300+ investors in your industry, stage, and region Get
Any industry
Google
Clean Energy
EdTech
Artificial Intelligence
Local
Enterprise Software
Travel
Platforms
InsurTech
Oil and Gas
Retail
Social Impact
Cryptocurrency
SaaS
Film
Restaurants
Photography
Payments
Email
CleanTech
Energy
Marketplace
Organic Food
Fitness
Machine Learning
Health Care
Agriculture (AgTech)
Gaming
Facebook
Blockchain
B2B
Social Network
Video Games
Big Data
Medical Device
Wellness
Education
Mobile
Automotive
Sports
Legal
eSports
Construction
Hospitality
Biotechnology
Consumer
Software
Renewable Energy
Crowdfunding
Theatre
Medical
Recruiting
Web3
Venture Capital
Fashion
Social
Beauty
Infrastructure
Cannabis
LGBT
Celebrity
Climate
Mobile Apps
Life Science
Wine and Spirits
Food and Beverage
Publishing
Music
Art
Real Estate
Sporting Goods
Manufacturing
Digital Media
FinTech
Finance
Financial Services
Social Media
Franchise
Mobile Advertising
Non Profit
Internet
Android
Sustainability
Hardware
Biotech
Impact
Proptech
Transportation
Enterprise
Community
Media (Entertainment)
Any country
Hong Kong
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Greece
Croatia
Burkina Faso
South Korea
Singapore
Brazil
Kyrgyzstan
LATAM
Africa
Oceania
Gibraltar
Liberia
Taiwan
Tunisia
Sweden
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Norway
Tajikistan
Mexico
Nigeria
Russian Federation
Togo
Guinea
Nepal
Iran
Isle of Man
Madagascar
Pakistan
Romania
Poland
Oman
Puerto Rico
Cameroon
Guernsey
Andorra
Colombia
Sudan
China
Armenia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Kuwait
Kenya
Marshall Islands
Luxembourg
Malta
Mozambique
Namibia
Mauritius
Nicaragua
Panama
Serbia
Uzbekistan
Australia
New Zealand
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
Jamaica
Switzerland
Guatemala
Kazakhstan
Cayman Islands
Venezuela
Malawi
Myanmar
Uganda
Turkey
Uruguay
Moldova
Seychelles
Paraguay
Botswana
Ireland
Japan
South Africa
France
Georgia
Denmark
Ghana
Iraq
Mali
Latvia
Malaysia
Portugal
Philippines
Sierra Leone
Rwanda
El Salvador
Senegal
Tanzania
Canada
Germany
India
United Kingdom
United States
Middle East
Indonesia
Dominican Republic
Bermuda
Asia
Albania
Spain
Angola
Europe
Cyprus
Qatar
Argentina
Bangladesh
Belgium
Barbados
Jordan
Austria
Ethiopia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Ecuador
Bahamas
Faroe Islands
Estonia
Jersey
Bahrain
Bolivia
Algeria
Belize
Finland
Italy
Belarus
Hungary
Grenada
Israel
Iceland
Cambodia
Honduras
Lithuania
Liechtenstein
Lebanon
Mongolia
Peru
Slovenia
San Marino
Ukraine
Vietnam
Chile
Angel Investors
VC Funds
All Investors
Download Find emails Save list
Open database

Top 50 Energy Startup Investors in New Zealand (August 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in New Zealand Energy startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in New Zealand Energy startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund
22 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Information Technology $650k–$19M
K1W1
VC Fund
15 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence $520k–$18M
New Zealand Green Investment Finance
VC Fund
9 New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar $372k–$49M
Pacific Channel
VC Fund
6 New Zealand, Australia, United States Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology $511k–$5.5M
Enterprise Angels
VC Fund
5 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Software, Information Technology, Health Care $229k–$4.3M
GD1 (Global From Day One)
VC Fund
5 New Zealand, United States, China Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, SaaS $600k–$16M
Soul Capital
VC Fund
5 New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong Seed, Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Information Technology, Recycling $608k–$12M
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund
5 New Zealand, United States, Australia Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Software, Information Technology, Medical Device $435k–$17M
Climate Venture Capital Fund
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, Australia Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Manufacturing, Sustainability, Renewable Energy $968k–$3M
Movac
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, United States, Australia Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, E-Commerce $1.4M–$16M
Finistere Ventures
VC Fund
3 United States, New Zealand, Israel Series B, Series C, Series A Biotechnology, Agriculture, Food and Beverage $3.5M–$45M
Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $34k–$35M
Motion Capital
VC Fund
3 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Sustainability, Energy, Chemical $924k–$4.9M
Uniservices
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, Medical Device, Manufacturing $283k–$8.4M
AngelHQ
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States, Canada Seed, Angel, Series A Software, SaaS, Apps $350k–$19M
Booster
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device $157k–$6.1M
Impact Enterprise Fund
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, Australia Seed, Series A Sustainability, Information Technology, AgTech $1.3M–$3M
Lincoln Agritech
VC Fund
2 New Zealand Venture - Series Unknown Sensor, Biotechnology, Sustainability
Outset Ventures
VC Fund
2 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed CleanTech, Biotechnology, Product Research
Ngāi Tahu Holdings
VC Fund
2 New Zealand Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Information Technology, EdTech, Energy $2.8M–$3.5M
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, Japan Seed, Series A, Angel Software, Biotechnology, SaaS $400k–$8.8M
Global from Day One
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Medical Device $694k–$18M
NOAB Ventures
VC Fund
2 Australia, New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Energy, Battery, Manufacturing $493k–$15M
Aera VC
VC Fund
2 United States, Australia, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Software $150k–$27M
AgriZeroNZ
VC Fund
2 United States, New Zealand, Sweden Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, AgTech, Animal Feed $677k–$27M
Matū Group
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, Australia, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing $337k–$25M
Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands Series A, Series B, Seed Agriculture, AgTech, Farming $3.8M–$45M
Clare Foundation
VC Fund
2 New Zealand Seed Furniture, Recycling, E-Commerce $1.5M–$1.5M
OurCrowd
VC Fund
1 Israel, United States, New Zealand Series B, Series A, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $593k–$65M
Unruly Capital
VC Fund
1 United Kingdom, United States, Germany Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, CleanTech, Artificial Intelligence $987k–$9.3M
Wave Digital Assets
VC Fund
1 United States, Switzerland, Canada Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software $500k–$70M
NZVC
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States, Australia Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech $1.2M–$40M
Inter Ikea
VC Fund
1 Canada, Sweden, Germany Series A, Seed Recycling, Biotechnology, Waste Management $3.8M–$16M
Seeds Capital
VC Fund
1 Singapore, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $767k–$45M
Philip McCaw
Angel
1 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Energy, Retail
Thomas Larthe
Angel
1 India, Canada, Australia Initial Coin Offering, Seed Blockchain, Energy, Internet $1.8M–$40M
Lewis Holdings
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Computer $550k–$1.1M
Black Kite Capital
VC Fund
1 Singapore, China, India Seed, Series B Internet, Software, Digital Media $500k–$5.1M
Radicle Growth
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Grant Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech $250k–$17M
Fonterra Co-operative Group
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States, Germany Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Wellness $151k–$17M
InnovationQuarter
VC Fund
1 The Netherlands, India, Germany Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care $549k–$30M
Tuhua Fund
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A, Angel Software, Internet, B2B $735k–$7.5M
RIV Capital
VC Fund
1 Canada, United States, Italy Seed, Series A Cannabis, AgTech, Food and Beverage $1.5M–$12M
Julien Machot
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, India Seed, Convertible Note, Equity Crowdfunding Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Organic Food $261k–$2.3M
AUT Ventures
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Pre-Seed Chemical, Manufacturing, Sustainability
Spencer Rascoff
Angel
1 United States, Sweden, Canada Seed, Series A, Series C Real Estate, Software, Internet $1.1M–$150M
Vesta Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Romania, New Zealand Series A, Series B, Seed Real Estate, Property Management, Information Technology $550k–$52M
Andreessen Horowitz
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Brazil Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.7M–$112M
Aspire Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States Seed Messaging, Real Time, Advertising $2M–$3.5M
ACC
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Series A Organic, Agriculture
Access all 152 investors in New Zealand Energy startups.

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!

Investor list

Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 22 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

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.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 252
  • Round size: Seed $650k–$4.9M; Series A $2.5M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $69M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
  • Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
  • Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
Show all investments...

K1W1
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 15 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 116
  • Round size: Seed $734k–$4.1M; Series A $520k–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Linca — Critical metals for a circular battery supply chain
  • Hyades — Hyades is an AI-powered hyperspectral intelligence platform that offers soil and land insights.
  • Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
Show all investments...

New Zealand Green Investment Finance
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 9 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

New Zealand Green Investment Finance provides support to the growth of innovative energy and carbon management.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar
  • Stage:Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $3.1M–$7.6M; Debt Financing $644k–$49M; Venture - Series Unknown $372k–$3.2M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ESP — ESP is an energy solution provider.
  • Carbn Group — Carbn Group is a car fleet management company that makes car fleet services sustainable and accessible to more users.
  • Ruminant BioTech — Ruminant BioTech is a company that creates slow-release devices for long-term controlled-release methane mitigation.
Show all investments...

Pacific Channel
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 6 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Investing in great people solving hard problems to create a better future.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, Australia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $900k–$5M; Pre-Seed $511k–$1.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.2M–$5.5M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Regen — We send daily recommendations to our farmers' phones based on their own farm data, so NZ can farm smarter.
  • Androgenix
  • Navi Medical Technologies — Navi Medical Technologies is a medical device development company.
Show all investments...

Enterprise Angels
VC Fund · Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand · 5 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 134
  • Round size: Seed $306k–$4.3M; Angel $229k–$651k
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Linca — Critical metals for a circular battery supply chain
  • Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
  • Scanabull — Scanabull is a 3D vision to measure cattle live weight quickly and accurately, reducing handling stress and giving farmers, agents, and processors clear, real‑time weight data. It makes weighing easy, analysis simple, and sharing seamless for everyone who relies on live weight or carcass weight decisions.
Show all investments...

GD1 (Global From Day One)
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 5 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

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.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $860k–$11M; Series A $1.8M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
  • Caruso — AI-native fund administration for private markets. Trusted by 900+ real estate, private credit, and PE funds to save time and grow AUM.
  • Outlier Space — Outlier Space is an aerospace startup that builds a scalable, uncrewed, and reusable satellite platform designed to unlock access to microgravity. The company provides breakthrough infrastructure to safely return orbital payloads back to Earth. This technology allows sectors like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and advanced materials to manufactureand research products beyond Earth's atmospheric limits.
Show all investments...

Soul Capital
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 5 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Soul Capital is an impact investment organisation working towards a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Recycling
  • Stage:Seed, Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $830k–$3M; Venture - Series Unknown $608k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cogo — At Cogo we are on a mission to empower hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses world-wide to become conscious consumers by taking action to measure, reduce and compensate for their impact on the world. Cogo enables everyone to join together to create a fairer and more sustainable world. Talk to us now or see our website for details.
  • Staples VR — Staples Rentals is a Film/Video & Stills equipment rental house based in Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Teacher’s Buddy — Create lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and more in minutes. AI-powered tools designed for educators.
Show all investments...

New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund · 5 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

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.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Medical Device
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 81
  • Round size: Seed $694k–$4.9M; Series A $3.5M–$17M; Venture - Series Unknown $435k–$6.1M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Linca — Critical metals for a circular battery supply chain
  • Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
  • Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
Show all investments...

Climate Venture Capital Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Climate Venture Capital Fund invests in disruptive New Zealand climate-tech companies driving decarbonisation and returns. Acceptable Managed Fund for AIP Visa investors.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Sustainability, Renewable Energy
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $968k–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mara Bio — We are a New Zealand based biotech start up passionate about food, health and the environment. We are re-imagining how energy and nutrient rich food production side streams are handled by giving them a new life in the form of protein rich, fibre rich, functional ingredients and bioactives for food, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications.
  • Hot Lime Labs — The Hot Lime Labs CO2 capture system converts wood waste biomass into clean CO2 for commercial greenhouses, increasing crop productivity and growth.
  • Dot Ingredients — Dot Ingredients operates a surfactant company designed to offer commercially viable particle surfactants. It produces cellulose from wood pulp, makes sustainable emulsifiers from renewable cellulose, and is able to not only cleanse hands, clothes, surfaces, and cars, but also protect crops, enhance food, color textiles, and flow into the oceans andsoil.
Show all investments...

Movac
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Movac is New Zealand's most experienced technology investor and is deeply integrated into the Kiwi tech sector. We've been actively investing since 1998.

Show more...

Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 67
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$4.9M; Series A $1.5M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $125M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
  • LawVu — Our all-in-one connected platform enables your legal team to manage all legal matters, contracts, spend and legal operations. Book your free demo now.
  • Migco Pharmaceuticals — Migco Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company focused on designed to develop new drug therapies for migraine headache.
Show all investments...

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!
Finistere Ventures
VC Fund · San Diego, California, United States · 3 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Finistere Ventures is an agricultural technology and life sciences venture capital investor. Founded in 2005, the company partners with other entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to build innovative companies that have the potential to transform modern agriculture, increase food security, improve nutrition, and enhance sustainability. Their appliedexperience as operators, and pioneering role in Ag Tech, is actively utilized to benefit its portfolio companies and Partners. Finistere has global access to the best new technologies from centers of Ag Tech excellence in the U.S., Australia, Israel, New Zealand, and Canada through its venture partner networks. Finistere’s locations in San Diego and Palo Alto, California keeps them connected to the centers of mainstream venture investment and the world’s leading innovation ecosystem.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Agriculture, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Series B, Series C, Series A
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 67
  • Round size: Series A $3.5M–$10M; Series B $7.5M–$45M; Series C $5M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $28M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • POP — Strengthen your dog's immunity with Pop-Topper. Developed with top animal scientists and food innovators, our formulas leverage clinically proven superfoods to reduce inflammation and promote longevity. Backed by science, our daily meal topper seamlessly integrates into your dog's routine for optimal health benefits.
  • Animol Discovery — Animol is building its own pipeline of break-through proprietary veterinary small molecules led by a team of animal health industry experts with vast experience in bringing drugs to market. With our unique and powerful technology platform we deliver innovative medicines that are specifically designed for the needs of veterinary patients.
  • Berkeley Yeast — Better yeast for better beer. Make cleaner tasting beer with ultra low diacetyl strains, brew non alcoholic beer that tastes more like actual beer, or unlock bright grapefruit and passionfruit notes with the cleanest thiol yeast.
Show all investments...

Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

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.

Show more...

Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 337
  • Round size: Seed $34k–$7.6M; Pre-Seed $50k–$2.7M; Series A $3.4M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Vow — Vow is crafting a new category of food
  • Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.
  • Gilmour Space Technologies — Gilmour Space is a rocket company in Australia that is developing and launching low-cost small satellite launch vehicles. All orbits, all planets: https://www.gspacetech.com
Show all investments...

Motion Capital
VC Fund · Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Motion Capital is a hands-on venture capital fund investing in founders doing good business by helping the world decarbonise.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Sustainability, Energy, Chemical
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $924k–$4.9M
  • Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Linca — Critical metals for a circular battery supply chain
  • Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
  • Hachiko — Hachiko is a software building platform that aims to help the battery portfolio owners, also the firm is for energy trading.
Show all investments...

Uniservices
VC Fund · 3 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Auckland University's commercialisation arm

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Medical Device, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Round size: Seed $694k–$5M; Pre-Seed $283k–$1.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.2M–$8.4M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RosterLab — RosterLab goal is to automate every part of the rostering process for healthcare.
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
Show all investments...

AngelHQ
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Learn about Angel HQ, Wellington's Angel Investing Network - the meeting place for ambitious startups and passionate investors.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Seed $350k–$3M; Angel $367k–$1M; Series A $6.1M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Luminoma — Luminoma will enable easy access to objective and precise skin cancer screening. With Luminoma, clinicians can confidently discern malignant from benign, reducing unnecessary referrals and biopsies.
  • Upstock — Manage wholesale orders with a simple app.
  • Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
Show all investments...

Booster
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Booster is an investment manager, superannuation and default KiwiSaver scheme provider. We offer ethical, New Zealand and specialist investment options.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $473k–$4.3M; Pre-Seed $157k–$972k; Venture - Series Unknown $158k–$6.1M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Linca — Critical metals for a circular battery supply chain
  • Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
  • Wych Limited — Wych puts your financial health back in your control.
Show all investments...

Impact Enterprise Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

The Fund provides growth capital to businesses who deliver social and/or environmental impact, alongside attractive financial returns. This Fund has two primary objectives: delivering market-rate financial returns, and delivering tangible societal and environmental outcomes.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Sustainability, Information Technology, AgTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ZeroJet — ZeroJet is the first jet propulsion system to be designed specifically for an electric motor, delivering the perfect balance of performance and runtime.
  • Zincovery — Zincovery is a decarbonizing zinc recycling plant.
  • CarbonCrop — CarbonCrop gets you recognised and paid for the carbon sequestered in trees on your land. Our artificial-intelligence based mapping and measurement mean we can give you fast, accurate results for no up-front cost.
Show all investments...

Lincoln Agritech
VC Fund · Lincoln, Nebraska, United States · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Lincoln Agritech is a vibrant organization with over 50 staff, including scientists, research engineers, and software developers.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Sensor, Biotechnology, Sustainability
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • CertusBio — The CertusBio continuous monitoring system provides easy access to real-time data so that food processors can now mitigate losses and waste waterwater quality issues at the source. We are helping industrial food processors transition to a more sustainable model of production.
Show all investments...

Outset Ventures
VC Fund · Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Outset, Empowering NZ's deep tech startups: investment, space, support. Join our community of innovators for global impact.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: CleanTech, Biotechnology, Product Research
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
  • Vertus Energy — We innovate to make fossil natural gas extinct.
  • OpenStar Technologies — OpenStar Technologies is a renewable energy company that develops fusion reactors for baseload power to the grid.
Show all investments...

Ngāi Tahu Holdings
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Ngāi Tahu

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, EdTech, Energy
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $2.8M–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Banqer — Banqer is a social enterprise committed to raising societal financial capability levels through relatable and engaging education.
  • Tend Health — Tend Health provides various types of Health Care services by providing an easy to use application.
  • OpenStar Technologies — OpenStar Technologies is a renewable energy company that develops fusion reactors for baseload power to the grid.
Show all investments...

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Your guide to finding and using government services.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $428k–$1.2M; Angel $400k–$4.3M; Series A $1.4M–$8.8M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MAPTO — Bringing industries together since 2008, Mapto.com stands as the premier platform for a global business directory. Serving millions of companies and suppliers worldwide.Mapto, the “Business Development Guide,” has been specially designed to offer an e-commerce solution that brings together all companies in the world and provides an excellent B2Cuser experience without sacrificing B2B functionality. The most significant difference from other marketplaces is that it is customer-supported!In today’s world, product, manufacturer, and communication demands are the basis of e-commerce searches on the internet. It restructures the “roadmap of e-commerce” by bringing all these demands together and making them accessible to users.
  • 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.
  • Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
Show all investments...

Global from Day One
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

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.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Medical Device
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 33
  • Round size: Seed $694k–$5M; Series A $1.2M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $90M in 2021

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.
  • Alimetry — Gastric Alimetry brings data-driven clarity to chronic gastric symptoms, helping clinicians diagnose with confidence.
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Show all investments...

NOAB Ventures
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

NOAB Ventures operates as a venture capital firm.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Battery, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9.4M; Pre-Seed $493k–$860k; Series A $4.5M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • UNIGRID — At UNIGRID, we are dedicated to exploring sodium chemistries that are safe, sustainable, and affordable, for stationary energy storage and e-mobility applications.
  • Vertus Energy — We innovate to make fossil natural gas extinct.
  • Andromeda Robotics — At Andromeda, our personalised robot companions are helping Australian aged care teams bring joy and connection to residents to improve wellbeing.
Show all investments...

Aera VC
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Aera VC invests at the frontier of deep technology and sustainability to accelerate the world to a better future. Those who create breakthrough ideas the fastest will generate new markets, exponential financial returns, and a better future for us all. Aera VC will be right behind them.We believe sustainability is the largest investmentopportunity of our lifetime. We have been generating outstanding financial returns since 2016 while investing in the pursuit of a better world. The companies we have backed are the best illustration of what we invest in, aspire to, and can achieve. We are excited that these companies are only just getting started and we have already established a truly global footprint. 70% of Aera Portfolio companies are co-founded by women or those from minority backgrounds.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$10M; Pre-Seed $150k–$4.1M; Series A $4.5M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $30M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Gridsight — Gridsight helps electrical utilities transition to a decentralised grid by creating 90%-accurate, AI-powered load flow models. These models enable utilities to safely and efficiently support more residential solar, batteries and electric vehicles. Based on CEO Brendan Banfield's PhD research, Gridsight was founded in 2020 to accelerate the transition to renewables.
  • Array Labs — Array Labs is working to provide high-quality 3D imagery on a global scale.
  • Maritime Fusion — Fusion reactors for ships
Show all investments...

AgriZeroNZ
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

A world-first public-private partnership helping farmers reduce emissions while maintaining profitability and productivity.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, AgTech, Animal Feed
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand, Sweden

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $677k–$10M; Series A $7M–$27M; Venture - Series Unknown $3M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Rumin8 — Rumin8 - Solving livestock methane emissions
  • Ruminant BioTech — Ruminant BioTech is a company that creates slow-release devices for long-term controlled-release methane mitigation.
  • Āmua Innovation — Āmua Innovation specializes in developing solutions for pasture-based farming to lead natural food production.
Show all investments...

Matū Group
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Investing in scalable science and deep tech start-ups in Aotearoa NZ. We operate venture capital funds that invest in science and deep tech through a hands-on, active approach.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, Australia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $473k–$2.2M; Pre-Seed $337k–$972k; Series A $2.3M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Advemto — Advemto is the manufacturer and developer of ultrafast spectroscopy systems that help researchers.
  • Inhibit Coatings — Inhibit Coatings is a New Zealand based company developing novel antimicrobial and antifouling coatings.
  • Captivate Technology — Captivate Technology company operates a clean-tech carbon capture platform. The platform enables cement manufacturers, geothermal power plants, and biogas producers to reduce pollution and contribute to environmental initiatives by using a metal-organic framework for CO2 adsorption as a solid-state material.
Show all investments...

Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund
VC Fund · Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Rabobank emerged from several small agricultural cooperative banks, founded by Dutch farmers in the late nineteenth century. Food & Agriculture (F&A) is in our DNA, from which we built a unique position in the F&A sector as a key financier and international player, attributes which we leverage for the benefit of our stakeholders andportfolio companies. We recognise and understand the food security challenges lying ahead of us and how Innovation in F&A supply chains is key to the solution, which is why we are dedicated to committing capital to the space.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Series A $3.8M–$15M; Series B $5M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MiAlgae — MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company that aims to revolutionize the £340 billion global livestock feed industry by producing microalgal products – through the remediation of wastewater – as nutrient supplements for fishmeal in livestock feeds. Their microalgal products are high in omegas and proteins, both of which are required forthe production of many livestock feeds, especially in the aquaculture sector.Their production methodology uses circular economy to reduce the operating costs involved in the production of microalgae and as such allows them to compete with other supplements currently on the market.
  • EarthOptics — GroundTruth Ag is a soil cloud creator specializing in sustainable agricultural management. GroundTruth offers insights into soil management and health as well as near-real-time actionable data layers that cover the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the soil. This technology allows farmers to obtain accurate soil informationwhile also offering carbon creditors low-cost, hyper-accurate verification.
  • Saga Robotics — Saga Robotics delivers UV-C mildew control, AI-driven data services, and robotic farm automation with the autonomous robot Thorvald. Our robots provide chemical-free vineyard and strawberry disease management to help growers increase yields and reduce reliance on fungicides.
Show all investments...

Clare Foundation
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Clare is a private philanthropic investment and giving organisation.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Furniture, Recycling, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Critical — Made in Aotearoa from 100% reclaimed NZ plastic waste, our panels come in a variety of pre-designed or custom colours and finishes, so you can realise your design vision and create a space that is truly unique. We help architects and designers to push design boundaries while meeting Green Star & sustainability targets.
Show all investments...

OurCrowd
VC Fund · Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Invest in exclusive and pre-vetted startups, late-stage companies, and top tier funds - private market access made simple, transparent, and institutional-grade.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Israel, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 309
  • Round size: Seed $593k–$10M; Series A $5.3M–$34M; Series B $8M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • N.Light — N.Light is a Metaverse 3D design software that allows individuals to effortlessly turn their ideas into reality.
  • Hemispheric — Hemispheric develops fundamental AI technologies aimed at deciphering brain activity for innovative applications.
  • MUV Interactive — MUV Interactive designs and develops innovative technology for active human sensing, providing a natural and fluent interactive experience with any type of digital application, from displayed content, and smart home appliances to IOT (Internet of Things) devices, drones and AR/VR applications. The company’s flagship product, Bird, is anintuitive device that is worn on the index finger, which transforms any space into a 3D Interactive Environment. Bird is the first device to integrate the entire spectrum of input and control methods – including touch, remote touch, gesture control and mouse functionality. This gives users the flexibility to interact with each type of digital content in the most intuitive way, whether up close or from a distance of up to 100 feet away.
Show all investments...

Unruly Capital
VC Fund · Italy, Texas, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups, 6 in the past 12 months

Investing in the crazy before it becomes normal

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, CleanTech, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 60
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$9.3M; Pre-Seed $987k–$3.6M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Matta — Matta delivers artificial intelligence software and services for businesses. Offerings include custom model development, data preparation, and API-based deployment across computer vision and language tasks. Tooling covers experiment tracking, evaluation, monitoring, and scalability to move prototypes into production. Services also addressintegration with existing data pipelines, security considerations, and MLOps practices. Engagements include solution design, implementation, and knowledge transfer so internal teams can operate and iterate models over time.
  • Willo — Willo is advancing and scaling true wireless power for humanity, technology, and industry. Discover the company powering the next era of energy delivery.
  • Tangible — Tangible empowers hardware companies with sustainable asset-based lending solutions. Our platform streamlines debt funding, compliance automation, and financial product design, enabling efficient capital mobilization and comprehensive reporting for a greener future. Scale your business with Twist.
Show all investments...

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!
Wave Digital Assets
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Wave Digital Assets offers early-stage investment, asset management, treasury management, and strategy consulting to further the growth of the crypto and digital asset ecosystem.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Switzerland, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 114
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$17M; Series A $500k–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • STBL — STBL is a next-generation stablecoin system that strives to refocus the stablecoin economy around the user. It enables users to create fully collateralized stablecoins from tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). At STBL, we’re transforming the stablecoin landscape with a groundbreaking approach that enables individuals and institutions to mint,distribute, and profit from stablecoin usage. Founded by Reeve Collins (former CEO at Tether), with a vision to revolutionize digital finance, we empower our community by delivering both the control and profitability of stablecoin infrastructure directly into their hands.
  • Myriad
  • Maestro — Advanced UTxO-indexing data layer to supercharge Defi on Bitcoin, Cardano & Dogecoin.
Show all investments...

NZVC
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

The NZVCA’s mission is to develop a world-best private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) environment for the benefit of investors and entrepreneurs in New Zealand.Their activities cover the whole spectrum of investment in New Zealand private capital including Angel investment, seed and early-stage venture capital through to developmentcapital and private equity (including management buy-outs and buy-ins).

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 47
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$6.4M; Series A $1.8M–$40M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.5M–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • chnnl — Optimise your employee wellbeing strategy with chnnl. Centralised resource management, track psychosocial risks and team psychological wellbeing measurement.
  • Vessev — Vessev is a maritime trasportantion company that offers hydrofoiling electric vessels for travelling through water.
  • Curve Biosciences — Whole-Body Intelligence to resolve chronic diseases.
Show all investments...

Inter Ikea
VC Fund · Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Inter IKEA Group's aim is to secure continuous improvement, development, expansion and a long life of the franchising operation.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Recycling, Biotechnology, Waste Management
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Canada, Sweden, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $3.8M–$5.9M; Series A $7.6M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Matter. — We are an innovation company pioneering technology solutions for capturing, harvesting and recycling microplastics.
  • ns/tx industries — ns/tx industries is a food manufacturing and technology company that processes and sells fish and meat products.
  • Seprify — Enabling sustainable products
Show all investments...

Seeds Capital
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Catalysing smart monies into Singapore-based, early-stage technology startups.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 146
  • Round size: Seed $767k–$6M; Series A $2.4M–$21M; Series B $5M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pints AI — Unlock global and private financial data with AI like never before.
  • ChemT Biotechnology — The goal of ChemT Biotechnology is to increase patient access to the most cutting-edge biologics, beginning with the urgent issues in manufacturing and research and development.
  • Protuoso Biosciences — Protuoso Bio is a pioneering biotechnology company developing Next-Gen MUXBODIES for Complex Diseases. We leverage AI-driven protein engineering and synthetic biology to advance innovative oncology drug research.
Show all investments...

Philip McCaw
Angel · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Phil McCaw - Managing Partner @ Movac

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Energy, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Goodnest — Goodnest's mission is to make your life easier, starting in your home. We use technology to improve the quality and lower the price of consumer services throughout the APAC region.
  • CloudCannon — CloudCannon gives your team an exceptional website editing interface with a robust a flexible developer experience.
  • Flick Electric — Flick Electric Co. is the only power company that gives New Zealanders access to the wholesale price of electricity direct from the spot market. In fact we pass on all of the costs of getting power to your place, without any mark-up – that’s generation, distribution, transmission and metering – so you can relax knowing that you’re not paying a centmore than you need to.And in your personalised online portal we’ll show you exactly how much power you’re using every half hour of every day, and what you’re paying for it, so you are empowered to change how you use electricity to save even more.
Show all investments...

Thomas Larthe
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Thomas Larthe

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Energy, Internet
  • Stage:Initial Coin Offering, Seed
  • Geography: India, Canada, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Initial Coin Offering $1.8M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Emrod — Emrod is opening up the world’s access to power by using tele-energy technology to transmit energy wirelessly over many kilometres/miles.
  • Chingari — Chingari is a short-video entertaining platform connecting talented Indians. It allows users to share the videos on third-party social platforms as well. The application is available for Android users. It monetizes through in-app advertisements.
  • Flow Blockchain — Flow is a fast, secure, and developer-friendly blockchain built to support the next generation of games, apps, and the digital assets that power them.
Show all investments...

Lewis Holdings
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Lewis Holdings was added in 2013.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Computer
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $550k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Avertana — Avertana is a process technology company that has developed a proprietary platform to refine solid industrial waste streams into valuable mineral and chemical raw materials used to make everyday products. Products of Avertana's process are used in products such as paint, building materials, paper and fertilisers. The process is costcompetitive with existing approaches but offers a much lower environmental footprint than traditional methods. Avertana helps its customers to build more sustainable supply chains by making mineral and chemical ingredients for widely-used products from sources that support optimal environmental outcomes. Avertana’s waste to value process helps industry to reduce its environmental footprint competitively.
  • Ambit — From natural language processing to machine learning, our conversational AI platform empowers organisations. Business focused and aligned, Ambit chatbots carve a direct path to meeting your strategic objectives. Ultimately, Ambit enables you to deliver to your customers and internal stakeholders better.
  • Unleashed Software — Supply, production, inventory and sales software with exceptional product and customer focus
Show all investments...

Black Kite Capital
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Black Kite Capital is a single-family investment office based in Singapore.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Software, Digital Media
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Singapore, China, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$5.1M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pi-xcels — Eco-friendly NFC digital receipts solution for actionable shopper data and enhanced customer journeys. No App, Just Tap. With one-tap convenience, Pi-xcels unlocks omni-channel marketing opportunities and boosts performance for retailers with our customer intelligence platform.
  • MOINS Coffee — Leyin is a coffee supply chain company with cold brewing and hot brewing industrialization technology. It currently has product categories such as cold brewing liquid/frozen cubes, flash brewing liquid/frozen cubes, flash brewing powder, etc., and 67% of the domestic emerging coffee brands Ten are its customers, including Yongpu Coffee,Yingji Coffee, Fisheye Coffee, Grey Box Coffee, .JPG, TAG, OATLY and Yongxia Coffee.
  • Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative
Show all investments...

Radicle Growth
VC Fund · San Diego, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Radicle Growth is a San Diego, California based venture capital firm focused sustainable, early-stage ag and food tech startups.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Grant
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$3M; Grant $250k–$1M; Series A $5M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • New Iridium — Kemvera is a sustainable chemical innovation company empowering customers to reduce carbon impact through sustainable, cost-effective, drop-in chemicals and materials with equal performance as fossil products.-
  • Solasta Bio — Solasta Bio develops environment-friendly products that meet a global need for new and effective crop protection.
  • SWARM — SWARM is a Software-as-a-Service platform that uses a next generation cognitive computing system, structured around a multi-agent approach which can utilize a cur
Show all investments...

Fonterra Co-operative Group
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

We're a global dairy nutrition company owned by 10,000 farmers and their families, united by a fundamental belief in the power of dairy to make a difference.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Wellness
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $581k–$724k; Pre-Seed $151k–$612k; Series B $10M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vivici — Our mission is to meet the world's growing need for sustainable, nutritious and great tasting animal-free proteins.
  • DNAiTECH — At DNAiTECH we develop innovative portable isothermal amplification instruments for point of care diagnostics, in-field applications, and rapid DNA testing.
  • POP — Strengthen your dog's immunity with Pop-Topper. Developed with top animal scientists and food innovators, our formulas leverage clinically proven superfoods to reduce inflammation and promote longevity. Backed by science, our daily meal topper seamlessly integrates into your dog's routine for optimal health benefits.
Show all investments...

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!
InnovationQuarter
VC Fund · The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

InnovationQuarter ondersteunt tech startups, scale-ups en internationale bedrijven met financiering, markttoegang en strategische samenwerkingen.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: The Netherlands, India, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 86
  • Round size: Seed $549k–$6.4M; Series A $1.6M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $164M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Villari — Villari delivers wireless structural health monitoring technology. Our crack detection system monitors critical locations of the structure: identified cracks, crack indications, or high stress locations. With Villari you can monitor fatigue cracks in steel welds continuously.
  • BIMINI Biotech — BIMINI Biotech is a startup that develops innovative therapeutic strategies for oncology. It is developing therapeutic strategies that target the growth hormone receptor (GHR) and its interaction with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) for oncology, metabolic diseases, and aging.The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Leiden, TheNetherlands.
  • Delft Advanced Biorenewables — We enable the bio-economy by improving the productivity of fermentations with our in-situ product recovery (ISPR) technology.
Show all investments...

Tuhua Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, B2B
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: New Zealand, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $735k–$3.2M; Series A $1.4M–$7.5M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.5M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • Datch — Built on top of a powerful connected platform, the Datch Voice Assistant allows you to use the most natural form of communication - your voice - to converse with your site, allowing you to connect and interact with your existing in-house systems through simple integrations.
  • Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
  • Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
Show all investments...

RIV Capital
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

The Investor Relations website contains information about FLUENT Corp.'s business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Cannabis, AgTech, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Canada, United States, Italy

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$2.5M; Series A $6.7M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Headset — Retail & market insights for cannabis retailers, product manufacturers, CPGs, processors, growers & all ancillary services.
  • BioLumic — BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements incrops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013.
  • High Beauty — High Beauty is a skincare brand that offers clean beauty skincare products made from hemp seed oil. High Beauty chooses organic ingredients to create the purest and cleanest ingredients for all of our formulations. High Beauty makes every effort to source all raw ingredients from organic farms and extraction processes.
Show all investments...

Julien Machot
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Partner at Verso Capital. Dedicated independent UHNW Advisor, former Swiss Private Banker. Exclusively working with international UHNW and Institutional Clients on transactions of at least USD 100mio. Verso Capital selects its UHNW clients following compliance checks and definition of the scope of the engagement. Our main Capabilities include UHNWPrivate Banking Solutions, Transactional Advisory, Equity & Debt Financing & Structuring, Complex Situations.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Organic Food
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Equity Crowdfunding
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$2.3M; Equity Crowdfunding $261k–$695k
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TurtleTree — TurtleTree produces the world's first sustainable lactoferrin LF+ using precision fermentation. Animal-free, vegan-certified for food, beverages & supplements.
  • Carbon Click — Become a part of a global movement towards minimizing carbon emissions. Your business can do its part in saving our planet. Offset your footprint now.
  • TurtleTree — TurtleTree produces the world's first sustainable lactoferrin LF+ using precision fermentation. Animal-free, vegan-certified for food, beverages & supplements.
Show all investments...

AUT Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

AUT Ventures Limited is the gateway for the commercial world to Auckland University of Technology (AUT) experts and expertise. As the commercialisation arm of the University, we are responsible for the management and transfer of university intellectual property and knowhow. Our capabilities support the entire AUT Research and Innovation landscapeby connecting research, global partners, start-ups and investors.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Chemical, Manufacturing, Sustainability
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Dot Ingredients — Dot Ingredients operates a surfactant company designed to offer commercially viable particle surfactants. It produces cellulose from wood pulp, makes sustainable emulsifiers from renewable cellulose, and is able to not only cleanse hands, clothes, surfaces, and cars, but also protect crops, enhance food, color textiles, and flow into the oceans andsoil.
Show all investments...

Spencer Rascoff
Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Spencer Rascoff is based out of New York, New York and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Match Group and also the Board of Directors of Hinge. Spencer previously served as Co-Founder, Executive Chairman at dot.LA. Spencer Rascoff attended Harvard University.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Real Estate, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United States, Sweden, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 85
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$10M; Series A $5.5M–$48M; Series C $2.8M–$150M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HostGPO — A members-only buying group for vacation rental hosts, owners, and managers.
  • Ohana — Find sublets and furnished apartments for internships, travel nursing & monthly stays. Ohana offers flexible short-term and mid-term rentals in top cities.
  • Madrona Venture Labs — Founders like you. Madrona Venture Labs is a startup studio based in Seattle. We partner with founders from day one to build meaningful companies from scratch.
Show all investments...

Vesta Ventures
VC Fund · Fairfax, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Investing in the Future of Residential Living

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Real Estate, Property Management, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, Romania, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $550k–$7.4M; Series A $3.4M–$43M; Series B $15M–$52M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Gen AI Last — Gen AI Last is a technology company that specializes in leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize content creation. At the heart of Gen AI Last mission is the development of a cutting-edge AI content creator tool designed to assist businesses, marketers, writers, and creative professionals in generating high-quality,engaging, and contextually relevant content with unprecedented efficiency.
  • Setpoint.io — Originators, Asset Managers and Lenders use Setpoint's technology and capital to power asset-backed transactions.
  • Further — Further is on a mission to empower first-time home buyers to achieve their dream of homeownership with confidence and ease. We simplify the complex home buying process through innovative tools and personalized guidance, ensuring that buyers are well-prepared every step of the way. Our platform offers financial planning, tailored insights, andresources designed to make homeownership more accessible. At Further, we believe that with the right support, anyone can realize their goal of owning a home. Join us as we help make the path to homeownership clear and attainable for all.
Show all investments...

Andreessen Horowitz
VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California, investing in bold founders, innovators, and entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1910
  • Round size: Seed $1.7M–$20M; Series A $9M–$55M; Series B $17M–$112M
  • Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Mux — Mux helps teams ship high-performance and cost-effective video in minutes, not months. Build better video into anything from websites to platforms to AI workflows.
  • Slack — Slack is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform for teams. It allows users to exchange messages, share files, and integrate with various business tools and services. Slack is commonly used across various industries, from tech startups to large enterprises.
  • 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.
Show all investments...

Aspire Ventures
VC Fund · Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

Aspire Ventures is an investment firm that focuses on transforming healthcare with breakthrough technologies. It leverages their capital, intellectual property, and domain expertise in the Internet of Things (IoT) to help solve today’s biggest problems. The firm was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Pennsylvania, United States.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Messaging, Real Time, Advertising
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Wylei — Wylei provides adaptive content solutions to agencies and brands to increase digital messaging relevance and engagement. It uses advanced predictive algorithms to take the guesswork out of digital web, email, mobile, and video campaigns. Wylei's Adaptive Content(TM) and Predictive Intelligence, delivers emails that adapt to the specificcontext of open, based on where, how, and when the email is viewed.
  • OpenStar Technologies — OpenStar Technologies is a renewable energy company that develops fusion reactors for baseload power to the grid.
Show all investments...

ACC
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Energy startups

ACC is an investment firm.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Organic, Agriculture
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Leaft Foods — Leaft Foods has proven viability across New Zealand's pasture-based agricultural economy.
Show all investments...

Energy Investor funding in New Zealand at a glance

Stats across 357 deals from 152 investors.

152
investors
in New Zealand Energy startups
357
deals
in New Zealand Energy startups
$21k
median round
in New Zealand Energy startups
39%
lead investors
lead at least one round
67%
Grant
most common funding stage
88/12
VC / Angel
share of investor count

Access all 152 investors in New Zealand Energy startups.

Open List

FAQ

Is Shizune data fresh/accurate?

Shizune has monitored hundreds of funding sources since 2020.

Our investor database is updated every day, so investor data is always fresh.

All metrics are calculated from confirmed public rounds, so the data is accurate.

Can I download investor list?

To download the Energy Investors in New Zealand investor list, create a Shizune account. This investor list will be added to your saved investors and available for download in the export section.

You can also enrich the investor list with investor emails, phones, LinkedIns, and other contact data.

Can I access investor database?

To access all 152 investors investing in New Zealand Energy startups and 48,091+ more investors, create a Shizune account.

Shizune has a database of 48,091 investors. Our investor database is fresh and updated daily.

The Shizune investor database has information on investor investment focus, investor contact data, and full investor portfolio since 2020.

You can enrich with email and download the data.

Does Shizune have investor emails and contacts?

Shizune enriches investors with contact data that includes: email, phones, LinkedIn, socials, website, and others.

To guarantee the highest discovery rate, we search across 20+ contact search tools.

To maximize delivery rate and reduce bounce rate, we validate emails.

You can enrich your investor list with Shizune. Download it too.

What is Shizune?

Shizune is a 48,091 investor database updated daily.

With Shizune you can:

  • browse the database
  • use smart matching
  • enrich with emails
  • download

All you need to find investors for your startup.

Who is Shizune for?

Shizune is built for startup founders by startup founders.

If you are looking for funding for your startup, try the Shizune database — we have investors for every stage, industry, and country.

Is Shizune free?

Shizune is free forever. You can search and browse investors for free.

Email search and export are paid features.

For full info, visit our pricing.

Who built Shizune?

Shizune is built by founders with the goal of helping all founders raise funding no matter where they are.

Contact 100 investors today

Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.

Find investors — It's Free!

More investor lists