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Top 15 Education Angel Investors in New Zealand (June 2026)

The most active angel investors investing in New Zealand Education startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in New Zealand Education startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Emlyn Scott
Angel
2 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Software $417k–$3.4M
Chintaka Ranatunga
Angel
2 New Zealand, India, United States Seed, Series B Apps, Software, EdTech $400k–$10M
Alexey Mitko
Angel
2 Australia, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed Software, SaaS, Analytics $1.3M–$4.5M
Chris Sang
Angel
2 United States, Australia, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, SaaS $337k–$21M
Benny Kleist
Angel
1 Australia, New Zealand Pre-Seed, Series A Education, E-Learning, Life Science
John Key
Angel
1 New Zealand EdTech, Tutoring, Education
Tim Doyle
Angel
1 Australia, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed Apps, SaaS, Software
Charlie Gearside
Angel
1 Australia, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed SaaS, Software, Analytics $2.2M–$2.4M
Kirsti Grant
Angel
1 Australia, New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed Software, EdTech, Consumer Software $653k–$1.1M
Andrew R. H. Preston
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed EdTech, Education, E-Learning
Danny Chan
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed, Convertible Note EdTech, Education, E-Learning $918k–$1.7M
Chase Coleman
Angel
1 United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom Series B, Series C, Series F SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence $50M–$500M
Sam Altman
Angel
1 United States, Canada, Ghana Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet $1.2M–$100M
Scobie Ward
Angel
1 New Zealand Series A Software, E-Learning, Language Learning
Scott Nolan
Angel
1 United States, New Zealand, Brazil Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Medical, Health Care $620k–$150M
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Emlyn Scott
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Education startups

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)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 43
  • Round size: Seed $417k–$3.4M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

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
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Chintaka Ranatunga
Angel · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Chintaka Ranatunga

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Software, EdTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: New Zealand, India, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $400k–$1.6M; Series B $795k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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.
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Alexey Mitko
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Alexey Mitko is a Co-Founder of Eucalyptus.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $2.2M–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $1.3M–$2.3M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Keeyu — keeyu. is a B2B SaaS platform that continuously monitors e-commerce transactions from payment to delivery. Should any issue emerge, our system immediately notifies the customer service team, enabling proactive issue resolution before it impacts the customer, saving them from opening a support ticket. The result is an enhanced post-purchaseexperience, ensuring sales retention and reducing customer complaints.Founded in 2023, the company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and is dedicated to empowering businesses to deliver exceptional post-purchase experiences.
  • PREVE — Supporting back-to-back physios with their daily caseload, simplifying admin whilst making the patient experience more enjoyable. Preve does the admin work for practitioners. One click clinical notes, treatment plans, home rehab and documents.
  • Mutiny — Mutiny is an analytics platform for marketing investments with a sizable customer base.
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Chris Sang
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 119
  • Round size: Seed $337k–$3.4M; Pre-Seed $350k–$900k; Series A $2.5M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

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
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Benny Kleist
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Benny Kleist is a Founder & COO of Eucalyptus.He attended The University of Queensland.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Education, E-Learning, Life Science
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Proto Axiom — Early-stage funding to growth capital, we guide scientific breakthroughs from proof-of-concept to commercial success. Our hands-on approach to support Australian research is a first-in-country model.
  • NextWork — Building the best online learning experience to switch careers and upskill. Join the waitlist today, we are waiting for you!
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John Key
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

John Key, Board Partner at Amplo.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: EdTech, Tutoring, Education
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Crimson Education — Crimson Education is the world's leading higher educational consultancy helping students around the world gain admission into leading US and UK universities by up to 400%!
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Tim Doyle
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Tim Doyle is a Founder at Eucalyptus.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, SaaS, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Sitemate — Sitemate builds user friendly software which thousands of industrial companies use every day to streamline their paperwork and processes.
  • NextWork — Building the best online learning experience to switch careers and upskill. Join the waitlist today, we are waiting for you!
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Charlie Gearside
Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Charlie Gearside is a Founder of Eucalyptus.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Software, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $2.2M–$2.4M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PREVE — Supporting back-to-back physios with their daily caseload, simplifying admin whilst making the patient experience more enjoyable. Preve does the admin work for practitioners. One click clinical notes, treatment plans, home rehab and documents.
  • Mutiny — Mutiny is an analytics platform for marketing investments with a sizable customer base.
  • NextWork — Building the best online learning experience to switch careers and upskill. Join the waitlist today, we are waiting for you!
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Kirsti Grant
Angel · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Kirsti Grant - CEO & Co-founder @ Populate

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, EdTech, Consumer Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $653k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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.
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Andrew R. H. Preston
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Andrew R. H. Preston

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Investment focus

  • Industry: EdTech, Education, E-Learning
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • LearnCoach — Learn from 2500+ video tutorials and practice questions for 80 NCEA standards. LearnCoach covers everything you need to master NCEA and get your best results ever!
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Danny Chan
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Danny Chan

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Investment focus

  • Industry: EdTech, Education, E-Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $918k–$1.7M
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Blerter
  • LearnCoach — Learn from 2500+ video tutorials and practice questions for 80 NCEA standards. LearnCoach covers everything you need to master NCEA and get your best results ever!
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Chase Coleman
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Chase Coleman is the Founder of Tiger Global

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series B, Series C, Series F
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Series B $50M–$125M; Series C $65M–$400M; Series F $270M–$500M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

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.
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Sam Altman
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Ghana

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 178
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$10M; Series A $6M–$70M; Series B $17M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GALY — GALY biocrafts premium cocoa and cotton with quality, traceability, and scalable supply for modern brands.
  • BRINC Drones — BRINC is a US company developing tech in the service of public safety. Known for Drone as First Responder, indoor tactical drones and more.
  • NOYACK — NOYACK builds agentic AI technology for wealth management, starting with NOYACK.ai—the first AI agent for financial literacy - and Prophit.ai , the first opensource AI agent for portfolio optimizations of ALL asset classes. The fintech platform uses autonomous AI to deliver personalized financial guidance and construct tax-optimized portfolioscombining traditional accounts (IRAs, 401(k)s, HSAs) with private market investments in venture capital, fine art, and real estate for Millennials and Gen Z investors
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Scobie Ward
Angel · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Scobie Ward is the Chairman & CEO of Ward Ferry Management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Learning, Language Learning
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Straker Translations — Straker Translations is revolutionizing the translation industry by offering fast, efficient and cost effective translations with their unique pay-per-hour translation model, it enables clients to significantly reduce their ongoing translation costs as well as simplifying the translation process.Founded in 1999 by Grant Straker, as a softwarecompany specializing in multi-lingual content management for websites, they morphed in 2010 into Straker Translations, a global translation agency with offices in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand building a global client base that includes: Sun Life Financial, Glaxo Smith Kline, Caterpillar, Creative, Exxon Mobile, Fuji Xerox, Mailchimp and BP.
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Scott Nolan
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Education startups

Partner at Founders Fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Medical, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 37
  • Round size: Seed $620k–$17M; Series A $4M–$45M; Series B $32M–$150M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

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.
  • Radiant — Clean. Portable. Safe. Energy
  • StyleRow — Streamline your interior design projects with StyleRow's management tools for organization, budgeting, and collaboration. Start your free trial today.
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Education Angel investor funding in New Zealand at a glance

Stats across 13 deals from 16 investors.

16
investors
in New Zealand Education startups
13
deals
in New Zealand Education startups
$3.4M
median round
in New Zealand Education startups
0%
lead investors
lead at least one round
62%
Seed
most common funding stage

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