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Top 50 Hardware VC Funds & Investors in New Zealand (June 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in New Zealand Hardware startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in New Zealand Hardware startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
K1W1
VC Fund
14 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Biotechnology $419k–$17M
Enterprise Angels
VC Fund
11 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Software, Health Care, Information Technology $153k–$2.4M
Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund
10 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Information Technology $593k–$16M
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, United States, Japan Seed, Series A, Angel Software, Biotechnology, SaaS $400k–$8.8M
GD1 (Global From Day One)
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, United States, China Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, SaaS $600k–$15M
Flying Kiwi Angels
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, United States Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Apps $334k–$1.3M
Pacific Channel
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, Australia, Canada Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Medical Device, Biotechnology $1.1M–$5M
Punakaiki Fund
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series B Software, SaaS, Information Technology $355k–$14M
Tuhua Fund
VC Fund
4 New Zealand, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A, Angel Software, Internet, B2B $735k–$7.5M
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, Medical Device, SaaS $830k–$17M
Global from Day One
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States, China Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Video $612k–$5M
Ice Angels
VC Fund
3 New Zealand, United States, Canada Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Apps, Video $367k–$8.5M
Digital Asset Capital Management
VC Fund
2 United States, Australia, Singapore Seed, Initial Coin Offering Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software $1.5M–$12M
Flying Kiwis
VC Fund
2 New Zealand Seed SaaS, 3D Technology, Medical Device $5M–$5M
Uniservices
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Medical Device, SaaS, Audio $1.1M–$2.8M
Matū Group
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States Seed Biotechnology, Robotics, Nanotechnology
University of Auckland Inventors Fund
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States Series A, Series B, Convertible Note Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Audio $1.4M–$18M
Movac
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, Australia Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, E-Commerce $795k–$16M
Promus Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $1.3M–$43M
Yamaha Motor
VC Fund
2 Japan, India, United States Series B, Series A, Corporate Round Transportation, Software, Robotics $1.7M–$1.7B
Endeavour Capital Limited
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States Series B, Private Equity Software, Information Technology, Mobile $30M–$116M
Jelix Ventures
VC Fund
2 Australia, New Zealand, United States Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $616k–$26M
AngelHQ
VC Fund
2 New Zealand, United States, Canada Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Apps, SaaS $367k–$3M
Blockchain Founders Fund
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, Singapore Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech $200k–$6M
Square Peg Capital
VC Fund
1 Australia, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A, Series B Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Wavemaker Genesis
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Curql
VC Fund
1 United States, Ireland, New Zealand Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Cure Kids Ventures
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Medical Device, SaaS, Medical
Par Equity
VC Fund
1 United Kingdom, United States, Brazil Series A, Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care
OurCrowd
VC Fund
1 Israel, United States, New Zealand Series B, Series A, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Coinbase Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, India Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
AirTree Ventures
VC Fund
1 Australia, United States, New Zealand Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Kiwi II Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Telecommunications, Security, Wireless
AP Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, France, Norway Series A, Seed Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing
Fourth Revolution Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, Brazil Seed, Series A Software, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Toyota Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Israel Series A, Seed, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Software, Robotics
Delta Blockchain Fund
VC Fund
1 United States, Switzerland, Singapore Seed, Pre-Seed Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Enjin
VC Fund
1 Singapore, United States, India Seed, Initial Coin Offering Blockchain, Gaming, Online Games
G1 Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Altered State Machine
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed Blockchain, Gaming, Computer
Gallagher
VC Fund
1 Seed Software
Vendetta Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, Belize Seed, Private Equity Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
True Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.2M–$50M
Hatcher+
VC Fund
1 United States, Italy, Australia Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note Software, E-Commerce, Health Care $38k–$1M
Quayside Holdings
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Series B Sensor, FinTech, Hardware
Raised In Space Enterprises
VC Fund
1 United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Series B Music, Mobile, Digital Entertainment $4M–$30M
Quandefi
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed Computer, Software, Blockchain
Brisbane Angels
VC Fund
1 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, Biotechnology, Machine Learning $120k–$1.3M
Lewis Holdings
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Computer $550k–$1.1M
TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION
VC Fund
1 Japan, New Zealand, United States Seed, Series B, Series A Software, Machine Learning, SaaS $5.7M–$81M
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K1W1
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 14 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 80
  • Round size: Seed $437k–$3.5M; Series A $419k–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Mara Bio
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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Enterprise Angels
VC Fund · Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand · 11 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 106
  • Round size: Seed $153k–$2.4M; Angel $229k–$651k
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • HealthNow — HealthNow provides accessible healthcare services that give you control of your health. Manage how you access care, when you need it.
  • Kai's Education — Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators.
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Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 10 investments in New Zealand Hardware 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.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 184
  • Round size: Seed $593k–$5M; Series A $2.5M–$16M
  • 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.
  • Caruso — AI-native fund administration for private markets. Trusted by 900+ real estate, private credit, and private equity funds to save time, impress investors, and grow AUM.
  • OpenStar Technologies — OpenStar Technologies is a renewable energy company that develops fusion reactors for baseload power to the grid.
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New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Round size: Seed $428k–$1.2M; Angel $400k–$4.3M; Series A $1.4M–$8.8M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

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
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GD1 (Global From Day One)
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Hardware 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.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 56
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$7.3M; Pre-Seed $860k–$2.3M; Series A $1.2M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vessev — Vessev is a maritime trasportantion company that offers hydrofoiling electric vessels for travelling through water.
  • Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
  • Type One Energy — At Type One Energy, we are mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world over the coming decade.
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Flying Kiwi Angels
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Seed $334k–$1.2M; Angel $592k–$918k; Pre-Seed $473k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PAM NZ
  • 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.
  • Kai's Education — Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators.
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Pacific Channel
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Medical Device, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, Australia, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bovonic — Bovonic is an agriculture software developer that helps dairy farmers to enhance the productivity and profitability of their animals.
  • Mars Bioimaging — MARS portable CT imaging systems bring diagnostics closer to patients with unprecedented spectral resolution and extremely low radiation doses.
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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Punakaiki Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

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

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $355k–$5M; Series B $5.8M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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 — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
  • Sea-Flux Vessel Management Software — Sea-Flu is a cloud-based platform designed to streamline and digitize maritime operations for commercial vessels.
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Tuhua Fund
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups

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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
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New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund · 3 investments in New Zealand Hardware 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.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $830k–$6.4M; Series A $6.2M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Oxin
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
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Global from Day One
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Hardware 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.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $612k–$5M; Series A $1.2M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% 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 — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
  • Flowingly — Unlock Team Productivity. Streamline Approvals. Increase Compliance. Easy To Use, No-Code Process Mapping & Workflow Automation Platform.
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Ice Angels
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

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

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$1.6M; Angel $367k–$428k; Series A $1.4M–$8.5M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.5M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • Cove — Cove is a New Zealand company bringing a touch of innovation and simplicity to the insurance industry.
  • beany.biz — Accounting, tax and advisory services for New Zealand business owners. We help you make smarter decisions for both your business and life.
  • Spoke Phone — Can you see the conversations your mobile teams are having right now? Spoke gives regulated teams full visibility over every call, SMS, and WhatsApp.
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Digital Asset Capital Management
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Digital Asset Capital Management is a specialist, global investment manager in the digital asset, or cryptocurrency sector. The Company's first fund, Digital Asset Fund, provides sophisticated and institutional investors with access to this exciting, yet very specialised sector. DACM also manages DAF Liquid Venture Fund, a specialist fundinvesting in seed or initial round financing opportunities in the digital asset sector as well as DAF Greeks, a market-neutral fund delivering returns from monetising volatility and market inefficiencies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
  • Geography: United States, Australia, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 53
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$9M; Initial Coin Offering $2M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
  • Macropod
  • Inference Labs — AI hyperscale on decentralized networks - We provide certainty for on-chain AI
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Flying Kiwis
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Super-seeded by new entry: Flying Kiwi Angels

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, 3D Technology, Medical Device
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $5M–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
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Uniservices
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Auckland University's commercialisation arm

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical Device, SaaS, Audio
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$2.8M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Acumino — Acumino offers next-generation, AI powered robot models for the execution of highly dexterous tasks in industrial automation settings. The Acumino AI is trained on the most accurate data of robot interactions and facilitates the deployment of next-generation intelligent robot workers in a fast, scalable, reliable, cost-efficient manner, unlockingunmatched dexterity & ROI.
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Matū Group
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware 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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Robotics, Nanotechnology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ligar — Revolutionising molecular extraction through nanotechnology (molecularly imprinted polymers)
  • Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
  • PowerON — Dielectric Elastomers for Soft Robotics
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University of Auckland Inventors Fund
VC Fund · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

University of Auckland Inventors Fund

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Audio
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Convertible Note
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Series A $1.4M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PowerON — Dielectric Elastomers for Soft Robotics
  • Soul Machines — Go beyond avatars. Create interactive, customizable, Soul Machines Digital People for AI-driven impact. Try it now.
  • Rain Oncology — Rain Therapeutics researches, develops and translates innovative targeted cancer therapies to patients
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Movac
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware 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.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.9M; Series A $795k–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $125M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • 1Above — 1Above is designed with Vitamins, Electrolytes and Super Antioxidant to help you recover faster on Travel, Work, Party occasions. Well known to help combat jet lag since 2010.
  • Atomic — Atomic's in-app messaging platform helps you reach your customers in your most impactful channel - your app.
  • Open — Open is on a mission is to provide the fastest insurance, at the best price, for the world. Providing embedded insurance to businesses of all sizes.
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Promus Ventures
VC Fund · Chicago, Illinois, United States · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Investing in early-stage deep-tech software/hardware companies run by visionary and tenacious founding teams.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 166
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$10M; Series A $6M–$28M; Series B $7M–$43M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ALL.SPACE — One Device. All Networks. No Compromise. The world’s first smart terminal delivers total communications convergence.ALL.SPACE, formerly Isotropic Systems, has developed the 5th generation smart terminal, capable of linking with all satellites, all networks, in all orbits, all at once. Our ground-breaking software-defined service enablementplatform integrates intelligent routing, edge computing and on-demand services to deliver unprecedented network resilience and application performance. Whether you're on land, sea or air, we ensure that you stay connected.Our S2000 range is customisable across a range of sizes, Tx/Rx ratios, aperture combinations and scan ranges with up to 8,100 unique configurable options. Our modular architecture allows you to pick the exact terminal configuration to meet your requirements.
  • Dispatch — Dispatch is the operating system that empowers modern service experiences for the world’s largest service brands. Our platform connects the enterprise, service provider, and customer together to create a world-class service experience that surpasses the rising expectations of the modern-day market.
  • Rocket Lab — The end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components.
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Yamaha Motor
VC Fund · Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Corporate profile and facts about Yamaha Motor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Transportation, Software, Robotics
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Corporate Round
  • Geography: Japan, India, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Series A $5.1M–$1.6B; Series B $6.7M–$1.7B; Corporate Round $1.7M–$28M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RIOS — We are helping enterprises automate their entire factories, warehouses or supply chain operations by deploying AI-powered end-to-end robotic workcells.
  • Joyride — Make mobility instantly connected, rentable and trackable on the world's smartest software platform for lightweight vehicles. Say farewell to fragmented fleets.
  • eve autonomy — eve autonomy is an autonomous transportation service that offers logistics solutions utilizing the latest technology for society.
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Endeavour Capital Limited
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Trading, Capital, Trusted Advisory, Proven Stewardship

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mobile
  • Stage:Series B, Private Equity
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Private Equity $30M–$116M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SMX — SMX offers a cloud-based email security solution for SEG, archiving and added Microsoft 365 defence. Trusted by enterprises, governments and ISPs across ANZ.
  • GFG Group — GFG Group is a supplier of consumer electronic payments software and card payment solutions. GFG has provided applications, systems integration and IT managed services to customers in 40 countries.
  • Grasshopper Bank — Secure business accounts, flexible lending solutions and powerful digital tools to support your business at every stage.
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Jelix Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $616k–$5.7M; Series A $1.9M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Syenta — Syenta is transforming the electronics manufacturing sector. Our patented fabrication method enables the 3D printing of multi-material electronics with fewer steps and less waste.
  • PropHero — Invest wisely in real estate There is an easier way to invest in real estate. Whether you are just getting started or already on your investment journey, at Pro
  • Bitwise Agronomy — Bitwise Agronomy uses AI to analyze crop video footage and provide growers with insights into crop health, growth, and yield potential.
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AngelHQ
VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $918k–$3M; Angel $367k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • chnnl — Optimise your employee wellbeing strategy with chnnl. Centralised resource management, track psychosocial risks and team psychological wellbeing measurement.
  • Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
  • Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
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Blockchain Founders Fund
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 2 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 206
  • Round size: Seed $570k–$6M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $75M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • KINO — KINO is a film production company that brings fans behind the scenes of their favorite hollywood films.
  • Tanssi Network — The Tanssi Network is a permissionless appchain infrastructure protocol designed for swift and effortless deployment of application-specific blockchains.
  • Virtualtech Frontier — Virtualtech Frontier develops business processes through virtual reality technology. It operates virtual event platforms, metaverse services, and virtual reality solutions. Virtualtech Frontier was founded in 2021 and is based in Selangor, Malaysia.
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Square Peg Capital
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Square Peg is a global investment firm on a mission to empower exceptional founders. With investing teams in Sydney, Melbourne, Tel Aviv, and Singapore, Square Peg invests in emerging technology companies across the internet economy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 137
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Lounge — Use Lounge to organise events and groups in seconds, without a newsfeed. Stop scrolling, start living.
  • Amber Electric — Join the smart energy revolution. Amber Electric is a new way to buy electricity. Unlike traditional retailers, we pass through the real-time wholesale price, helping you save money and use more renewable power.
  • Mindverse — Discover the AI that transforms your life. MindOS boosts productivity, makes suggestions, and perfects your routines. Get an AI memory today.
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Wavemaker Genesis
VC Fund · Santa Monica, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware 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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Fineqia — Fineqia provides a platform to support and manage securities issuances and debt securities. Fineqia brings investors an information advantage as well as access to lucrative and risk-adjusted opportunities. Fineqia contributes to the ongoing democratization of financial services.
  • Fluree — Knowledge, security, and trust in a single data system. Fluree combines data governance and semantic knowledge for better apps and AI.
  • Quadrata — Quadrata is a Passport Network that brings the identity and compliance layer to DeFi across existing public blockchains. The company was founded in 2021 by Lisa Fridman and Fabrice Cheng and is headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California.
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Curql
VC Fund · Des Moines, Iowa, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Curql unites credit unions and fintech, fostering collaboration and investment to drive innovation and growth in the financial services industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Ireland, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 42
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • PortX — ModusBox's mission is to improve lives by accelerating universal access to reimagined financial services. They believe that technology is the key to driving this access for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. And, it is the underlying network infrastructure that exploits and excludes.ModusBox's suite of no-code, cloud-native,drop-in integration tools are primarily focused on two major industries - Payment Networks and Supply Chains. They provide open source, real-time payment network (RTPN) and payment management software that enables central banks and payment hub operators to build, deploy, and connect to real-time payment networks. Additionally, ModusBox solutions enable financial institutions (FIs) to achieve interoperability by integrating their core banking technology with other modern platforms, currencies, and protocols to stay relevant in the digital world.By combining their tools and deep roots in the integration space, ModusBox digitally transforms companies and countries around the world to drive inclusion and connectivity.
  • Casap — Casap is an award-winning dispute automation platform that streamlines compliance, reduces operational costs, and enhances consumer satisfaction by automating up to 30% of dispute cases. Trusted by fintechs and financial institutions to deliver fast, accurate, and compliant resolutions.
  • Stablecore — Stablecore enables banks and credit unions to offer stablecoin and digital asset products with the highest standards
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Cure Kids Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Investing in innovation for a healthy childhood Investing in innovation for a healthy childhood About Cure Kids Ventures Cure Kids Ventures is a seed and early stage investment fund that invests in the commercialisation of innovations in products and services with a potential to

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical Device, SaaS, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • chnnl — Optimise your employee wellbeing strategy with chnnl. Centralised resource management, track psychosocial risks and team psychological wellbeing measurement.
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Kitea Health — Kitea Health creates pressure monitoring implantable medical devices.
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Par Equity
VC Fund · Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 183
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • CSignum — Revolutionising underwater communications with electromagnetic technology for seamless data integration between surface & submerged devices.
  • Partful — Make sure customers get the right parts first time, every time with digital 3D parts catalogue software and digital work instructions.
  • Watercycle Technologies — Watercycle Technologies specialized in the development of high-yield, low-cost mineral extraction, and water treatment systems. Its core technology, capable of treating highly concentrated water, is an end-to-end solution encompassing mineral extraction, concentration, and crystallization.
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OurCrowd
VC Fund · Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Access exclusive venture capital angel investment deals in pre-vetted startup companies. Create your free OurCrowd investor account today!

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 254
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Lidwave — Lidwave’s deep-tech solution revolutionizes 3D sensing and the verticals relying on it by examining the biggest challenge in LiDAR technology from a new perspective, free of bandwidth limitations.
  • Kando — Kando is an end-to-end solution that creates continuous awareness of events in the collection system. Kando enables utilities to remotely and continuously improve their operations by providing the following features:• Realtime wastewater quality data across the collection system • Pinpoint sources of pollution • Early warnings of damaging WWTPinfluent quality • Machine learning that evolves with your network • Autonomous sampling units • User fee calculator • Customized pollution alerts • A user-friendly, online interface • Detection of COVID-19 infection rates (New)The combination of these actionable insights results in:• Reduced CAPEX/OPEX • Greater WW reuse capabilities • Improved public health • Cleaner environmentsKando has been deployed in Los Angeles, Milan, Brisbane, and many other cities. To gain a greater understanding of how our system can help your organization, visit our homepage at www.kando.eco.
  • Blue Tree Technologies Ltd. — Blue Tree’s mission is to develop a sugar reduction platform for industrial applications in the drinks industry.
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Coinbase Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups, 46 in the past 12 months

Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 256
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • FirstMate — FirstMate is a software company that designs and develops software tools for NFT creators.
  • Cymbal — The human readable block explorer. Explore any wallet, NFT or collection to understand their activity, all in real time.
  • Rocket Pool — Your friendly decentralised Ethereum staking protocol
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AirTree Ventures
VC Fund · Paddington, Western Australia, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups, 14 in the past 12 months

AirTree is a venture capital firm investing in Australian and New Zealand technology founders from seed stage or earlier.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 134
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Phasio — Phasio develops software for SME manufacturers that makes ordering parts, designing parts and communicating with customers seamless.
  • Firmable — Firmable is the definitive B2B database in Australia helping businesses drive smarter decisions by knowing more about their leads, customers, and candidates than ever before.
  • High Earth Orbit Robotics — HEO Robotics provides on-orbit inspection services for satellites, using a network of space-based sensors. The high quality image data and insights allow satellite operators to conduct predictive maintenance and diagnose issues with their assets
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Kiwi II Venture Capital
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Kiwi II Venture Capital is a financial organization.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Telecommunications, Security, Wireless
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: New Zealand, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Esphion — Esphion Limited provides proactive security solutions to telecommunications, corporate, and government customers in the Asia Pacific. It offers appliances and solutions for network disaster protection. The company's appliances include Esphion EX and SP appliances that detect network anomalies and threats, such as denial of service attacks,insider attacks, violations of internal policies, network mis-configurations, worm outbreaks, and other unseen and unknown threats. It also provides Esphion EX3000 and Esphion SP5000 that incorporate the Esphion controllers and the intelligent neural agents in a single system used in stand-alone systems of enterprises and service providers; and Esphion EX3000c and Esphion SP5000c controllers, and a number of Esphion EX3000i and Esphion SP5000i intelligent neural agents used in distributed systems of enterprises and service providers. The company serves enterprises, carriers, and service providers. It has sales operations in the Asia Pacific, Europe, and the United States. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. As of January 8, 2008, Esphion Limited operates as a subsidiary of Allot Communications Ltd.
  • Cambridge Broadband Networks — Cambridge Broadband designs wireless back-haul and access provisions that improve telecommunication network capacity and efficiency under increasing mobile data growth. The company's wireless back-haul and access provisions offers carrier-class, point-to-multipurpose broadband wireless access equipment, enabling telecom and mobile operators toaccelerate customers' return on investment.
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AP Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

AP Ventures invests in pioneering technologies and businesses that harness the unique chemical and physical properties of Platinum Group Metals to solve global challenges.AP Ventures is led by a specialist investment team with proven expertise and a successful track record. We offer investors access to high growth technologies that are developingsolutions to solve global issues.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United States, France, Norway

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Hystar — Hystar develops polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers designed for large-scale green hydrogen production. Founded in 2020, Hystar's technology uses a unique cell design and process architecture that provides the ability to reduce electricity consumption and increase hydrogen output, enabling professionals to tackle various criticalenergy challenges and having the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Semi Zabala — Welcome to Semi Zabala, a pioneering semiconductor company dedicated to innovation and excellence. Our mission is to push boundaries and enhance technology, embodying our slogan: beyond the power. Explore our advanced solutions designed for a smarter, more connected future.
  • ZeroAvia — ZeroAvia is producing the world's first practical zero emission aviation powertrain, initially targeting 20-seat airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel in regional transport
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Fourth Revolution Capital
VC Fund · Santa Monica, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

4RC is a crypto-native investment platform focused exclusively on digital assets and blockchain technology. Our thesis is centered on the belief that web3 networks will become the digital infrastructure of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We invest in tokens & equity with asymmetric upside, provide hands-on support to incubate investments, andgenerate yield on liquid assets to compound appreciation. We’re focused on long-term product-market fit and outsized risk-adjusted return across DeFi, NFTs, Gaming, Media, Metaverse, DAO Tooling, and Blockchain Infrastructure.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • GolfN — GolfN is the web3 digital caddie. Play at more than 30,000+ courses worldwide and get rewarded for completing on-course activities. Collect and equip unique NFTs to multiply your rewards on and off the course.
  • Usual — Usual Labs operates as a decentralized finance(DeFi) protocol.
  • Saltwater Games — Saltwater Games create unique XR games and provide gamers with an platform that prioritises the fun of immersive play and economic longevity via AAA experiences with innovative decentralised ownership.
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Toyota Ventures
VC Fund · Los Altos, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups, 18 in the past 12 months

Toyota Ventures is a San Francisco Bay Area-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups from around the world. Founded in July 2017, its mission is to discover what’s next for Toyota by helping startups bring disruptive technologies and business models to market quickly. With more than $800 million in assets under management,the firm’s funds include the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund focused on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, autonomy, mobility, robotics, financial technologies, materials, and energy; and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund focused on innovative solutions for carbon neutrality.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Robotics
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 129
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Zymochem — ZymoChem is accelerating the transition to a real-zero economy with bio-based materials for everyday items.
  • Future Fields — Future Fields Cellular Agriculture: Serum-Free Growth Media Supplements and Recombinant Proteins - Optimized for the Future of Food.
  • Xona Space Systems — Xona's Pulsar service is the first high-performance alternative to GPS designed to support the age of autonomy. Our constellation of smallsats will provide secure navigation and timing services with the resilience and accuracy needed to enable modern devices to operate safely in any conditions.
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Delta Blockchain Fund
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Delta Blockchain Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund lighting the path of blockchain innovation by supporting developers and visionaries building the world of decentralization.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Switzerland, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 70
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Karma3 Labs — Building trust and reputation for the open web
  • Alterscope — Solity Network provides the infrastructure for Decentralized Finance to enable real-time processing of risk across chains, protocols, and liquidity pools.
  • Token Flow Insights — Contextualized data and analytics for the blockchain ecosystem. The only analytics solution that maps flows and contextualizes blockchain transaction data between protocols.
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Enjin
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Enjin offers a suite of integrated products that make non-fungible tokens (NFTs) easy for individuals, businesses, and developers.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Online Games
  • Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • GamePad — GamePad is a platform that curates and nurtures then accelerates top gamefi, guilds, and metaverse projects.
  • RepubliK GG — RepubliK GG specializes in developing a suite of tools for creators. It helps creators to unlock a wealth of untapped opportunities that cannot be reached within the confines of current social platforms.
  • Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.
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G1 Ventures
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Investing in a decentralized world

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 44
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Azuro — Powerful tooling, oracle & liquidity solutions for any EVM predictions & gaming ecosystem
  • Altitude — Actively managed collateralised loans
  • Arkis - DeFi Prime Broker — Arkis facilitates the provision of the most capital-efficient undercollateralized leverage for DeFi financial institutions and traders. Accelerating the maturity of DeFi.
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Altered State Machine
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Computer
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Polemos — Enter the Polemos Forge - the first decentralized GameFi platform for asset lending, Play and Earn Blockchain Game University, scholarships, staking, & more!
  • Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.
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Gallagher
VC Fund · Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Gallagher are a global leader in the innovation, manufacture and marketing of animal management, security, fuel systems and contract manufacturing solutions. Their customers and their needs inspire us to create new possibilities adding value to their business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software
  • Stage:Seed

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Farmote Systems — Farmote is a smart, innovative pasture monitoring system that combines satellite-based multispectral technology with accurate on-ground Motes to take the guesswork out of pasture and grazing management.
  • StrongBó Agritech Limited — Live Data at your Fingertips! - Boost the Performance of your Herd with StrongBo's Latest Beef Cattle Management Software.
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Vendetta Capital
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Vendetta Capital has brought together a multi-disciplinary team that has immense experience spanning from investing, portfolio management, and capital markets to marketing and blockchain technology.Vendetta invests in, leads, and helps projects to accelerate developing novel solutions to address the core issues of scalability, privacy, andinteroperability for decentralized protocols and applications.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Private Equity
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, Belize

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Analog — Analog is the world’s first layer-0, Omni-chain platform that leverages proof-of-time (PoT) to validate time data (events). With PoT, all nodes have a fair chance of being selected to validate time data and participate in the consensus process on the Timechain (an ordered sequence of immutable verified time data). This contrasts with proof-of-work(PoW)-powered networks that require computationally-intensive resources to mine blocks or proof-of-stake (PoS)-enabled networks where nodes must stake enough coins. The Analog network is the first realistic attempt in helping the world to move from a “timeless mess” to a “time-driven” environment via PoT consensus. Besides solving the problem of verifiability of time data, the Analog network also prioritizes interoperability. It establishes a radically decentralized, secure, and trustless layer-0 where multiple networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum can anchor their transactions. Most importantly, the Analog Timegraph leverages zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to create a validated pipeline of time data that businesses can privately leverage to power the next generation of time-dependent applications. Unlike other Blockchain application programming interface (API) models that involve the use of third-party oracles, Analog’s Timegraph API allows data providers to become their own oracles on the Timechain. This creates an entirely new marketplace of time data that is set to power the next generation of decentralized applications (DApps).
  • The Red Village — The Red Village is a groundbreaking dark-fantasy Play and Earn game, with a team dedicated to re-imagining what blockchain gaming can, and should, look like.
  • Balthazar NFT Gaming — Balthazar is on a mission to empower the biggest community of gamers to create a self-sustaining,
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True Ventures
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Founded in 2005, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. With more than $3.8 billion under management, True provides seed and Series A financing to entrepreneurs in some of today's growing markets. With more than 40 team members including special advisors, operationsprofessionals, and founders-turned-investors, True represents one of the largest and most experienced teams dedicated to the ecosystem. The True team believes creativity flourishes when founders are supported fully and empowered to pursue brave ideas. To that end, the True Platform offers programs that inspire professional and personal growth. To date, True has helped more than 350 companies launch and scale their businesses, creating over 85,000 jobs worldwide. True was awarded Venture Firm of the Year by the National Venture Capital Association in 2018. To learn more, visit www.trueventures.com.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 597
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9.6M; Series A $2M–$28M; Series B $4M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Yousician — Yousician is a fun way to learn the guitar, piano, bass, ukulele or singing. Enjoy thousands of songs with Yousician as your personal music teacher!
  • Diligent Robotics — We build robots like Moxi that assist hospital staff with routine activities so they can focus on caring for patients.
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Hatcher+
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Hatcher+ is a data-driven venture capital firm that uses AI and machine learning-based technologies to identify early-stage opportunities in partnership with leading accelerators and investors, worldwide.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United States, Italy, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 135
  • Round size: Seed $38k–$1M; Pre-Seed $55k–$750k
  • Lead/follow: 65% lead, 35% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Inaam — impact investing made simple. pick your values, build a real portfolio, track where your money goes. $10/month. ASIC-regulated. built for 18-30s.
  • PayToMe.co — PayToMe.co offers innovative and secure payment solutions including text-to-pay, digital invoicing, and digital checkbook services.
  • Kybele's Garden — Kybele's Garden focus on algae-based bioponics and algae fermentation methods. Their differentiation strategy boosts harvest yield, source efficiency, and functional content, while improving sensory attributes and shelf life. These technologies can be used in agrifood and skin care, and integrated into existing producers' systems.
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Quayside Holdings
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sensor, FinTech, Hardware
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TradeWindow — TradeWindow provides the tools and support for exporters, importers, freight forwarders, and customs brokers to begin the journey to digital transformation.
  • WNT Ventures — New Zealand's Venture Capital Deep Tech Investor. Investing in Deeptech founders from Aotearoa to build local companies and help them go global
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Raised In Space Enterprises
VC Fund · Santa Monica, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

A music/tech investment group focused on raising the value of music through technology

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Music, Mobile, Digital Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $4M–$11M; Series A $6M–$6.7M; Series B $19M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AuDIGENT — AuDIGENT is an audience intelligence platform that provides brands with actionable data, analytics and insights that optimize the targeting, engagement and ROI of online, mobile and social video ads while opening up new revenue streams for artists and other social influencers. AuDIGENT's platform allows brands to discover, monitor and targetaudiences that drive media performance. AuDIGENT's platform empowers artists and influencers to tap into the tools and technology needed to monetize their social influence and fan engagement. AuDIGENT's executives, data scientists, developers and operations team are in New York, Philadelphia and London. For more information visit AuDIGENT.com
  • Songclip (Audiobyte) — Songclip™ is a new licensed music format built specifically for texting, social posts, and quick communication. Songclip’s multi-patented networked product solution, the Songclip API, integrates seamlessly into social platforms, mobile apps, and virtual marketplaces to drive expression, monetization, and music streaming. Songclip operates theworld’s foremost searchable library of 5-30 second meta-tagged music clips, in partnership with the music industry. For more information, visit songclip.com
  • Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.
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Quandefi
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Quandefi

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Computer, Software, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.
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Brisbane Angels
VC Fund · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Formed in late 2006, the Brisbane Angels Pty Ltd is a large group of private investors who actively invest in early stage technology companies, usually in South East Queensland, Australia. The members are typically active or semi-retired former senior business executives, who apart from financial input can provide much needed value adding toinvestee companies through hands-on management experience and high level business networks.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 48
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$1.3M; Angel $337k–$629k; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Giftbee — Giftbee is a B2B gifting marketplace with smart, eco-friendly solutions that enhance value and experience.
  • Auric Essentials — Auric - The Power of Scent. Revolutionise your well-being with Auric. Discover our state-of-the-art AI-powered AromaSphere diffuser and app, designed to personalise your aromatherapy experience.
  • The Laundry Lady — The Laundry Lady is a mobile laundry service company that offers washing, ironing, pickup, and delivery services.
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Lewis Holdings
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Lewis Holdings was added in 2013.

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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
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TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in New Zealand Hardware startups

Retail solutions,Printing Solutions,Inkjet solutions,ODM solutions

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, New Zealand, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $9.5M–$81M; Series B $5.7M–$55M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ukka — Ukka is a Creating the ideal form of food and agriculture.
  • Logiless — Logiless is a cloud type all-in-one software dedicated to net shop. Since both orders and stocks can be managed together in a logical manner, efficiency of operations can be realized at low cost.
  • MUSE — MUSE is a robotics company that provides robotic solutions for retail stores to support in-store operations.
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Hardware VC funding in New Zealand at a glance

Stats across 108 deals from 133 investors.

133
investors
in New Zealand Hardware startups
108
deals
in New Zealand Hardware startups
$2M
median round
in New Zealand Hardware startups
38%
lead investors
lead at least one round
36%
Seed
most common funding stage

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