# Top 30 Gaming Startup Investors in New Zealand in June 2026

## Icehouse Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

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.

## Enterprise Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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

## Movac
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

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.

## Punakaiki Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

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.

## Snowball Effect
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing

Simplified access to top-tier managed funds and private companies

## Hillfarrance Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Animation, Information Technology

We exist to serve great entrepreneurs with honest advice and education, investment capital that is fair, and an open door to our international network and connections.

## Finistere Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A
- Focus: Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech

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.

## Callaghan Innovation
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Grant
- Focus: Biotechnology, Agriculture, Construction

Callaghan Innovation is a stand-alone Crown Entity established on 1 February, 2013. Their role hasn’t previously existed in New Zealand.When they succeed, all New Zealanders will benefit from a stronger economy, higher value exports, more productive and sustainable resource use, more jobs and higher incomes.International evidence showsadvanced technology institutes like Callaghan Innovation have been successful at helping businesses build innovation capability that contributes to their growth and the broader economy.

## OurCrowd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

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

## New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS

New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, a New Zealand-based private equity fund, manages fund of funds investments and direct co-investments.

## Fonterra Co-operative Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Wellness, Biotechnology

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.

## Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming

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.

## William Zeqiri
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Wine And Spirits

William Zeqiri Passionate technology entrepreneur, product creator and angel investor.

## New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Medical Device, SaaS

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.

## RIV Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Cannabis, AgTech, SaaS

RIV Capital is a cannabis acquisition and investment firm building a leading multistate platform of brands in key strategic U.S. markets.

## NZVC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Software

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).

## Avalon Wealth Club
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helmshore, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Avalon Wealth Club is a dynamic group of marketing experts, blockchain veterans, real estate investors and event organizers

## Radicle Growth
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Grant
- Focus: Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech

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

## Supercell
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Gaming, Video Games, PC Games

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## Bay Trust
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Sensor, Hardware, Robotics

Community Trust

## The Ahimsa Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Niwot, Colorado, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food Processing, Food and Beverage, Organic

The Ahimsa Foundation is a non-harming or non-violence, compassion, kidness to all beings.

## Sage Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, CRM, SaaS

Sage Capital is an Investment Manager focused on emerging market Real Asset and Private Equity opportunities. In addition to managing bespoke capital pools, Sage currently manages the SAGE NPE Fund I.Sage specializes in mezzanine and equity investments in mid-market Indian companies and real assets comprising of real estate and infrastructure.We believe that successful real asset investing is driven by local insight and execution, and the ability to manage business partners and assets through the investment cycle.We like to partner with owner-managers who are willing to tie personal success to the value created by the business. In areas where our team possesses deep domain knowledge and expertise, we also own and manage assets.The Sage team has ten decades of combined Indian and international experience that spans capital markets, investment banking, private equity, real estate, operations and legal & regulatory

## Liquid Asset Brands
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Food Processing, Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage

Liquid Asset Brands actively make investments in early stage beverage businesses

## Spirit Investment Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Food Processing, Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage

Spirit Investment Partners is a fast growing, entrepreneurial real estate investment company.

## TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS

Retail solutions,Printing Solutions,Inkjet solutions,ODM solutions

## Konstantin Koos
- Type: Angel
- Location: Loulé, Faro, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Software, Blockchain

Konstantin Koos is a VC/DLT Investor ✦ Strategy Consultant ✦ Best Selling Author ✦ Researcher ✦ Health and Happiness enthusiast ✦ Family Man.

## Blackbird Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

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.

## Quayside Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Sensor, FinTech, Hardware

Quayside Holdings is the investment arm of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council which responsibly manages the listed assets, property, equities and private equity investments.

## Tencent
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence

Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services. Its communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Tencent has maintained steady growth under its user-oriented operatingstrategies. It provides value-added internet, mobile, and telecom services, as well as online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services." Tencent’s Internet platforms in China – QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), WeChat, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay – aim to address the various needs of internet users, including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce, and others.In September 2013, Tencent's market valuation rose to $101 billion, and as of November 21, 2013, QQ had 2 billion active users and WeChat had 650 million monthly active users. The numbers of active users for QQ mail, Qzone, Tencent Weibo, and QQ news were 274 million, 626 million, 220 million, and 150 million, respectively.Tencent was founded in November of 1998. In April 2000, the IDG and PCCW invested a total of $2.2 million dollars in the company. Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) on June 16, 2004. Baidu, Alibaba, and Netease are Tencent's major competitors.

## Chris Hadley
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, Fitness

Chris Hadley - Managing Director @ Quadrant Private Equity