Top 30 Education VC (Venture Capital) Funds in New Zealand in July 2025
A list of 30 VC (Venture Capital) funds 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 30 Education VC (Venture Capital) Funds in New Zealand in July 2025
Investor | Education New Zealand investments |
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Icehouse Ventures | 9 |
Punakaiki Fund | 4 |
K1W1 | 3 |
Sparkbox Ventures | 3 |
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund | 3 |
Flying Fox Ventures | 3 |
NAB Ventures | 2 |
Valar Ventures | 2 |
CP Ventures | 2 |
Blackbird Ventures | 2 |
Flying Kiwi Angels | 2 |
Jelix Ventures | 2 |
Carthona Capital | 2 |
Eden Ventures | 1 |
Horizon Ventures | 1 |
Weta Digital | 1 |
Ice Angels | 1 |
Aspire NZ Seed Fund | 1 |
Enterprise Angels | 1 |
Bailador Technology Investments | 1 |
HighSage Ventures | 1 |
Solborn Investment | 1 |
GD1 | 1 |
Folklore Ventures | 1 |
Greyrock Investments | 1 |
Right Side Capital Management | 1 |
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners | 1 |
Global from Day One | 1 |
Haitao Capital | 1 |
B Dash Ventures | 1 |
Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Halter — Halter creates GPS enabled, solar powered collars for cows. The collar hardware allows farmers to use simple tablet app software to remotely set geographic boundaries for cattle, virtual fences. Farmers use Halter's system to avoid physically herding cows, maximizing farmer time and productivity.
- Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
- Watchful — Watchful operates as an AI security company.
Punakaiki Fund Limited makes long-term investments into high-growth, revenue-generating New Zealand companies. The company holds 20 investments, $32.3 million in assets, and is raising money in December 2017 for further investment.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series B
- New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Astute Access — Astute is using smart locks and cloud software, our enterprise solutions deliver a robust, scalable access control solution.
- Projectworks — Project Works is a cloud based workforce management platform designed to help professional & creative services businesses better manage their organisations in the areas of project management, project financials, and people management. Our mission is to provide a platform that enables world class services businesses to get the most out of theirexisting workforce, and enable them to grow.
- Quantifi Photonics — The world evolves, and so do we. As optical communication technologies find new applications, our...
K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
- Emerge — Emerge is a financial management tool for businesses. It is a digital-only banking option designed to help Kiwi businesses operate more quickly, economically, and efficiently.
- Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
Sparkbox Ventures was founded in 2001 and is New Zealand's most active seed stage investor
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Investment focus
- Software, Manufacturing, EdTech
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- New Zealand, United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Mohiomap — Visualize and navigate your Evernote, Google Drive, and Dropbox content. Mohiomap allows you to explore relationships in a dynamic Mind Map, get valuable insights, and visually organize your Cloud data!
- Booktrack — Booktrack is an A.I Soundtrack company. Booktrack's Artificial Intelligence automatically creates soundtracks for any text or any voice. Backed by investors including Peter Thiel, Booktrack is a disruptive force in the publishing and audio world; equivalent to the introduction of sound transforming the experience of film forever. For moreinformation, visit booktrack.com.
- Aroa Biosurgery Ltd — Aroa Biosurgery is a soft-tissue regeneration company that develops, manufactures, sells and distributes medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft tissue reconstruction. Committed to ‘unlocking regenerative healing for everybody’, Aroa’s products are developed from the Company’s proprietary Endoform® technologyplatform, a novel extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from ovine (sheep) forestomach. The company was founded in February 2008 based on intellectual property relating to the use of a novel form of ECM isolated from forestomach extracellular matrix for use in tissue regeneration applications. Aroa’s focus is delivering better healing, every day, everywhere for everybody. Aroa’s products make a meaningful impact for patients, surgeons and clinicians. Aroa delivers high quality, simple to use products that significantly improve outcomes. Aroa also believes its products should be widely accessible, affordable and change the standard of care for many patients.Maori for ‘understanding’, Aroa is at the forefront of understanding how biology, structural form and human factors can unlock the body’s intrinsic power to heal.
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Investment focus
- Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- New Zealand, United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Insite AI — The chosen partner by executives in RGM, insights, and I.T. to grow revenue and market share. Learn how CPGs win in pricing, assortment, trade and more.
- Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
- Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
Flying Fox Ventures is an early stage investment firm that invests across industry and across the micro-stages of pre-seed and seed.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Safewill — Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will
- EverYoung AI — Everyoung AI is a pioneering organization in the field of Aged Care, utilizing advanced AI technology to enhance the quality of life for seniors. They are committed to building evolutionary AI solutions and have a vision to revolutionize Aged Care with new technology. Everyoung AI is inviting interns to join their team and contribute to theirmission of redefining Aged Care through innovative AI solutions. Their goal is to make Aged Care more personalized, efficient, and accessible, and they are dedicated to nurturing fresh talent in pursuit of this meaningful cause.
- Factor House — Here for Engineers
NAB Ventures is an Australian Venture Capital fund backed by National Australia Bank (one of the largest 20 banks globally).
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Australia, India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Hometime — At Hometime, we provide Airbnb property management solutions for homeowners and rental management business owners that help them scale and earn more.
- Archistar.ai — Archistar creates cutting-edge technology that revolutionises the way property professionals plan, design, and build. We believe every person should have access to vibrant well-designed spaces and so, using incredible technology, are on a mission to create better-built environments.We are a fast-growing tech start-up, with a smart, fun team. Weare investor-backed and are bringing to market exciting SaaS products: • Archistar: Find profitable sites, design feasible buildings. Our all-in-one property platform gives you everything you need to know about any site, including lightning-fast feasibility, compliance checks and concept designs to help you understand what to do with a site. Visit www.archistar.ai• Archistar Homes: Sell more homes & delight more customers. Showcase your homes in high-definition 3D and move your customers through your sales & drafting pipeline with ease. Visit www.archistar.ai/for-home-builders• Archistar Academy (formerly IDDA): Rapid online learning for the AEC industry. Whether you’re a student or an experienced professional, we have the online training you need. Visit www.academy.archistar.aiBenjamin and Robert Coorey headquartered the company in Sydney, New South Wales in 2010.
- Zodia Custody — Crypto Custody, Without Compromise. Empowering global institutions to navigate the digital asset landscape simply, safely, and without compromise.
Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel. Valar partners with entrepreneurs globally and believes that an increasing number of transformative technology companies will be started outside of Silicon Valley, and that the founders of those companies will benefit from having a partner that understands their unique challenges andopportunities.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Banking
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Ivy — We are building a global API for instant bank payments
- SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.
- Neo Financial — At Neo, we're innovating to make saving, spending and getting rewarded even more rewarding.
The CP Ventures Fund invests in early-stage technology companies that are highly scalable, at the forefront of breakthrough technologies, and driven by the fourth industrial revolution.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Australia, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- Ahura AI — Ahura AI, an EdTech startup using artificial intelligence to create personalized learning tools that replicate a 1-to-1 learning experience
- Greenfly — Greenfly's short-form media orchestration software platform captures, collects, organizes & distributes videos & photos to drive fan engagement and boost revenue for sports and entertainment organizations.
- Skylark Labs — Skylark Labs develops continuously evolving and customizable threat detection systems for enhanced physical security. Our clients (CCTV or Drone companies) can customize our proprietary AI solutions at the time of deployment or continuously evolve them if needed after deployment making them preferable to other comparable market solutions.
Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Ravio — Ravio allows you to understand compensation in your market in real-time. Make smarter salary, equity and benefits decisions without touching a spreadsheet.
- Halter — Halter creates GPS enabled, solar powered collars for cows. The collar hardware allows farmers to use simple tablet app software to remotely set geographic boundaries for cattle, virtual fences. Farmers use Halter's system to avoid physically herding cows, maximizing farmer time and productivity.
- Blinq — Blinq makes it easy to share your contact details via QR code scanning on the mobile app.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- FileInvite — The simplest, most secure, document collection platform for professionals. Request files, forms, data and e-signatures all through a secure client portal.
- Formus — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.
- Kara Technologies — Content accessibility using a signing avatar. Accessible solutions are at the core of all that we do here at Kara. One of our main goals is finding smarter ways of using technology that will help build a better future for everyone, in all areas of life.
Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Australia, New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
- PropHero — Award-winning property investment technology and services to help you build wealth from a global pool of high yield properties.
- Fugu — Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age
- Quantum Brilliance — Quantum Brilliance builds room temperature quantum computers powered by synthetic diamond, enabling applications in everyday computing, including edge and massively parrellelized computing.
Carthona Capital is a hands-on, proactive, and thematic venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia that invests globally.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Australia, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Qlarifi — Consumer lending decisions transformed with real time, comprehensive data.
- Safewill — Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will
- Ajust — Ajust makes it easy to resolve customer complaints with banks, telcos and energy companies. It's fast, fair and free for consumers.
Eden Ventures invests in technology companies in the telecommunications software, enterprise software, digital media, e-commerce, internet and mobile sectors in the UK and Ireland.At Eden, they address the funding gap between business angels and later stage venture capitalists, providing investment appropriate for the needs of an investee companyand its stage of development. As a seed investor they are prepared to 'take the early risk' but they also have enough capacity in their funds to support their companies to significant exits. They have helped their entrepreneurs attract world-class investors such as Bessemer, Canaan Partners, Highland, Index, Intel Capital, Matrix, Ribbit Capital, TCV and Union Square Ventures into follow-on rounds.
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- Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, United States, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Unlockd — Maximize the return on your NFTs with cross-chain, instant loans while keeping their utility.
- Insomnia Labs — Breathing life into ideas that take root. Creativity is limited only by technology. At IN:SOMNIA labs, We build technologies that enhance creativity.
- Bright Star Studios — Publisher of Ember Sword. We build zero-friction next-gen social MMOs that empower gamers through open player-centric-economies based on digital collectibles.
Horizon Ventures is a California based venture capital firm specialized in early- and late-stage investments.
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Investment focus
- Software, Manufacturing, Electronics
- Series A, Series C, Series B
- United States, Israel, China
Portfolio highlights
- Kytopen — Kytopen is pioneering a novel and non-viral process to engineer human cells for therapeutic applications in immuno-oncology and genetic disorders.
- what3words — Every 3 metre square has a unique 3 word address.
- Sandbox Banking — Sandbox Banking provides banking-as-a-service technology to banks, credit unions, and fintech. Its platform, Glyue, enables users to build banking integrations and APIs that typically accelerate connectivity projects by more than 80%. Glyue contains an extensive and constantly growing library of banking system adapters, pre-built solutiontemplates, an Excel-like integration development environment, and support tools.
Weta Digital is a film production company that offers visual effects and 3D animations. They provide a full suite of digital production services for feature films and high-end commercials, from concept design to cutting-edge 3D animation.Weta was formed in 1993 by a group of young New Zealand filmmakers including Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor,and Jamie Selkirk. It later split into two specialized halves - Weta Digital (digital effects) and Weta Workshop (physical effects).One of Their first projects was to provide visual effects for Peter Jackson’s film Heavenly Creatures. They went on to work digital magic on Peter’s blockbuster movies The Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong.
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Investment focus
- EdTech, Software, Education
- Convertible Note
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Booktrack — Booktrack is an A.I Soundtrack company. Booktrack's Artificial Intelligence automatically creates soundtracks for any text or any voice. Backed by investors including Peter Thiel, Booktrack is a disruptive force in the publishing and audio world; equivalent to the introduction of sound transforming the experience of film forever. For moreinformation, visit booktrack.com.
iceangels.co.nz - New Zealand most active Angel Network. A network for New Zealand's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professional investors.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile Apps, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- New Zealand, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Cove — Cove is a New Zealand company bringing a touch of innovation and simplicity to the insurance industry.
- beany.biz — Beany provides expert online accounting services to New Zealand businesses. Comprehensive compliance and advisory services, expert support, transparent pricing, and smarter financial insights for your business.
- Spoke Phone — Next-generation mobile VoIP platform for service providers (ISPs, MVNOs, Cable operators, Telcos)
Aspire NZ Seed Fund partners with private investors to co-invest in start-ups with potential for high growth. Aspire is structured as an evergreen fund that can continue to invest indefinitely as long as it generates returns.Aspire NZ Seed Fund invests directly into early-stage Kiwi tech start-ups at Seed and Angel investment stages. Aspire NZSeed Fund is managed by NZ Growth Capital Partners.
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Investment focus
- AgTech, Training, Education
- Seed
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Cropsy Technologies — Cropsy's mission is to deliver disruptive, scalable technology to every fruit grower to unlock the full potential of their land with insights that were impossible before. Our proprietary AI-enabled hardware allows growers to monitor every plant, understand the whole crop, and track how it changes over time. These insights help growers optimiseall their decision making. The system is a simple tractor add-on, so growers do all their daily operations while Cropsy looks out for problems. Cropsy is poised to set the new gold standard for growing, with recommendations, forecasts, and providing certainty to every grower, every season.
- SafeStack — Secure the software you design and build and meet compliance requirements with ease supported by the leading secure development training platform.
Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Angel
- New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Emerge — Emerge is a financial management tool for businesses. It is a digital-only banking option designed to help Kiwi businesses operate more quickly, economically, and efficiently.
- Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
- Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
Bailador is a growth capital fund that focuses on the IT and media sectors, managed by an experienced team with demonstrated sector expertise. The company supports its portfolio companies in subsequent rounds of funding through their own participation and with introductions to larger international growth expansion funds. It assists in thepreparation and management of fundraising, M&A activity, and pre-IPO processes. The portfolio businesses of the company are DocsCorp, Click Loans Group, Rezdy, Stackla, iPRO Solutions, and SiteMinder.Bailador is an Australia-based company that was founded in 2010 by Paul Wilson and David Kirk.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- PropHero — Award-winning property investment technology and services to help you build wealth from a global pool of high yield properties.
- Hapana — Elevate your fitness business with Hapana - The Ultimate Fitness Studio Software. Streamline operations, engage clients, and boost growth effortlessly.
- updoc — Updoc provides a simple and accessible healthcare platform. Over 100,000 Aussies use updoc to easily connect with registered Australian Partner Practitioners who if suitable can provide medical advice, online medical certificates & prescriptions. 1,000+ 5-star reviews. Available after hours and on weekends, with Partner Practitioners online 9am-10pm, 7 days a week.
We seek to partner with world class operators focused on generating exceptional per share value over the long term (a decade or more).
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Series C, Series A, Series B
- United States, Switzerland, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Billd — Commercial Contractors: Get 120-day terms on material purchases with any supplier. Get the confidence to bid on, and win larger projects.
- Obligo — Say goodbye to traditional security deposits with Obligo's flexible deposit alternatives. Trusted by over 1 million homes, we simplify renting with no deposit options for renters and streamlined deposit management for properties.
- 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%!
Solborn Venture Investment Co., Ltd. is the venture capital arm of Solborn Inc. The firm specializes in incubation and all stages of venture investment. It typically invests in the information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology sectors. The firm does not invest in food and lodging, financial and insurance, real estate, golf and ski,gambling, and dance industries. Likewise, it does not invest in companies operating for more than seven years. Solborn Venture Investment Co., Ltd., formerly known as Serome Venture Investment Co., Ltd., was established in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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Investment focus
- EdTech, Tutoring, Education
- Series A, Series C, Funding Round
- New Zealand, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Mesh Korea — Mesh Korea is an IT-based logistics startup, which established Korea's first last-mile logistics network and became the primary provider of integrated logistics services with in-house logistics solutions.VROONG, Mesh Korea's logistics brand, creates new value not only by providing delivery services, but also by connecting information.Currently, VROONG provides four services; premium delivery services, 'VROONG Prime', integrated logistics management solution, 'VROONG TMS', premium fresh food delivery services, 'VROONG Fresh', and premium delivery magazine, 'VROONG Collection.'With more than 80 VROONG Stations and 13,000 riders across the nation, VROONG provides faster and more accurate delivery services.
- 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%!
GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- New Zealand, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
- EarnOS — EarnOS is the fully remote company that provides Global Ad & Payments Platform powered by Web3.
- Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
- Ivo — Ivo reduces the time, effort, and cost of negotiating agreements.
Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever investment firm, and we believe in the power of founder vision and the potential of teams, right from the start.
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Investment focus
- Software, Apps, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Kry10 — Kry10 is a safe operating system for SDMs.It makes the transition to an intelligent, cloud-connected, and adaptively driven future possible for automobiles, electricity grids, satellites, and medical equipment.
- SimConverse — SimConverse is a simulation platform that uses generative AI to play the role of any patient, colleague or casualty.
- Forever Network — Forever Network is a social-first sports media company. Our keystone brand, Basketball Forever, is the worlds largest independent sports media channel.
Greyrock is a private investment company focused on education and technology.
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Investment focus
- Education, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series D, Series A
- Australia, United States, Bermuda
Portfolio highlights
- Go1 — Go1 offers training content from 250+ industry-leading providers, delivered seamlessly through any HR tech stack.
- Academia.edu — Academia.edu is the largest and fastest-growing platform in the world for sharing academic research. Its mission is to accelerate and democratize academic research. Over 150 million academics have signed up to Academia.edu, adding 25 million papers. Over 100,000 people join Academia.edu each day. Academia.edu attracts over 52 million uniquevisitors a month. 40% of the world's faculty log in to Academia.edu every month. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
- Expensify — Explore our job and internship openings and learn what makes us a company you'll love to join. Also find our more about history, teams, the latest news, and more!
Systematic Pre-Seed Startup Capital
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- Software, SaaS, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Averi — Averi is an AI-powered marketing management platform that combines proprietary AI models for marketing strategy and content creation.Design modern strategy, analyze massive amounts of data, create endless content from ads and social posts to blogs and whitepapers, build perfect-fit teams of marketing experts, and manage your entire growthoperation in one seamless experience.
- Eachlabs — AI marketplace for developers.
- Hutsy — Hutsy Financial is a financial services company that provides mobile banking, early payroll access and credit building products. In partnership with Peoples Trust we provide a prepaid debit card that our users can spend with. We also offer cash back on all purchases, spending insights, and categorizations to provide valuable insight on where yourmoney is going. Hutsy was recently on CBC’s Dragons Den where we raised our pre-seed funding round of $500,000 to bring our product to life.
The New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) was established to support early-stage technology companies and to stimulate private investment into this space.
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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Scannable — Scannable helps Arborists, Rope Access Technicians, Riggers, and Rescuers easily manage PPE and safety equipment.
- Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
- Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Medical Device
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
- eVouch — eVouch is the most powerful marketing tool we've used to build an organic community. We've experienced elevated brand trust while reaching an audience we never thought possible. Using customers to market to their friends is simply genius.
- Flowingly — Unlock Team Productivity. Streamline Approvals. Increase Compliance. Easy To Use, No-Code Process Mapping & Workflow Automation Platform.
- Formus — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.
Haitao Capital is the first China-macro driven early stage venture fund. China's story is no longer just a Chinese story.
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Investment focus
- Software, Education, Blockchain
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- China, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Aggregion — Any scenarios for data collaboration in a secure and trusted environment: Building and running ML models, Customer data management and communications, Business partnerships and ecosystems
- 247tickets — 247tickets is a one-stop-shop for tickets to the best events, movies, experiences and trips in China and around SE Asia.With offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen & Beijing, 247tickets aims to present customers with endless options of events, experiences, trips, tours and movies, with personalised recommendations, all the best deals and the bestcustomer service and concierge agents in the business. Tickets can be booked on their easy to use mobile/desktop website, via a WeChat concierge service or via distribution partners, including websites such as TimeOut China and City Weekend Shanghai.With an emphasis on the best in entertainment and experiences, 247tickets have sold tickets to tens of thousands of plays, sports events, musicals, tours, movies, trips and more. In 2017 they acquired the trip and experience provider Travelers Society, stating their intent to join the high growth markets of inbound and outbound tourism in China.
- Hippo & Crate Ltd — Hippo&Crate is a subscription-based D2C oral care brand fast becoming a world-class lifestyle brand for personal care CPGs. Think of us as the DollarShaveClub of the U.S. whom got acquired by Unilever for a cool US$1B with MUJI aesthetics.We are in the early innings of a generational oral care upgrade in China and riding on the megaconsumption upgrade trend that is taking the entire continent by storm. Our purpose is to allow our customers to look and feel good, and that's why we went to great length to make really high quality, beautiful oral care products with better ingredients for them.Our model is relatively simple, vertically integrated, digital native disrupting the major players like P&G, Unilever by cutting off the retailers and selling to the consumers direct. We do this by building up a fanatical fan base with word of mouth tactics. These behemoths do not have relationship with their customers and overly depend on broadcast advertising, this is where we come in.Brushing is the new Sexy!
B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.
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- Information Technology, Internet, Media and Entertainment
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Japan, Taiwan, United States
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- Newmo — newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort.
- Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
- Qlay — Qlay is an AI-automated global engineer hiring platform
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