# Top 15 Education Angel Investors in New Zealand in June 2026

## Emlyn Scott
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Software

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)

## Chintaka Ranatunga
- Type: Angel
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Apps, Software, EdTech

Chintaka Ranatunga

## Alexey Mitko
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics

Alexey Mitko is a Co-Founder of Eucalyptus.

## Chris Sang
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer

## Benny Kleist
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, Life Science

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

## John Key
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: EdTech, Tutoring, Education

John Key, Board Partner at Amplo.

## Tim Doyle
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, SaaS, Software

Tim Doyle is a Founder at Eucalyptus.

## Charlie Gearside
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Analytics

Charlie Gearside is a Founder of Eucalyptus.

## Kirsti Grant
- Type: Angel
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, EdTech, Consumer Software

Kirsti Grant - CEO & Co-founder @ Populate

## Andrew R. H. Preston
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning

Andrew R. H. Preston

## Danny Chan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning

Danny Chan

## Chase Coleman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series F
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence

Chase Coleman is the Founder of Tiger Global

## Sam Altman
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet

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.

## Scobie Ward
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Learning, Language Learning

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

## Scott Nolan
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Medical, Health Care

Partner at  Founders Fund.

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