# Top 50 Health Care Startup Investors in New Zealand in June 2026 ## Icehouse Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 18 - 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: 9 - 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. ## K1W1 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Biotechnology K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments. ## Pacific Channel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Medical Device, Medical Investing in great people solving hard problems to create a better future. ## Punakaiki Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## New Zealand Venture Investment Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## New Zealand Growth Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Global from Day One - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Video 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. ## Movac - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Cure Kids Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Medical Device, SaaS, Medical 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 ## Uniservices - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical Device, SaaS, Audio Auckland University's commercialisation arm ## Finistere Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Diego, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## IP Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics IP Group's core business is the creation of value for its shareholders and partners through the commercialisation of intellectual property originating from research intensive institutions. Their strength lies in managing this process from finding suitable intellectual property to commercialise to either helping develop businesses and createvalue out of them, or identifying and establishing appropriate commercial partnerships to do so. IP Group's extensive expertise in this area combined with its inside knowledge of both industry and finance have enabled the group to create a formidable track record of consistently delivering excellent results for their companies, for their partners and for their shareholders. ## Blackbird Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Snowball Effect - Type: VC Fund - Location: Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing Simplified access to top-tier managed funds and private companies ## Booster - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Robotics, Toys, EdTech Booster is an investment manager, superannuation and default KiwiSaver scheme provider. We offer ethical, New Zealand and specialist investment options. ## Flying Kiwis - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, 3D Technology, Medical Device Super-seeded by new entry: Flying Kiwi Angels ## Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies. ## Flying Kiwi Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups ## Matū Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Robotics, Nanotechnology 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. ## Threshold - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Internet, Mobile Threshold is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on a high-conviction investment strategy. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build innovative consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies. ## GD1 (Global From Day One) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS 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. ## First Round Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies. ## 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. ## Tuhua Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Internet, B2B Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups ## LCO Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Device LCO Capital offer value-add financial and intellectual capital to underperforming business lines, using an LCO℠ business model. ## Bridgewest Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Diego, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Mobile, Hardware, Internet Bridgewest Group, private investment firm with global investments in innovative software, semiconductor, life sciences and biotech, and AI is empowering people for a better tomorrow. ## Auckland UniServices - Type: VC Fund - Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical, Marketing, Health Care At UniServices, we partner with the University of Auckland to transform ideas into real-world solutions that impact globally. ## Vivek Garipalli - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Machine Learning Vivek Garipalli was the Co-Founder, CEO, and Board Member of Clover Health. He attended Emory University. ## Ice Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Apps, Video iceangels.co.nz - New Zealand most active Angel Network. A network for New Zealand's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professional investors. ## Quaker Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device Quaker Partners is a healthcare investment firm focused on companies based on the U.S. East Coast. ## 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. ## Dylan Field - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Dylan Field is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of our Board of Directors of Figma. Dylan Field attended the Brown University. ## AngelHQ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Apps, SaaS Learn about Angel HQ, Wellington's Angel Investing Network - the meeting place for ambitious startups and passionate investors. ## Powerhouse Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Credit, FinTech powerHouse is a New Zealand intellectual property commercialisation company investing to develop new spin-out ventures ## Sante Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Austin, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology Privately Held Companies ## Hillfarrance Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Custos Privatstiftung - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Seed, Series C - Focus: Software, Biopharma, Nutrition Custos Privatstiftung is a private company. ## Quidnet Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Hospital, Health Care Backing world-class Kiwi deep tech for global markets. Fund I fully deployed and tracking strongly. Fund II (Discovery Fund) now open to qualified investors. ## Transformation Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Software Transformation Capital is the successor management company to Leerink Transformation Partners LLC (“LTP”).11 LTP was founded in 2016 by Todd Cozzens and Jared Kesselheim, MD together with SVB Leerink Capital LLC (formerly Leerink Capital Partners LLC) (“Leerink Capital”), an affiliate of SVB Leerink LLC (“Leerink”), a leading healthcare investmentbank. Leerink Capital provided seed capital to Fund I (approximately 3% of capital commitments) and operational support. In January 2019, SVB Financial Group (“SVB”), the holding company of Silicon Valley Bank, a U.S.-based high-tech commercial bank, acquired the Leerink businesses including Leerink Capital. Todd Cozzens, Jared Kesselheim, MD, and SVB expect to agree to a mutually beneficial ongoing relationship in which Transformation Capital (as an independent management company owned by Todd Cozzens, Jared Kesselheim, MD, and Michael Dixon and not affiliated with SVB or Leerink Capital) shall manage Fund II and whereby Transformation Capital shall manage Fund I’s investment portfolio pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with SVB (or an affiliate). Transformation Capital has the same operational leader, Kevin Brown, formerly CFO of Leerink Capital, and Transformation Capital expects to continue to derive benefits from its ongoing relationship with Leerink and SVB. ## ArcAngels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Medical, Genetics, Health Care At ArcAngels Funding, we connect female entrepreneurs across New Zealand to venture capital and investment to help their businesses grow. ## Bay Trust - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sensor, Hardware, Robotics Community Trust ## Bragiel Brothers - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech Classic arcade gaming experience ## David Ross - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology David Ross ## University of Auckland Inventors Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Convertible Note - Focus: Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Audio University of Auckland Inventors Fund ## Radicle Growth - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Diego, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Series A - Focus: Agriculture, Biotechnology, AgTech Radicle Growth is a San Diego, California based venture capital firm focused sustainable, early-stage ag and food tech startups. ## Meridian Street Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Artificial Intelligence Equity capital provider focused on early stage healthcare opportunities ## Rob Hayes - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, Food and Beverage Rob joined First Round as a Partner in 2006, opening up the firm's San Francisco office. Over the past eight years, he has led investments in companies such as Mint.com (acquired by Intuit), Gnip (acquired by Twitter), Square, Uber, and Planet Labs.Rob invests across categories, with his interests spanning financial tech, the sharingeconomy, meal delivery, and consumer hardware. He is constantly exploring new areas, and enjoys working with founders who push the boundaries of existing markets.Prior to joining First Round, Rob became the first venture investor at Omidyar Network, the investment firm started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. While there, he led most of the initial venture capital deals and later built and ran the technology investing group.Before that, Rob worked at Palm, where he product managed Palm OS during the heyday of Palm products (Palm III, Palm V, Handspring Treo). He also started the company's corporate venture fund and managed the strategic spinoff of PalmSource.Rob lives with his wife and two daughters in San Francisco. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking at home and traveling up and down the California coast with his family and two dogs. He has an MBA from Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. ## Leighton Roberts - Type: Angel - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Human Resources, Employee Benefits Leighton Roberts - Co-founder and Chief of Operations and Opportunities @ Sharesies ## IP Group Australia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care Ip Group Australia build and support outstanding intellectual property-based companies. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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