Top 30 Cryptocurrency Startup Investors in New Zealand (June 2026)

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• KINO — KINO is a film production company that brings fans behind the scenes of their favorite hollywood films.
• Tanssi Network — The Tanssi Network is a permissionless appchain infrastructure protocol designed for swift and effortless deployment of application-specific blockchains.
• Virtualtech Frontier — Virtualtech Frontier develops business processes through virtual reality technology. It operates virtual event platforms, metaverse services, and virtual reality solutions. Virtualtech Frontier was founded in 2021 and is based in Selangor, Malaysia.

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• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• Macropod —
• Inference Labs — AI hyperscale on decentralized networks - We provide certainty for on-chain AI

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• Evertas — Evertas is a cryptoasset insurance company. Evertas focuses on covering institutional holders of cryptoassets including exchanges, custodians, traditional financial institutions, funds, family offices, and ultra-high net worth individuals.
• CoinRoutes — CoinRoutes services the worlds most successful crypto trading firms by helping them execute their bespoke strategies.
• Polymer Labs — Polymer Labs is building a universal IBC routing/roll-up protocol to enable E2E IBC connectivity across ecosystems.

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• GamePad — GamePad is a platform that curates and nurtures then accelerates top gamefi, guilds, and metaverse projects.
• RepubliK GG — RepubliK GG specializes in developing a suite of tools for creators. It helps creators to unlock a wealth of untapped opportunities that cannot be reached within the confines of current social platforms.
• Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.

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• Analog — Analog is the world’s first layer-0, Omni-chain platform that leverages proof-of-time (PoT) to validate time data (events). With PoT, all nodes have a fair chance of being selected to validate time data and participate in the consensus process on the Timechain (an ordered sequence of immutable verified time data). This contrasts with proof-of-work(PoW)-powered networks that require computationally-intensive resources to mine blocks or proof-of-stake (PoS)-enabled networks where nodes must stake enough coins. The Analog network is the first realistic attempt in helping the world to move from a “timeless mess” to a “time-driven” environment via PoT consensus. Besides solving the problem of verifiability of time data, the Analog network also prioritizes interoperability. It establishes a radically decentralized, secure, and trustless layer-0 where multiple networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum can anchor their transactions. Most importantly, the Analog Timegraph leverages zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to create a validated pipeline of time data that businesses can privately leverage to power the next generation of time-dependent applications. Unlike other Blockchain application programming interface (API) models that involve the use of third-party oracles, Analog’s Timegraph API allows data providers to become their own oracles on the Timechain. This creates an entirely new marketplace of time data that is set to power the next generation of decentralized applications (DApps).
• The Red Village — The Red Village is a groundbreaking dark-fantasy Play and Earn game, with a team dedicated to re-imagining what blockchain gaming can, and should, look like.
• Balthazar NFT Gaming — Balthazar is on a mission to empower the biggest community of gamers to create a self-sustaining,

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• TrueState — Accelerate your AI adoption with TrueState's library of high-impact AI solutions, infinitely customisable for your unique business context.
• Sauce — AI customer insights for product teams
• SafetyCulture — Digitize & improve elements of your operations. Give your teams the knowledge, tools & confidence to work safely & meet higher standards.

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• 0xbow — 0xbow is an Ethereum privacy service provider that primarily offers support for Sky’s USDS stablecoin, delivering secure, confidential, and user-friendly transaction solutions within the decentralized finance ecosystem.
• Stablecorp — Stablecorp is igniting a "step-function" improvement in financial services with our suite of products.
• Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.

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• LayerZero Labs — An omnichain interoperability protocol. LayerZero enables the realization of cross-chain applications with a low level communication primitive.
• Optim Finance — Optim Finance provides investment tools that optimize yield on digital assets. Their financial primitives enable users to rent ADA delegation rights to power novel use cases such as SPO loans, leverage into ISOs, and initial bonds.
• Criptonite Asset Management — Criptonite Asset Management's exists to offer qualified & institutional investors a tailored, liquid and proven approach to cryptocurrency investments.

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• Gumroad — Gumroad is a powerful, but simple, e-commerce platform. We make it easy to earn your first dollar online by selling digital products, memberships and more.
• The Plug Drink — The Plug Drink is made with 100% natural ingredients. Bounce-back faster than ever.
• Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.

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• Ampd — Ampd is the ad optimization toolkit that amplifies efforts and ad dollars. We offer the best way to launch, manage, and maximize Google Ads to Amazon.
• Amitree — Meet Folio. Your magical email assistant. Stay organized, stay on track right in your inbox.
• Prime Trust — Prime Trust powers innovation in the digital economy by providing fintech and digital asset innovators with financial infrastructure. Our API is customizable whether you're building a crypto exchange or expanding your business with digital assets.

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• 375ai — 375ai is an edge data intelligence network on Solana that provides advanced real-time data collection and analysis to power a smarter, more connected world.
• Pyth Network — The Pyth network is a specialized oracle solution for latency-sensitive financial data that is typically kept behind the “walled gardens’’ of centralized institutions. The Pyth network is focused on finding a new and inexpensive way to bring this unique data on-chain and aggregating it securely.
• Power Protocol — Power Protocol is an infrastructure layer that drives the single, cohesive blockchain entertainment ecosystem.

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• Eli — At-home hormone testing from Eli Health: track cortisol, progesterone, and testosterone with saliva tests that deliver lab-grade results in 20 minutes.
• GoHenry — GoHenry's debit card and app lets kids ages 6-18 learn practical money management skills that they can go out and apply in the real world.
• Noula — Take control of your hormonal health. Get your at-home hormone test and personalized, science-backed plan to feel your best, finally.

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• Namcon — Namcon provides blockchain infrastructure services that rely on numerous devices and trusted execution environments for secure computing.
• Optic — Optic monitors blockchains to reveal the origins of any NFT and how it’s been reimagined, remixed, or copied.
• mmERCH — mmERCH is a blockchain-enabled Web3 fashion startup.

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• MetaZone — MetaZone's mission is to harness and expand the application layer of the metaverse to onboard a billion citizens. MetaZone is the first content distribution platform designed to facilitate the open digital economy. At its core, creators submit Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Applications (METAs) to the marketplace, allowing anyone to own,experience, and deploy them to any virtual world. Anyone connected to the platform can host high-quality functional 3D content on digital lands with the click of a few buttons.
• Anima — A new way to play.
• Stems Labs — community and platform for collaborative creativity

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• RIWI Corp. — RIWI is a global survey technology, global messaging, and global predictive analytics firm. We help customers who need adaptive insights and large sets of privacy-compliant opinion data, behavioral data, and population trends data. We offer predictive and applied analytics, message testing, and risk monitoring anywhere around the world throughlong-term agreements and monthly subscriptions.
• Cheelcare — Cheelcare is creating striking assistive devices that facilitate independence for people with limited abilities. Their flagship product, the Cheelcare Companion, is a motorized attachment for powering and steering manual wheelchairs.
• Alchemy — Powered by nanotechnology. We design ready-to-use solutions from the nanoscale up.

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• Capsa AI — Providing next-generation investors with a competitive edge.
• FinCrime Dynamics — Our mission is to help make the world’s financial system safer through rapid deployment of effective AI for financial crime analytics, enabled by enriched synthetic data that captures the dynamics of fraud and money laundering and loads them into tailor-made scenarios that explore diverse threats that financial organisations are exposed to.Thisgoal has taken us to the forefront of Synthetic Data and Fincrime Analytics, and we are proud to have in our team people that have helped shape the state-of-the-art of these fields.Keywords: Finacial services, AML, Synthetic Data, Fintech, Machine learning, Big data, Simulation, Fraud Analytics, Compliance
• Applied Computing — Applied Computing delivers industrial AI to the energy industry including oil and gas, refineries, and petrochemical plants, helping critical operations harness 100% of their data and optimise in real time for safer, faster, higher-performing decisions

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• AuDIGENT — AuDIGENT is an audience intelligence platform that provides brands with actionable data, analytics and insights that optimize the targeting, engagement and ROI of online, mobile and social video ads while opening up new revenue streams for artists and other social influencers. AuDIGENT's platform allows brands to discover, monitor and targetaudiences that drive media performance. AuDIGENT's platform empowers artists and influencers to tap into the tools and technology needed to monetize their social influence and fan engagement. AuDIGENT's executives, data scientists, developers and operations team are in New York, Philadelphia and London. For more information visit AuDIGENT.com
• Songclip (Audiobyte) — Songclip™ is a new licensed music format built specifically for texting, social posts, and quick communication. Songclip’s multi-patented networked product solution, the Songclip API, integrates seamlessly into social platforms, mobile apps, and virtual marketplaces to drive expression, monetization, and music streaming. Songclip operates theworld’s foremost searchable library of 5-30 second meta-tagged music clips, in partnership with the music industry. For more information, visit songclip.com
• Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.

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• GMM Music — GMM Music unlocks the value of Thailand's music economy.
• TuStreams — TuStreams allows artists to maintain complete ownership of their intellectual property while delivering music to all major streaming providers. TuStreams streamlines the financial side of music and helps artists at every stage with its clear royalties tracking, real-time statistics, and automated collaborator payouts.
• SKILLBOXES (INDIA) PVT. LTD — SkillBox is an Art Community Platform that is constantly evolving – always conscious of the needs of artists and arts-related businesses.

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• Vessev — Vessev is a maritime trasportantion company that offers hydrofoiling electric vessels for travelling through water.
• Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
• Type One Energy — At Type One Energy, we are mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world over the coming decade.

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• Bigscreen — Founded by Darshan Shankar in 2014, Bigscreen is a venture-backed startup creating an immersive virtual reality platform that aims to revolutionize the way people work, play, hangout, and collaborate.Use cases of Bigscreen include both entertainment and productivity. Users love using Bigscreen as a "VR movie theater" to watch movies andTV shows. It's also used to play videogames, browse the web, and hangout with friends. It's can also be used for productivity as a tool for remote teams to collaborate together in virtual offices.Since the beta launch in March 2016, Bigscreen has become one of the most popular and highest rated VR apps on the Oculus Store and has an incredible 93% positive rating on Steam. Power users spend 20-30 hours per week in Bigscreen, making it one of the most widely used "killer apps" in the industry.Bigscreen is now the most popular non-gaming VR application in the world.Bigscreen is a fully distributed remote company with employees based around the world in the US & UK.
• Yousician — Yousician is a fun way to learn the guitar, piano, bass, ukulele or singing. Enjoy thousands of songs with Yousician as your personal music teacher!
• Diligent Robotics — We build robots like Moxi that assist hospital staff with routine activities so they can focus on caring for patients.

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• Ro — Ro is a healthcare company designed to help you meet your health goals. We connect patients with US-licensed healthcare professionals all online. Get started today.
• Exploding Kittens — Looking for a great new game for game night? Look no further, here you'll find such magnificent party games as Exploding Kittens, Throw Throw Burrito, Bears vs Babies, You've Got Crabs, and many more!
• Entangled Publishing — Entangled Publishing publishes books for both adult and young adult audiences. Their books are available in both print and digital at major retailers around the world.

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• BetHog — BetHog is a new crypto sports book that brings home the bacon.
• Kairos Labs — Kairos Labs is an Ethereum ecosystem interest rate swap protocol
• Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.

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• Edu3Labs — Edu3Labs combines education and blockchain technology to create a platform where content creators, learners, and NFE token holders can all benefit. Edu3Labs is a new and innovative way to make learning more engaging and rewarding for everyone.Also, Edu3Labs is a brand-new blockchain ecosystem aimed at the education sector, with the mission ofboth giving ownership and rewarding all parties in the ecosystem. The Edu3Labs ecosystem, which currently has an education and publishing-focused NFT marketplace and metaverse platform, is also planning to provide blockchain solutions to educational institutions.A short description of Edu3Labs; A new learning experience created by the integration of the online education sector and the blockchain technology.
• AlterVerse — Discover AlterVerse, an immersive free-to-play game coming to the Epic Store. Explore endless possibilities in our boundless sandbox environment where survival skills are key. Join the adventure today!
• Smobler Studios — Smobler Studios is a multimedia design agency headquartered in Singapore with offices in Canada, USA and Bhutan. We specialize in creative ideation, design thinking, storyboarding, 3D, graphic & technical design, animation, video production and metaverse development.

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• Fincom — OFAC Sanctions Screening and Entity Resolution: Payments screening, ACH transactions screening, Instant Payments, pKYC, Verification of Payee
• Azuro — Powerful tooling, oracle & liquidity solutions for any EVM predictions & gaming ecosystem
• Arkis - DeFi Prime Broker — Arkis facilitates the provision of the most capital-efficient undercollateralized leverage for DeFi financial institutions and traders. Accelerating the maturity of DeFi.

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• Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
• AAG Ventures — AAG Ventures is the IT business behind AAG, one of the fastest-growing Play-To-Earn guilds in the industry.
• Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.

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• Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
• 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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• Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.

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

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• Polemos — Enter the Polemos Forge - the first decentralized GameFi platform for asset lending, Play and Earn Blockchain Game University, scholarships, staking, & more!
• Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.

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