: Israel, Austria, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Series B $5M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Innovopro — InnovoPro is committed to bringing unique plant-based protein ingredients to the global food market in order to create nutritious, tasty, safe, and sustainable food products. With an excellent nutritional profile, free from properties and wide usability in the food industry, InnovoPro’s chickpea protein is the best choice for the growingplant-based protein market.InnovoPro was founded on 2013 by Dr. Ascher Shmulewitz an experienced inventor and investor, and has made considerable progress in developing chickpea proteins and other chickpea ingredients.InnovoPro has been recognized as an innovator of disruptive technology in the food industry.
- Helico — Helico is developing a proprietary computational platform for synthetic biology research using modelling tools and AI-based prediction algorithms. The long-term aim is to develop a seed bank of different drugs able to be licensed to grow medical supplies in confined greenhouses anywhere in the world.
- Authentic Vision — Authentic Vision is best known for providing new and innovative ways of brand protection. The company holds several patents and is cooperating closely with universities and the world’s leading security printing companies to stay abreast of the latest developments in the fields of brand/value protection and costumer communication solutions.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $558k–$3.5M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ubco — UBCO is a New Zealand and US-based tech company that designs, develops, and distributes Utility Electric Vehicles and Portable Power Supplies for on-and off-road adventures, leisure and recreation, and commercial use where vehicle utility is required. UBCO have a desire to Power Your Purpose, through it's Utility Electric Vehicles (UEVs) thatcan change the way people ride, work, and play. UBCO currently has a digitally connected UEV platform which includes on- and off-road transport (2×2), portable power, accessories, and software. They provide a complete solution, from users to managers across a wide range of applications.
- Tether Limited — Tether develops a solution that continuously assesses, reports on, and rates the environmental quality and energy efficiency of homes, offices, and classrooms. Tether will not only enable continuous evaluation and feedback, but it will also provide ways to improve the environments in which users live, work, or learn.Through connected hardware andsoftware solutions, Tether promotes healthy living, learning, and working environments.
- 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.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Renewable Energy
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 58
- Round size: Series A $6.7M–$49M; Series B $20M–$111M; Series C $13M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Gradiant — Gradiant deploys advanced water treatment solutions and technologies to solve the toughest water challenges for the world's critical industries.
- Cardiac Dimensions — Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. is a medical device company developing novel interventional tools for the treatment of heart failure and the related condition of mitral valve regurgitation. Our product, the Carillon® Mitral Contour System®, is a groundbreaking, non-surgical device developed to treat functional mitral valve regurgitation. Our system uses acatheter based approach to reshape the mitral valve and reduce mitral regurgitation.
- 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
Latesha Randall is the Co- Founder at Raglan Coconut Yoghurt. Latesha attended Homeschooled.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Product Research
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
Paul Davidson joined private equity group, West Coast Capital in 2005 following a successful career in corporate law in the UK, the US and Commonwealth of Independent States. As an active partner in West Coast Capital as well as providing legal counsel, Paul focusses on deal sourcing and transacting.Since joining the group, Paul has successfulyled the acquisition and delisting from the LSE of the UK's largest garden centre business, Wyevale as well as a series of acquisitions and disposals.Prior to joining West Coast Capital headed the corporate team of UK lawyers, McGrigors.In late 1994 Paul was seconded to an oil and gas company called JKX whose focus was on the former Soviet Union, primarily in Ukraine, Georgia and the Russian Federation. JKX listed on the London Stock Exchange in mid 1995 and at that time Paul joined the company as its Legal Director on a full time basis. During his time as Legal Director, Paul gained wide commercial experience as the company concluded a number of transactions throughout the former Soviet Union.
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- Industry: SaaS, FinTech, Privacy
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Finland, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
- TVSquared — With trusted, independent attribution and partnerships with DSPs, publishers, advertisers and MVPDs, TVSquared measures the effectiveness of TV advertising through an infinitely scalable platform for linear, addressable and OTT/CTV.
- Ubisecure — Ubisecure B2B IAM, Legal Entity Identifiers LEI, IDaaS and hybrid identity management. European SSO, MFA, LEI made easy.
A venture capital fund for ambitious Australian & New Zealand B2B technology ventures seeking to expand to the UK or USA. Tribe Global Ventures.
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- Industry: SaaS, Software, Biometrics
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
- Kanopi — Discover Kanopi's full-stack insurance platform. Launch new products with speed, scale effortlessly and deliver anywhere. Learn more.
- Mercha.com.au — Mercha is Company Branded Merchandise Made Easy for You. Shop the highest quality promotional merchandise for your business with a click of a button. Shop Now.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 357
- Round size: Seed $1.9M–$11M; Series A $3M–$21M; Series B $7.5M–$46M
- Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $101M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- CertiVox — CertiVox solutions deliver simple, powerful information security to all things Internet (mainframes, too!), protecting business and individual privacy through the cloud and at rest. CertiVox was founded in 2009 to provide technology and services based on a simple belief: that everyone deserves the right to secure their information exchangessimply and easily. CertiVox's leading-edge encryption, key management and identity management solutions are currently in use at hundreds of the world’s leading corporations and used by individuals across the globe to protect their privacy.The companies passion is to create and share unique, cutting-edge cryptographic innovations for enterprise cloud computing and all things Internet. CertiVox are the only company in the global market today that has the technology in place to arm businesses and individuals with easy-to-use certificateless security solutions for any device and platform.Whether you are a business that wants to safeguard your company’s intellectual property, an ISV or SaaS provider that needs to embed cryptography and key management into your application, or an individual who wants to preserve the privacy of your personal data, CertiVox gives you the power to secure your information for all things Internet.CertiVox’s leading-edge solutions – including MIRACL (Multiprecision Integer and Rational Arithmetic C/C++ Library) Cryptographic SDK, on-demand encryption Key Management Service (KMS) and Identity Management Service (IDMS) – enable cloud service providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), communication providers, and smart device and semiconductor manufacturers to secure their voice and data communication solutions with ease.The PrivateSky Secure Information Exchange Service (SIX) gives individuals, businesses and their partners and customers easy-to-use tools to quickly encrypt email, files and documents without complex infrastructure or user burden. Compliance with mandatory encryption and privacy statues has never been easier.The bottom line: CertiVox's revolutionary certificateless cryptography, identity and key management solutions have taken the hassle out of Internet security, making it easy to securely exchange your information in any form, any time.
- Mojo — Join 600,000+ men worldwide using AI-powered coaches to build a performance mindset and take back control of their love lives.
- Phlux Technology — We develop, manufacture and supply innovative communication and vision components
powerHouse is a New Zealand intellectual property commercialisation company investing to develop new spin-out ventures
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- Industry: Solar, FinTech, Big Data
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, France, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$8.2M; Series A $500k–$7M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
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- VeriQuantix — VeriQuantix was spun out of the University of Queensland. VeriQuantix is an Australian startup specializing in cybersecurity, focusing on quantum technology to enhance the security of optical fiber communication networks. Their core innovation, Quantum Link Verification (QLV), is designed to detect and alert network operators to physical tappingattempts and intercept cyber attacks on fiber optic networks. This technology leverages quantum principles, specifically entangled photons, to verify the trustworthiness of network links by ensuring that any unauthorized access disrupts photon entanglement and triggers immediate alerts.
- Granular Energy — Granular Energy provides solutions for managing and trading clean energy. We are the leading provider of energy certificate management software for utilities, helping to streamline certificate managment processes and enabling utilities to launch next-generation green offers, including transparency down to the hourly level.
- Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
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: 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
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- 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.
Radicle Growth is a San Diego, California based venture capital firm focused sustainable, early-stage ag and food tech startups.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Grant
- Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $250k–$3M; Grant $250k–$1M; Series A $5M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
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- New Iridium — Kemvera is a sustainable chemical innovation company empowering customers to reduce carbon impact through sustainable, cost-effective, drop-in chemicals and materials with equal performance as fossil products.-
- Solasta Bio — Solasta Bio develops environment-friendly products that meet a global need for new and effective crop protection.
- Impetus Agriculture — Impetus Agriculture focuses on developing multiple topical or transgenic insect control products. Products that are safe, effective, and sustainable. Products that are not subject to the same insect resistance that has developed in current commercial products.
At ArcAngels Funding, we connect female entrepreneurs across New Zealand to venture capital and investment to help their businesses grow.
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- Industry: Medical, Genetics, Health Care
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: New Zealand
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- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Engender Technologies — Engender has developed a proprietary process to separate X (female) and Y (male) bearing bull sperm cells, enabling dairy farmers to accelerate genetic gain and improve productivity. Engender has secured scientific and laboratory facilities from one of the world’s largest AI companies in exchange for an option for it to non-exclusively licenseEngender’s technology.
Ip Group Australia build and support outstanding intellectual property-based companies.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $938k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $811k–$942k; Series A $3M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
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- Hysata — Hysata is a developer of hydrogen electrolyzer designed to accelerate the world's shift away from fossil fuels to green hydrogen
- ElectraLith — The cleanest, most versatile and most cost-efficient method of extracting and refining lithium, the primary element of a sustainable future.
- MGA Thermal — MGA Thermal, specialists in thermal energy storage technology. Renewable, high-power, economical, modular, safe and sustainable thermal storage solutions.
Outset, Empowering NZ's deep tech startups: investment, space, support. Join our community of innovators for global impact.
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- Industry: CleanTech, Biotechnology, Product Research
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
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- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
- Vertus Energy — We innovate to make fossil natural gas extinct.
- OpenStar Technologies — OpenStar Technologies is a renewable energy company that develops fusion reactors for baseload power to the grid.
Even Capital operates as an investment firm.
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- Industry: FinTech, Biotechnology, Product Research
- Stage:Seed, Series C
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
- Sharesies — Sharesies allows you to get started investing from just $5.
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
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- 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.
Adam Clark is the Co-Founder, COO at Turncast. Adam Clark attended The Master's University.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Product Research
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
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