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Top 50 Biotech Startup Investors in New Zealand (June 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in New Zealand Biotech startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in New Zealand Biotech startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund
9 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Information Technology $593k–$16M
Enterprise Angels
VC Fund
5 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Software, Health Care, Information Technology $153k–$2.4M
Finistere Ventures
VC Fund
5 United States, New Zealand, Israel Series B, Series C, Series A Agriculture, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage $3.8M–$40M
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund
5 New Zealand, United States, Japan Seed, Series A, Angel Software, Biotechnology, SaaS $400k–$8.8M
Callaghan Innovation
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, United States Pre-Seed, Grant, Seed Biotechnology, Agriculture, Construction $6.2k–$716k
Matū Group
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States Seed Biotechnology, Robotics, Nanotechnology
Pacific Channel
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, Australia, Canada Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Medical Device, Biotechnology $1.1M–$5M
OurCrowd
VC Fund
3 Israel, United States, New Zealand Series B, Series A, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $612k–$70M
K1W1
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Biotechnology $419k–$17M
IP Group
VC Fund
3 United Kingdom, United States, Australia Seed, Series A Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics $393k–$23M
Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands Series A, Series B, Seed Agriculture, AgTech, Farming $3.8M–$28M
Fonterra Co-operative Group
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, Germany Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed Food and Beverage, Wellness, Biotechnology $612k–$17M
Global from Day One
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Video $612k–$5M
Cultivate Ventures
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Mobile, Sensor $3.9M–$7M
AgriZeroNZ
VC Fund
2 United States, New Zealand, Sweden Seed, Series A, Series B Biotechnology, AgTech, Animal Feed $677k–$27M
Toyota Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Israel Series A, Seed, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Software, Robotics $1.4M–$126M
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, Medical Device, SaaS $830k–$17M
Melanie Melanie
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed Biotechnology, Product Research
David Ross
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed Biopharma, Biotechnology
University of Auckland Inventors Fund
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States Series A, Series B, Convertible Note Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Audio $1.4M–$18M
Biomimicry Institute
VC Fund
1 Canada, United States, Japan Grant Biotechnology, Advanced Materials, Energy $15k–$150k
Catamount Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Series C Software, Education, Manufacturing $1.4M–$17M
Sante Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, Japan Series A, Series B, Series C Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology $1.9M–$80M
RIV Capital
VC Fund
1 Canada, United States, Italy Seed, Series A Cannabis, AgTech, SaaS $1.5M–$12M
Sustainable Food Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, India, Germany Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing $100k–$4M
Custos Privatstiftung
VC Fund
1 Israel, Austria, New Zealand Series B, Seed, Series C Software, Biopharma, Nutrition $5M–$15M
Snowball Effect
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Angel Software, Health Care, Manufacturing $558k–$3.5M
Hostplus
VC Fund
1 Australia, United Kingdom, United States Series A, Series B, Series C Biotechnology, Software, Renewable Energy $6.7M–$111M
Paul Davidson
Angel
1 Finland, New Zealand, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B SaaS, FinTech, Privacy
Powerhouse Ventures
VC Fund
1 Australia, United States, France Seed, Series A Software, Credit, FinTech $500k–$8.2M
Radicle Growth
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Grant, Series A Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech $250k–$17M
Tribe Global Ventures
VC Fund
1 Australia, New Zealand Seed, Series A SaaS, FinTech, Medical
Adam Clark
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed Biotechnology, Product Research
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
VC Fund
1 United States, New Zealand Grant, Series A, Series C Medical, Biotechnology, Health Care
Even Capital
VC Fund
1 Australia, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed B2C, Recipes, Mobile Apps $337k–$1.5M
Tuhua Fund
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A, Angel Software, Internet, B2B $735k–$7.5M
Latesha Randall
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed Biotechnology, Product Research
Octopus Ventures
VC Fund
1 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Health Care, Information Technology $1.9M–$48M
Movac
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States, Australia Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, E-Commerce $795k–$16M
ArcAngels
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Series A Medical, Genetics, Health Care
IP Group Australia
VC Fund
1 Australia, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy $811k–$29M
Outset Ventures
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed CleanTech, Biotechnology, Product Research
Sparkbox Ventures
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States, Japan Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Manufacturing, EdTech $593k–$1.6M
Cure Kids Ventures
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Medical Device, SaaS, Medical
Ice Angels
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States, Canada Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Apps, Video $367k–$8.5M
Bioeconomy Science Institute
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Pre-Seed Horticulture, Biotechnology, Plant-Based Foods
Uniservices
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Medical Device, SaaS, Audio $1.1M–$2.8M
AngelHQ
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States, Canada Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Apps, SaaS $367k–$3M
Marko Bogoievski
Angel
1 New Zealand Biotechnology, Manufacturing
Serge van Dam
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Product Research
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Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 9 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 184
  • Round size: Seed $593k–$5M; Series A $2.5M–$16M
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • OpenStar Technologies — OpenStar Technologies is a renewable energy company that develops fusion reactors for baseload power to the grid.
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Enterprise Angels
VC Fund · Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand · 5 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 106
  • Round size: Seed $153k–$2.4M; Angel $229k–$651k
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Scanabull — Scanabull is a 3D vision to measure cattle live weight quickly and accurately, reducing handling stress and giving farmers, agents, and processors clear, real‑time weight data. It makes weighing easy, analysis simple, and sharing seamless for everyone who relies on live weight or carcass weight decisions.
  • HealthNow — HealthNow provides accessible healthcare services that give you control of your health. Manage how you access care, when you need it.
  • Kai's Education — Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators.
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Finistere Ventures
VC Fund · San Diego, California, United States · 5 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Series B, Series C, Series A
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Series A $3.8M–$9M; Series B $7.5M–$40M; Series C $5M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $28M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • ClimateAI — Build climate resilience with accurate insights and actionable recommendations that will give you a competitive edge.
  • Enko Chem, Inc. — Enko discovers and develops novel products for farmers to protect their crops from pests and disease. Our discovery platform ENKOMPASS uses DNA-encoded libraries, artificial intelligence (AI), structure based design, and machine learning (ML) to find and select the right treatments for weeds, pests and fungus faster and more effectively than traditional R&D methods.Whether using AI to design safe and sustainable chemistry to combat farmers' biggest crop threats, or by applying AI driven agronomic tools like precision robotics to manage on-farm costs and inputs, our technologies can increase the speed at which agriculture can respond to current and emerging problems while building resiliency and sustainability into our agriculture economy. We grow new.
  • MarketDial — Guesswork, gut instinct, and trial-and-error have a price. Get the foresight you need to make the most profitable, data-based decisions with in-store testing.
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New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 5 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Insite AI — The chosen partner by executives in RGM, insights, and I.T. to grow revenue and market share. Learn how CPGs win in pricing, assortment, trade and more.
  • Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
  • Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
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Callaghan Innovation
VC Fund · 4 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Agriculture, Construction
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Grant, Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Seed $612k–$612k; Grant $6.2k–$17k; Pre-Seed $612k–$716k
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% 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.
  • Wallo Pay — Wallo Pay, incorporated in July 2023, is a New Zealand-based fintech startup transforming digital payments for consumers and businesses. Operating across Aotearoa and with plans to expand into Australia, our founder-led team is building a B2C and B2B payments platform powered by banking APIs, enabling direct, real-time account-to-accounttransactions. By bypassing traditional card networks, Wallo Pay slashes merchant service fees from 1.5–2.5% to 0.6% or less, potentially saving New Zealand businesses $700M annually. Our product suite includes a Consumer Mobile App with QR-based and unique digital ID based payments, a Business Mobile App, and a Business Web Portal, targeting retail, hospitality, and other businesses accepting payments from end customers.Aligned with New Zealand’s Consumer Data Right (2025), Wallo Pay’s open API infrastructure empowers developers, fintech startups, and public agencies to build innovative solutions, from loyalty programs to interoperable transport payments. Our platform fosters an inclusive ecosystem, enabling business of all sizes and innovators to participate in the digital economy with low-cost, scalable payment tools. Since starting MVP development in June 2024, Wallo Pay is gearing up for an alpha pilot in Q3–Q4 2025, driving transparency, affordability, and trust in Aotearoa’s payment landscape.
  • Forever Harvest — Forever Harvest is a food technology startup specializing in cellular horticulture.
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Matū Group
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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
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Pacific Channel
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bovonic — Bovonic is an agriculture software developer that helps dairy farmers to enhance the productivity and profitability of their animals.
  • Mars Bioimaging — MARS portable CT imaging systems bring diagnostics closer to patients with unprecedented spectral resolution and extremely low radiation doses.
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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OurCrowd
VC Fund · Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel · 3 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Invest in exclusive and pre-vetted startups, late-stage companies, and top tier funds - private market access made simple, transparent, and institutional-grade.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Israel, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 264
  • 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.
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K1W1
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 80
  • 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.
  • Mara Bio
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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IP Group
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 3 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 191
  • 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

  • Eight19 — Eight19, located in Cambridge, UK, develops and manufactures plastic photovoltaics for energy harvesting, for the internet of things and for off-grid applications. Through the innovative use of industry-standard, high-volume, roll-to-roll processes and solution-based organic photoactive materials, the company has a highly cost-effective route forscaling-up its technology to supply the largest markets. Eight19 is currently producing modules on a small scale for commercial partners with applications in indoor energy harvesting for wireless sensor and controllers, signage and display, and outdoor power for portable electronics. Our plastic PV modules benefit from flexibility, thinness, light-weight and robustness.
  • Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
  • AccelerComm — Our patented, market-leading IP solutions for 4G and 5G are configurable for quick, high-performance implementations across a wide range of applications.
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Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund
VC Fund · Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands · 2 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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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Fonterra Co-operative Group
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

We're a global dairy nutrition company owned by 10,000 farmers and their families, united by a fundamental belief in the power of dairy to make a difference.

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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Global from Day One
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

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

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Mobile, Sensor
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $3.9M–$7M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
  • Ruminant BioTech — Ruminant BioTech is a company that creates slow-release devices for long-term controlled-release methane mitigation.
  • Kwant — Kwant.ai is a Construction Analytics Platform using Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence to save lives and money
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AgriZeroNZ
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

AgriZeroNZ is a world-first public-private partnership helping farmers reduce emissions while maintaining profitability and productivity.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, AgTech, Animal Feed
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand, Sweden

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $677k–$10M; Series A $7M–$27M; Series B $8.3M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% 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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Toyota Ventures
VC Fund · Los Altos, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Robotics
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 144
  • 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

Portfolio highlights

  • Nori — Nori helps organizations, companies, and individuals meet their climate goals with high-quality carbon removal offsets. We currently fund farmers that use regenerative agriculture practices to sequester carbon in their soil.
  • Future Fields — Future Fields Cellular Agriculture: Serum-Free Growth Media Supplements and Recombinant Proteins - Optimized for the Future of Food.
  • Avalanche Energy — Avalanche Energy operates as a fusion energy start-up.
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New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $830k–$6.4M; Series A $6.2M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Oxin
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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Melanie Melanie
Angel · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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Investment focus

  • 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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David Ross
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

David Ross

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biopharma, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
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University of Auckland Inventors Fund
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

University of Auckland Inventors Fund

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Investment focus

  • 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 Oncology — Rain Therapeutics researches, develops and translates innovative targeted cancer therapies to patients
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Biomimicry Institute
VC Fund · Missoula, Montana, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Catamount Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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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Sante Ventures
VC Fund · Austin, Texas, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Privately Held Companies

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 115
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$32M; Series B $2.6M–$61M; Series C $5M–$80M
  • Lead/follow: 61% lead, 39% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $260M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • 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..
  • Endovascular Engineering — Endovascular Engineering is a preclinical stage company developing novel mechanical thrombectomy solutions to address peripheral indications.
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RIV Capital
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Sustainable Food Ventures
VC Fund · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

SFV backs globally early-stage founders building leading Future of Food companies that are: #Cell-based #Plant-based #Recombinant

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Investment focus

  • 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

  • POW! Foods — Puta en gandia
  • 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.
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Custos Privatstiftung
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Custos Privatstiftung is a private company.

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Investment focus

  • 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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Snowball Effect
VC Fund · Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Simplified access to top-tier managed funds and private companies

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Investment focus

  • 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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Hostplus
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Join our leading Australian superannuation fund, committed to putting our members first, with a low admin fee and strong returns. Become a member today!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Renewable Energy
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Series A $6.7M–$49M; Series B $20M–$111M; Series C $13M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Myriota — Myriota delivers cutting-edge IoT technology through low-cost, low-power satellite connectivity for global remote monitoring.
  • 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
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Paul Davidson
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Powerhouse Ventures
VC Fund · Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

powerHouse is a New Zealand intellectual property commercialisation company investing to develop new spin-out ventures

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Credit, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $2.2M–$8.2M; Series A $500k–$7M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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
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Radicle Growth
VC Fund · San Diego, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Radicle Growth is a San Diego, California based venture capital firm focused sustainable, early-stage ag and food tech startups.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech
  • Stage:Seed, Grant, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$3M; Grant $250k–$1M; Series A $5M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
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Tribe Global Ventures
VC Fund · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, FinTech, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
  • Paperly — Paperly is an mobile app that provides modules for school management system and learning management system.
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Adam Clark
Angel · Clearwater, Florida, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Adam Clark is the Co-Founder, COO at Turncast. Adam Clark attended The Master's University.

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Investment focus

  • 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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Olympus Corporation of the Americas
VC Fund · Center Valley, Pennsylvania, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

At Olympus, we put a lot of good back into the world, and what we do, really matters.

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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Even Capital
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Even Capital is an investment advisory firm that provides growth of venture capital funds for women-owned businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2C, Recipes, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $337k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ReciMe — ReciMe is the #1 app to save recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest & more. Its free to use and easy to try.
  • Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
  • Woolchemy
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Tuhua Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups

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Investment focus

  • 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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Latesha Randall
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Latesha Randall is the Co- Founder at Raglan Coconut Yoghurt. Latesha attended Homeschooled.

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Investment focus

  • 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
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Octopus Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 369
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$13M; Series A $3M–$21M; Series B $7.5M–$48M
  • Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $101M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Wazoku — Wazoku - Where Innovation Works Wazoku
  • 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.
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Movac
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.9M; Series A $795k–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $125M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • 1Above — 1Above is designed with Vitamins, Electrolytes and Super Antioxidant to help you recover faster on Travel, Work, Party occasions. Well known to help combat jet lag since 2010.
  • Atomic — Atomic's in-app messaging platform helps you reach your customers in your most impactful channel - your app.
  • Open — Open is on a mission is to provide the fastest insurance, at the best price, for the world. Providing embedded insurance to businesses of all sizes.
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ArcAngels
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

At ArcAngels Funding, we connect female entrepreneurs across New Zealand to venture capital and investment to help their businesses grow.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical, Genetics, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
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IP Group Australia
VC Fund · Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Ip Group Australia build and support outstanding intellectual property-based companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $938k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $811k–$942k; Series A $3M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Hysata — Hysata is a developer of hydrogen electrolyzer designed to accelerate the world's shift away from fossil fuels to green hydrogen
  • Additive Assurance — Additive Assurance offers quality assurance for metal additive manufacturing.
  • Jetra Therapeutics — Jetra Therapeutics develops new treatment for obesity-related liver disease designed to reduce stress in liver cells.
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Outset Ventures
VC Fund · Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Outset, Empowering NZ's deep tech startups: investment, space, support. Join our community of innovators for global impact.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: CleanTech, Biotechnology, Product Research
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
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Sparkbox Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Mohiomap — Visualize and navigate your Evernote, Google Drive, and Dropbox content. Mohiomap allows you to explore relationships in a dynamic Mind Map, get valuable insights, and visually organize your Cloud data!
  • Booktrack — Booktrack is an A.I Soundtrack company. Booktrack's Artificial Intelligence automatically creates soundtracks for any text or any voice. Backed by investors including Peter Thiel, Booktrack is a disruptive force in the publishing and audio world; equivalent to the introduction of sound transforming the experience of film forever. For moreinformation, visit booktrack.com.
  • Aroa Biosurgery Ltd — Aroa Biosurgery is a soft-tissue regeneration company that develops, manufactures, sells and distributes medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft tissue reconstruction. Committed to ‘unlocking regenerative healing for everybody’, Aroa’s products are developed from the Company’s proprietary Endoform® technologyplatform, a novel extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from ovine (sheep) forestomach. The company was founded in February 2008 based on intellectual property relating to the use of a novel form of ECM isolated from forestomach extracellular matrix for use in tissue regeneration applications. Aroa’s focus is delivering better healing, every day, everywhere for everybody. Aroa’s products make a meaningful impact for patients, surgeons and clinicians. Aroa delivers high quality, simple to use products that significantly improve outcomes. Aroa also believes its products should be widely accessible, affordable and change the standard of care for many patients.Maori for ‘understanding’, Aroa is at the forefront of understanding how biology, structural form and human factors can unlock the body’s intrinsic power to heal.
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Cure Kids Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Investing in innovation for a healthy childhood Investing in innovation for a healthy childhood About Cure Kids Ventures Cure Kids Ventures is a seed and early stage investment fund that invests in the commercialisation of innovations in products and services with a potential to

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • 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.
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Kitea Health — Kitea Health creates pressure monitoring implantable medical devices.
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Ice Angels
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

iceangels.co.nz - New Zealand most active Angel Network. A network for New Zealand's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professional investors.

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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Bioeconomy Science Institute
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Bioeconomy Science Institute is a Crown Research Institute, owned by the New Zealand Government and governed by an independent Board of Directors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Horticulture, Biotechnology, Plant-Based Foods
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Forever Harvest — Forever Harvest is a food technology startup specializing in cellular horticulture.
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Uniservices
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

Auckland University's commercialisation arm

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical Device, SaaS, Audio
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$2.8M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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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AngelHQ
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • chnnl — Optimise your employee wellbeing strategy with chnnl. Centralised resource management, track psychosocial risks and team psychological wellbeing measurement.
  • Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
  • Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
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Marko Bogoievski
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pictor — PictorDx offers a flexible multiplex proteomics platform that delivers multiple biomarker insights simultaneously and cost-effectively for multiple sample types
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Serge van Dam
Angel · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Biotech startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Product Research
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
  • Huckleberry — Build your professional reputation with AI-powered 360 feedback from colleagues. Huckleberry helps people develop their career and businesses to develop their teams.
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Biotech Investor funding in New Zealand at a glance

Stats across 58 deals from 70 investors.

70
investors
in New Zealand Biotech startups
58
deals
in New Zealand Biotech startups
$1.4M
median round
in New Zealand Biotech startups
46%
lead investors
lead at least one round
31%
Seed
most common funding stage
90/10
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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