Top 5 Climate Angel Investors in New Zealand in September 2025
A list of 5 angel investors that invest in Climate startups based in New zealand. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Climate companies from New zealand. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Climate Angel Investors in New Zealand in September 2025
Investor | Climate New Zealand investments |
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Karl Iagnemma | 1 |
Carl Bass | 1 |
Steven Adams | 1 |
Marko Bogoievski | 1 |
Wolfgang Leitner | 1 |
Karl is an authority on robotics and autonomous vehicles. His commentary has been published and broadcast worldwide on Bloomberg, The Economist, CNBC, and BBC, among others. As former director of the Robotic Mobility Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), his research resulted in more than 150 technical publications, 50 issued orfiled patents, and numerous edited volumes, including books on the DARPA Grand Challenge and Urban Challenge autonomous vehicle competitions.In 2017, Karl was named one of the “Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs” by Goldman Sachs and designated a member of the “Recode 100” list of technology influencers. Karl holds MS and PhD degrees from MIT, where he was a National Science Foundation fellow, and a BS from the University of Michigan, where he graduated first in his class.Iagnemma co-founded nuTonomy, Inc. in 2013 and saw the company through acquisition by Aptiv in late 2017. nuTonomy was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2018 and Iagnemma was selected as a 2017 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. He is now president of Aptiv Autonomous Mobility, which is building the world’s safest and smartest driverless vehicle software.
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Investment focus
- 3D Printing
- Series A
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Foundry Lab — Foundry Lab is pioneering Digital Metal Casting. This new form of additive manufacturing allows users to cast metal parts - without pouring molten metal - in the safety of their own office. This fully automated system is incredibly fast - CAD file to 50+ metal parts in just 8 hours.
Carl Bass was president and CEO of Autodesk from 2006-2017. He spent 24 years at Autodesk where he held a series of executive positions including chief technology officer and chief operations officer. Carl co-founded Ithaca Software, which was acquired by Autodesk in 1993. Bass serves on the boards of directors of Autodesk, Zendesk Inc., Formlabs,Built Robotics, Zoox, Planet Labs, and Autolabs AI; on the board of trustees of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Art Center College of Design, and California College of the Arts; and on the advisory boards of Cornell Computing and Information Science, UC Berkeley School of Information, and UC Berkeley College of Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell University.Bass serves on the boards of directors of Autodesk and HP Inc.; on the board of trustees of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Art Center College of Design, and California College of the Arts; and on the advisory boards of Cornell Computing and Information Science, UC Berkeley School of Information, and UC Berkeley College of Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell University. Bass is a maker and spends his spare time building things—from chairs and tables to boats, and most recently, an electric go-kart.
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Investment focus
- Software, Manufacturing, Computer
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Pirros — Pirros is a first real Detail Management System for Architects and Engineers. Store all your details easily. Manage your team's library and continuously improve your details from project to project. Directly integrated with Autodesk Revit
- Toolpath — Toolpath accelerates the production of precision CNC machined components with AI-powered part analysis, machining strategies, and CAM automation.
- Foundry Lab — Foundry Lab is pioneering Digital Metal Casting. This new form of additive manufacturing allows users to cast metal parts - without pouring molten metal - in the safety of their own office. This fully automated system is incredibly fast - CAD file to 50+ metal parts in just 8 hours.
Steven Adams
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Investment focus
- Organic, Agriculture
- Series A
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Leaft Foods — Leaft Protein exists to reduce the environmental impact of food production & is made from the most plentiful protein on the planet, Rubisco.
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
- Biotechnology, Manufacturing
- Funding Round
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Pictor — PictorDx offers a flexible multiplex proteomics platform that delivers multiple biomarker insights simultaneously and cost-effectively for multiple sample types
Wolfgang Leitner is CEO of Andritz.
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Investment focus
- Nutrition, Sustainability, Food Processing
- Seed, Series B
- Israel, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Innovopro — Bringing a unique chickpea protein platform to the global food & beverage market, for creating nutritious, tasty, and sustainable food products.
- Zincovery — Zincovery is a decarbonizing zinc recycling plant.
- Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
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