Top 10 Education Angel Investors in New Zealand in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 10 angel investors that invest in Education startups based in New zealand. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Education companies from New zealand. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Education Angel Investors in New Zealand in January 2026

Investor	Education New Zealand investments
Emlyn Scott	2
Chintaka Ranatunga	2
Chris Sang	2
Chase Coleman	1
Kirsti Grant	1
Sam Altman	1
Danny Chan	1
Scobie Ward	1
Andrew R. H. Preston	1
Scott Nolan	1

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Emlyn has spent more than 30 years navigating the complex landscapes of finance, financial markets and technology as a founder, public company CEO, angel investor, VC investor and fund manager. He's had the opportunity to make over 70 venture capital investments in innovative companies like Nutromics, DataRobot, Calm App, Cerebras Systems,Skylark Labs, Zainar, and Kami, and a similar number personally as an angel. He is a founder of OpenMarkets Group, one of Australia's largest online brokers. He was former CEO of the National Stock Exchange of Australia, Australia’s second largest listing stock exchange, for four and a half years. Prior to that he was Head of Business Development at LCH.Clearnet for equities and CFDs in London for nine years, the world’s largest independent clearing house. He has four finance related degrees: - Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - Masters Business Administration (MBA) - Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (GDAFI) - Bachelor of Economics (BEc)

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Australia, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Tpaga — Tpaga is a mobile wallet for unbanked consumers in Latin America. Currently in Colombia and Mexico.In Latin America, more than 50% do not have credit cards or bank accounts, but what they do have is a cellphone. Tpaga allows consumers to store money via cash kiosk ( 4,000 in our network) and then use it to pay utility bills, cell phone top-up,supermarket and even gas station merchants. We have become the first mobile wallet in Latin America to allow consumers to pay groceries without having a bank account, and allowing unbanked commerces to start receiving payment without have POS systems.
Fiable — Embed financial health insights within your application using our world leading API service
Bloodstock Advantage — Stealth

Chintaka Ranatunga

Investment focus

Software, Apps, EdTech
Seed, Series B
New Zealand, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kami — Kami's all-in-one platform turns any resource into interactive, accessible learning experiences. Save teacher time, improve outcomes. Try it free now.
APIMatic — The Trusted Developer Experience platform for APIs. Achieve faster API onboarding via automatic SDKs, docs, code samples, and guided walkthroughs.
QuiverVision — Experience the immersive wonder of 3D Augmented Reality with engaging coloring experiences that let your creativity run wild.

Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Australia, India

Portfolio highlights

Cloobot Inc — Cloobot X: Your Premier Software Implementation transforms your vision into reality with our state-of-the-art software implementation studio. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, our expert team delivers rapid, efficient, and innovative solutions tailored to your unique business needs.
Tokenise — Tokenise acts as a data layer for web3 projects and their tokens. We help founders build their tokens simply, mint/launch their tokens on-chain and then manage their tokens in one place. Tokenise enables founders to curate rich data rooms that make it easier for investors to get onboard. We empower community with unprecedented insights andaccessibility into their favourite projects and their tokens.
Bloodstock Advantage — Stealth

Chase Coleman is the Founder of Tiger Global

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS
Series B, Series C, Series F
United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Brex — Simplify expense management with Brex's finance platform. From company cards to banking, Brex helps you drive growth, automate processes, & earn more.
Capitol AI — Capitol uses the power of AI & Design to make better, faster decisions with data.
Daring Foods — Craveable delicious plant chicken made from non-GMO plants and a short list of wholesome ingredients.

Kirsti Grant - CEO & Co-founder @ Populate

Investment focus

Software, EdTech, Consumer Software
Seed, Pre-Seed
Australia, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Komodo — Komodo is the complete wellbeing solution for schools to measure and improve the effectiveness of their wellbeing strategies.
Remote Social — Remote Social is the ultimate destination for remote and hybrid teams to build connection and culture through play and shared experiences.

Sam Altman is the CEO and co-founder of OpenAI. He is a Partner of Apollo Projects. Altman was the president of Y Combinator. Sam attended Stanford University.