Top 50 Startup Investors in New Zealand (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund
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210 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $485k–$20M |
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Enterprise Angels
VC Fund
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113 | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $227k–$3.7M |
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K1W1
VC Fund
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99 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence | $550k–$18M |
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New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
VC Fund
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87 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $435k–$10M |
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AngelHQ
VC Fund
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51 | New Zealand, United States, Canada | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel | Software, SaaS, Manufacturing | $259k–$11M |
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Movac
VC Fund
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43 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, SaaS, Manufacturing | $1.4M–$16M |
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Pacific Channel
VC Fund
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43 | New Zealand, Australia, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology | $511k–$5.5M |
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GD1 (Global From Day One)
VC Fund
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39 | New Zealand, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $600k–$19M |
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New Zealand Venture Investment Fund
VC Fund
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36 | New Zealand, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Biotechnology, SaaS | $400k–$8.8M |
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Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund
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34 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $34k–$32M |
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Flying Kiwi Angels
VC Fund
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34 | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $334k–$3.7M |
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Uniservices
VC Fund
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30 | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology | $283k–$8.4M |
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Hillfarrance Venture Capital
VC Fund
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30 | New Zealand, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Gaming | $362k–$2.3M |
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NZVC
VC Fund
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29 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $940k–$33M |
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Punakaiki Fund
VC Fund
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26 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $355k–$12M |
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Callaghan Innovation
VC Fund
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25 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed | Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology | $3.5k–$1M |
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New Zealand Green Investment Finance
VC Fund
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20 | New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom | Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar | $372k–$49M |
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Matū Group
VC Fund
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18 | New Zealand, Australia, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing | $337k–$25M |
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Global from Day One
VC Fund
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18 | New Zealand, United States, China | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Manufacturing | $694k–$18M |
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Booster
VC Fund
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17 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device | $157k–$6.1M |
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Flux Accelerator
VC Fund
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17 | New Zealand | Seed | Software, Internet, Advertising | $351k–$2.5M |
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Ice Angels
VC Fund
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17 | New Zealand, United States, Canada | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Analytics, E-Commerce | $367k–$8.5M |
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Quidnet Ventures
VC Fund
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17 | New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $337k–$3M |
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Soul Capital
VC Fund
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16 | New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown | Information Technology, Software, Recycling | $608k–$12M |
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Powerhouse Ventures
VC Fund
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15 | New Zealand, United States, Australia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | $51k–$7.9M |
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Cure Kids Ventures
VC Fund
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14 | New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Medical Device, Health Care, Manufacturing | $999k–$9.7M |
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Finistere Ventures
VC Fund
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13 | United States, New Zealand, Israel | Series B, Series C, Series A | Biotechnology, Agriculture, Food and Beverage | $3.5M–$45M |
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Sparkbox Ventures
VC Fund
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13 | New Zealand, United States, Japan | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, EdTech, Manufacturing | $593k–$1.8M |
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Snowball Effect
VC Fund
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13 | New Zealand | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Angel | Software, Internet, Health Care | $558k–$4.4M |
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OurCrowd
VC Fund
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10 | Israel, United States, New Zealand | Series B, Series A, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $604k–$62M |
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Tuhua Fund
VC Fund
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10 | New Zealand, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, B2B, Internet | $735k–$7.5M |
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NZ Fintech Fund
VC Fund
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10 | New Zealand | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, SaaS, FinTech | $2.1M–$2.1M |
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Impact Enterprise Fund
VC Fund
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10 | New Zealand, Australia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Sustainability, Information Technology, AgTech | $1.1M–$3.3M |
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EVP
VC Fund
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9 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $998k–$10M |
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AfterWork Ventures
VC Fund
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9 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $410k–$22M |
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CP Ventures
VC Fund
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9 | Australia, United States, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $150k–$12M |
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Fonterra Co-operative Group
VC Fund
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9 | New Zealand, United States, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Wellness | $151k–$50M |
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ArcAngels
VC Fund
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8 | New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Biotechnology, Product Research | $518k–$1.3M |
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Altered Capital
VC Fund
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8 | New Zealand, Australia | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $3M–$14M |
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University of Auckland Inventors Fund
VC Fund
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8 | New Zealand, United States | Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics | $337k–$18M |
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Airtree Ventures
VC Fund
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8 | Australia, United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $894k–$54M |
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Wavemaker Ventures
VC Fund
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8 | United States, Singapore, Philippines | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $650k–$19M |
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Nuance Capital
VC Fund
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8 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series B, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Medical Device | $1.7M–$12M |
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Mark Hurley
Angel
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7 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $649k–$5.4M |
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OIF Ventures
VC Fund
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7 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, FinTech | $1.1M–$72M |
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Zino Ventures
VC Fund
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7 | New Zealand, United States, Singapore | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel | Software, Analytics, SaaS | $1.3M–$11M |
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Chris Sang
Angel
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7 | United States, Australia, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech | $120k–$21M |
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Melbourne Angels
VC Fund
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7 | Australia, New Zealand, United States | Seed, Angel | Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology | $34k–$1.5M |
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Climate Venture Capital Fund
VC Fund
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7 | New Zealand, Australia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Manufacturing, Sustainability, Renewable Energy | $968k–$3M |
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Founders Fund
VC Fund
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7 | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $1.7M–$100M |
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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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 279
- Round size: Seed $643k–$4.9M; Series A $2.5M–$20M; Venture - Series Unknown $485k–$19M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $318k in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
- Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
- First Table — Book the first table of the night and you'll get 50% off the food bill for two to four people!
Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 166
- Round size: Seed $328k–$3.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $227k–$3.6M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $14M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Linca — Domestic refining of lithium, nickel & cobalt for the energy transition.
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- Scanabull — Scanabull is a 3D vision to measure cattle live weight quickly and accurately, reducing handling stress and giving farmers, agents, and processors clear, real‑time weight data. It makes weighing easy, analysis simple, and sharing seamless for everyone who relies on live weight or carcass weight decisions.
K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Seed $550k–$4.1M; Series A $1.8M–$18M; Venture - Series Unknown $2M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hyades — Hyades is an AI-powered hyperspectral intelligence platform that offers soil and land insights.
- Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
- First Table — Book the first table of the night and you'll get 50% off the food bill for two to four people!
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 114
- Round size: Seed $532k–$4.3M; Series A $2M–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $435k–$5.5M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $300M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Linca — Domestic refining of lithium, nickel & cobalt for the energy transition.
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 58
- Round size: Seed $351k–$2.5M; Angel $367k–$1M; Venture - Series Unknown $259k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Luminoma — Luminoma will enable easy access to objective and precise skin cancer screening. With Luminoma, clinicians can confidently discern malignant from benign, reducing unnecessary referrals and biopsies.
- Upstock — Easily manage all your hospitality, foodservice and FMCG grocery orders. Automate invoicing, pricing, payments and logistics with powerful AI tools.
- Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 74
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$4.9M; Series A $1.5M–$16M; Venture - Series Unknown $2M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $125M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
- LawVu — Our all-in-one connected platform enables your legal team to manage all legal matters, contracts, spend and legal operations. Book your free demo now.
- Migco Pharmaceuticals — Migco Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company focused on designed to develop new drug therapies for migraine headache.
Investing in great people solving hard problems to create a better future.
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- Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 63
- Round size: Seed $517k–$5M; Pre-Seed $511k–$1.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $755k–$5.5M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Regen — We send daily recommendations to our farmers' phones based on their own farm data, so NZ can farm smarter.
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- Navi Medical Technologies — Navi Medical Technologies is a medical device development company.
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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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 71
- Round size: Seed $600k–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $860k–$11M; Series A $1.2M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $60M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
- Caruso — AI-native fund administration for private markets. Trusted by 950+ real estate, private credit, and PE funds to save time and grow AUM.
- Outlier Space — Outlier Space is an aerospace startup that builds a scalable, uncrewed, and reusable satellite platform designed to unlock access to microgravity. The company provides breakthrough infrastructure to safely return orbital payloads back to Earth. This technology allows sectors like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and advanced materials to manufactureand research products beyond Earth's atmospheric limits.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Seed $515k–$1.8M; Angel $400k–$4.3M; Series A $1.6M–$8.8M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MAPTO — Bringing industries together since 2008, Mapto.com stands as the premier platform for a global business directory. Serving millions of companies and suppliers worldwide.Mapto, the “Business Development Guide,” has been specially designed to offer an e-commerce solution that brings together all companies in the world and provides an excellent B2Cuser experience without sacrificing B2B functionality. The most significant difference from other marketplaces is that it is customer-supported!In today’s world, product, manufacturer, and communication demands are the basis of e-commerce searches on the internet. It restructures the “roadmap of e-commerce” by bringing all these demands together and making them accessible to users.
- Insite AI — The chosen partner by executives in RGM, insights, and I.T. to grow revenue and market share. Learn how CPGs win in pricing, assortment, trade and more.
- MarginFuel — MarginFuel provides intelligent price optimisation software that empowers rental vehicle operators to build profitable pricing strategies.
Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 396
- Round size: Seed $34k–$7M; Pre-Seed $51k–$2.7M; Series A $3.8M–$32M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $812M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
- Heidi Health — Heidi Health develops an ambient AI medical scribe platform that automates clinical documentation and related tasks. It listens to patient-clinician conversations, transcribes key highlights, and then produces structured notes, referral letters, patient summaries, billing codes, and other downstream documents. The system supports customizable templates, allows editing during sessions, and integrates with various EHR systems while offering compliance with privacy and security standards. Clinicians in multiple specialties and care settings use Heidi to reduce administrative burden, improve focus on patient care, and streamline workflows.
- Gilmour Space Technologies — Gilmour Space is a rocket company in Australia that is developing and launching low-cost small satellite launch vehicles. All orbits, all planets: https://www.gspacetech.com
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Seed $334k–$3.7M; Angel $550k–$918k
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PAM NZ — Forward a school newsletter, snap a screenshot, brain-dump your to-do list - PAM turns it all into a smart shared family calendar and helps manage the family tasks and events. Set up in 2 minutes. Free trial.
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- Kai's Education — Make coding education engaging for elementary and middle school students using robotics solutions that support STEM goals & modern classrooms. Shop Now!
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Seed $694k–$5M; Pre-Seed $283k–$1.3M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.6M–$8.4M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RosterLab — RosterLab goal is to automate every part of the rostering process for healthcare.
- Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
- Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $618k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $362k–$1.2M; Venture - Series Unknown $900k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kyoryu — Re-engineered dinosaurs roam a post-apocalyptic Japan. Follow the Samurai T-rex clan as they navigate complex dino clan rivalries.
- RiffRaff Games — Developers of Sleight of Hand
- Space Rock Games — Space Rock Games is the developer behind Criminals Within - a cooperative-only action game set in a medieval fantasy kingdom. Sign up to receive exclusive development updates!
The NZVCA’s mission is to develop a world-best private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) environment for the benefit of investors and entrepreneurs in New Zealand. Their activities cover the whole spectrum of investment in New Zealand private capital including Angel investment, seed and early-stage venture capital through to development capital and private equity (including management buy-outs and buy-ins).
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 63
- Round size: Seed $940k–$6.6M; Series A $2.4M–$33M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $17M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Vessev — Electric hydrofoiling vessels built for commercial use. Quiet, efficient, and better for the world.
- SYOS — SYOS designs and manufactures a multi-domain portfolio of advanced uncrewed autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and subsurface.
- Andromeda Surgical — Empowering surgeons with autonomous precision
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Seed $355k–$5M; Series A $1.5M–$12M; Venture - Series Unknown $775k–$1.8M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hectre — Award winning, simple to use orchard apps for performance and cost management optimization.
- Projectworks — Grow your firm - and your impact.Projectworks is professional services automation software built for consulting firms that want to grow - and make a difference.As a project intelligence platform, Projectworks connects time tracking, expense tracking, resource management, invoicing, and financial reporting in one live system. It gives you thevisibility to see what’s working, fix what’s not, and scale your firm with confidence.Projectworks was built by consultants who know what it’s like to lose hours to spreadsheets and billing chaos. Designed specifically for engineering, architecture, software development, and management consulting, it’s professional services automation (PSA) software that gets experts out of the admin grind and back to the work that matters.Our cloud-based PSA tool brings together everything your business needs to plan, track, forecast, and grow. By automating time tracking, expense tracking, resource planning, project financials, and real-time reporting, Projectworks frees your people to focus on solving the world’s hardest problems - not wrestling with manual processes. On average, Projectworks users grow 20% in their first year.Connect Projectworks with your existing stack - including Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB, Jira, Azure DevOps, and Salesforce - to eliminate double handling, align your data, and operate with confidence.We’ll help you set up for success with expert data migration, comprehensive training, and responsive ongoing support.Key featuresTime tracking software: Easy, accurate timesheets that actually get filled out. Simplify project time tracking and keep billing up to date with integrated time management software for consultants.Expense tracking: Track project spend against budget with simple, mobile-friendly expense submission. Sync approved expenses directly to Xero as bills to pay.Resource management software: Plan and allocate resources effectively. See availability, utilization, and capacity in real time with powerful resource planning tools that make project delivery predictable.Revenue forecasting & project profitability: Combine financial and resourcing data to model revenue, monitor utilization and profitability, and make confident growth decisions.Invoicing automation: Create pre-populated invoices that sync seamlessly with Xero, reducing admin and helping you get paid faster.Reporting & insights: Access real-time dashboards, project profitability reports, and PSA analytics that bring clarity to every decision. Track the consulting metrics that matter most - across projects, clients, and teams.Integrations: Connect your favorite tools and run your firm on a unified project management and financial reporting platform.Flexible pricing means you only pay for what you use - plus, get a 10% discount on annual subscriptions.
- Sea-Flux Vessel Management Software — Sea-Flux is a cloud-based vessel management software package focused on simplifying and streamlining maritime operations. Our mobile-friendly app provides unparalleled features that reduce risk and cost to your operation.
Callaghan Innovation supports businesses with research and development services, technical expertise, funding programs, and commercialization support. It provides scientific research, laboratory services, innovation programs, and industry partnerships across sectors including biotechnology, health technology, and advanced manufacturing. The agency is currently transferring its services to other public research organizations as part of New Zealand's science and innovation system reforms.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3457
- Round size: Seed $351k–$1M; Grant $3.5k–$139k; Pre-Seed $607k–$716k
- Lead/follow: 99% lead, 1% follow
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.
- Sterling — Sterling operates an artificial intelligence platform designed to automate back-office operations for financial and accounting teams. The software deploys deterministic AI agents that execute repetitive tasks like accounts payable, accounts receivable, compliance checks, and bank reconciliations directly inside existing enterprise applications. Byfunctioning as a background virtual assistant, its value proposition centers on eliminating administrative bottlenecks while maintaining strict human-in-the-loop oversight and enterprise-grade audit standards.
- Forever Harvest — We are an Aotearoa New Zealand based cellular horticulture company, partnering with food & beverage manufacturers to develop new fruit & nut food solutions.
New Zealand Green Investment Finance provides support to the growth of innovative energy and carbon management.
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- Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar
- Stage:Debt Financing, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $3.1M–$7.6M; Debt Financing $644k–$49M; Venture - Series Unknown $372k–$3.2M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Ruminant BioTech — Ruminant BioTech is a company that creates slow-release devices for long-term controlled-release methane mitigation.
- Far North Solar Farm — Far North Solar Farm (FNSF) is a New Zealand solar developer: utility-scale solar farms, solar farms for landowners and commercial solar for businesses.
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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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $473k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $337k–$972k; Series A $2.3M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Advemto — Advemto is the manufacturer and developer of ultrafast spectroscopy systems that help researchers.
- Inhibit Coatings — Inhibit Coatings is a New Zealand based company developing novel antimicrobial and antifouling coatings.
- Captivate Technology — Captivate Technology company operates a clean-tech carbon capture platform. The platform enables cement manufacturers, geothermal power plants, and biogas producers to reduce pollution and contribute to environmental initiatives by using a metal-organic framework for CO2 adsorption as a solid-state material.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $694k–$5M; Series A $890k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $90M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- eVouch — eVouch is the most powerful marketing tool we've used to build an organic community. We've experienced elevated brand trust while reaching an audience we never thought possible. Using customers to market to their friends is simply genius.
- Alimetry — Gastric Alimetry brings data-driven clarity to chronic gastric symptoms, helping clinicians diagnose with confidence.
- Flowingly — Unlock Team Productivity. Streamline Approvals. Increase Compliance. Easy To Use, No-Code Process Mapping & Workflow Automation Platform.
Booster is an investment manager, superannuation and default KiwiSaver scheme provider. We offer ethical, New Zealand and specialist investment options.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $715k–$4.3M; Pre-Seed $157k–$972k; Venture - Series Unknown $158k–$6.1M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Linca — Domestic refining of lithium, nickel & cobalt for the energy transition.
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- Wych Limited — Enable financial planning and budgeting tools, investment management, account switching, lending, credit enhancement, payments | Open Banking APIs | Wych
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Browse database — It's Free!They back talented founders as they build world leading technology companies from NZ.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Advertising
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $351k–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Rocos — Send ground robots on autonomous inspection missions. Quickly capture job site data, track progress over time, and detect issues early.
- Jasper — Build a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate assets sourced and managed by an experienced team.
- First AML — Get AML/CTF compliant and solve your toughest AML challenges with First AML. It's the only AML & KYC software solution you need.
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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- Industry: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $447k–$1.6M; Angel $367k–$428k; Series A $1.5M–$8.5M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $7.5M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- Dexibit — We know Visitor Attractions inside and out. Measure and drive visitation, visitor experience, loyalty and revenue. We're empowering places people love to visit.
- Datagate — Quick, easy, compliant telecom billing for MSPs! Datagate integrates with popular MSP software like ConnectWise, Datto Autotask PSA, Quickbooks and Xero, and tax engines like Avalara, CCH SureTax and CSI.
- Beany — Accounting, tax and advisory services for New Zealand business owners. We help you make smarter decisions for both your business and life.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $500k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $337k–$682k; Venture - Series Unknown $898k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Marama Labs — Marama Labs is a developer of a novel UV-Vis spectroscopy technology for scientific-analytical instrumentation. It assists customers in identifying and measuring turbid samples' characteristics by using light's spectral properties. It offers an ultra-violet and visible spectrophotometer for measuring absorption, extinction, and scatteringspectra of clear and turbid liquids to help customers keep their samples intact, reduce sample preparation steps, and improve measurement turnaround time.
- Arcanum AI — Rapidly build and integrate machine learning features with the Accelerate Platform library of pre-built workflows. Hosted API or deploy into your own cloud.
- Ocean Intelligence — Ocean Intelligence helps aquaculture, port operations and monitoring teams use marine data in day-to-day decisions.
Soul Capital is an impact investment organisation working towards a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Recycling
- Stage:Seed, Debt Financing, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$3M; Venture - Series Unknown $608k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Staples VR — StaplesVR is a leading provider of augmented and virtual reality training & entertainment solutions for various businesses and industries. Contact us today!
- Kai's Education — Make coding education engaging for elementary and middle school students using robotics solutions that support STEM goals & modern classrooms. Shop Now!
- Teacher’s Buddy — Create lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, and more in minutes. AI-powered tools designed for educators.
powerHouse is a New Zealand intellectual property commercialisation company using private and public investment to develop new spin-out ventures sourced primarily from research partners such as universities and Crown Research Institutes. A pioneer of seed-stage investment in New Zealand, powerHouse focuses on the earliest stages of new high-value technology development. Unlike incubators that offer general business services to any innovative companies, powerHouse is extremely focused and selective. It rigorously screens each opportunity to identify those with the strongest intellectual property value and the greatest potential to gain an unfair advantage in global markets. powerHouse then invests in these companies, sourced from powerHouse's annual seed-stage fund and co-investment. powerHouse also runs an innovation education programme for studdents and organisations.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $285k–$7.9M; Pre-Seed $51k–$373k; Series A $255k–$7M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- VeriQuantix — VeriQuantix was spun out of the University of Queensland. VeriQuantix is an Australian startup specializing in cybersecurity, focusing on quantum technology to enhance the security of optical fiber communication networks. Their core innovation, Quantum Link Verification (QLV), is designed to detect and alert network operators to physical tappingattempts and intercept cyber attacks on fiber optic networks. This technology leverages quantum principles, specifically entangled photons, to verify the trustworthiness of network links by ensuring that any unauthorized access disrupts photon entanglement and triggers immediate alerts.
- Granular — Granular Energy provides solutions for managing and trading clean energy. We are the leading provider of energy certificate management software for utilities, helping to streamline certificate managment processes and enabling utilities to launch next-generation green offers, including transparency down to the hourly level.
- Liquid Instruments — Redefining the way scientists, engineers, students, and professionals experience test and measurement with Moku software-reconfigurable hardware platforms
Investing in innovation for a healthy childhood Investing in innovation for a healthy childhood Impact investing since 2008 Portfolio Companies Invested Health Tech Products Launched Product and Service Revenue Generated Jobs Created in NZ Paediatric Patients
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- Industry: Medical Device, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand
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- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $999k–$9.7M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- ISpy Nits — ISpyNits - everything you need to get rid of lice and nits once and for all
- Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
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.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Agriculture, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Series B, Series C, Series A
- Geography: United States, New Zealand, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 71
- Round size: Series A $3.5M–$10M; Series B $5.3M–$45M; Series C $5M–$43M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $28M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- POP — Strengthen your dog's immunity with Pop-Topper. Developed with top animal scientists and food innovators, our formulas leverage clinically proven superfoods to reduce inflammation and promote longevity. Backed by science, our daily meal topper seamlessly integrates into your dog's routine for optimal health benefits.
- Animol Discovery — Animol is building its own pipeline of break-through proprietary veterinary small molecules led by a team of animal health industry experts with vast experience in bringing drugs to market. With our unique and powerful technology platform we deliver innovative medicines that are specifically designed for the needs of veterinary patients.
- Berkeley Yeast — Better yeast for better beer. Make cleaner tasting beer with ultra low diacetyl strains, brew non alcoholic beer that tastes more like actual beer, or unlock bright grapefruit and passionfruit notes with the cleanest thiol yeast.
Sparkbox Ventures was founded in 2001 and is New Zealand's most active seed stage investor
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- Industry: Software, EdTech, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $593k–$1.8M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- SimTutor — SimTutor is a provider of simulation-based learning tools that make training more interactive, measurable, and accessible.
- Aroa Biosurgery Ltd — Aroa Biosurgery is a soft-tissue regeneration company that develops, manufactures, sells and distributes medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft tissue reconstruction. Committed to ‘unlocking regenerative healing for everybody’, Aroa’s products are developed from the Company’s proprietary Endoform® technologyplatform, a novel extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from ovine (sheep) forestomach. The company was founded in February 2008 based on intellectual property relating to the use of a novel form of ECM isolated from forestomach extracellular matrix for use in tissue regeneration applications. Aroa’s focus is delivering better healing, every day, everywhere for everybody. Aroa’s products make a meaningful impact for patients, surgeons and clinicians. Aroa delivers high quality, simple to use products that significantly improve outcomes. Aroa also believes its products should be widely accessible, affordable and change the standard of care for many patients.Maori for ‘understanding’, Aroa is at the forefront of understanding how biology, structural form and human factors can unlock the body’s intrinsic power to heal.
- Sharesight — Leading online stock portfolio tracker & reporting tool for investors. Sharesight tracks stock prices, trades, dividends, performance and tax!
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand
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- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $558k–$3.5M; Venture - Series Unknown $585k–$4.4M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
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- First Table — Book the first table of the night and you'll get 50% off the food bill for two to four people!
- Tether Limited — Tether develops a solution that continuously assesses, reports on, and rates the environmental quality and energy efficiency of homes, offices, and classrooms. Tether will not only enable continuous evaluation and feedback, but it will also provide ways to improve the environments in which users live, work, or learn.Through connected hardware andsoftware solutions, Tether promotes healthy living, learning, and working environments.
- Projectworks — Grow your firm - and your impact.Projectworks is professional services automation software built for consulting firms that want to grow - and make a difference.As a project intelligence platform, Projectworks connects time tracking, expense tracking, resource management, invoicing, and financial reporting in one live system. It gives you thevisibility to see what’s working, fix what’s not, and scale your firm with confidence.Projectworks was built by consultants who know what it’s like to lose hours to spreadsheets and billing chaos. Designed specifically for engineering, architecture, software development, and management consulting, it’s professional services automation (PSA) software that gets experts out of the admin grind and back to the work that matters.Our cloud-based PSA tool brings together everything your business needs to plan, track, forecast, and grow. By automating time tracking, expense tracking, resource planning, project financials, and real-time reporting, Projectworks frees your people to focus on solving the world’s hardest problems - not wrestling with manual processes. On average, Projectworks users grow 20% in their first year.Connect Projectworks with your existing stack - including Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB, Jira, Azure DevOps, and Salesforce - to eliminate double handling, align your data, and operate with confidence.We’ll help you set up for success with expert data migration, comprehensive training, and responsive ongoing support.Key featuresTime tracking software: Easy, accurate timesheets that actually get filled out. Simplify project time tracking and keep billing up to date with integrated time management software for consultants.Expense tracking: Track project spend against budget with simple, mobile-friendly expense submission. Sync approved expenses directly to Xero as bills to pay.Resource management software: Plan and allocate resources effectively. See availability, utilization, and capacity in real time with powerful resource planning tools that make project delivery predictable.Revenue forecasting & project profitability: Combine financial and resourcing data to model revenue, monitor utilization and profitability, and make confident growth decisions.Invoicing automation: Create pre-populated invoices that sync seamlessly with Xero, reducing admin and helping you get paid faster.Reporting & insights: Access real-time dashboards, project profitability reports, and PSA analytics that bring clarity to every decision. Track the consulting metrics that matter most - across projects, clients, and teams.Integrations: Connect your favorite tools and run your firm on a unified project management and financial reporting platform.Flexible pricing means you only pay for what you use - plus, get a 10% discount on annual subscriptions.
Invest in exclusive and pre-vetted startups, late-stage companies, and top tier funds - private market access made simple, transparent, and institutional-grade.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: Israel, United States, New Zealand
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- Total investments: 393
- Round size: Seed $604k–$8M; Series A $3M–$22M; Series B $6.1M–$62M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $230k in 2026
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- N.Light — N.Light is a Metaverse 3D design software that allows individuals to effortlessly turn their ideas into reality.
- BloomX — Helping nature do its magic with the power of technology
- Hemispheric — Hemispheric develops fundamental AI technologies aimed at deciphering brain activity for innovative applications.
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Browse database — It's Free!Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups
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- Industry: Software, B2B, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, Singapore, United States
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- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $735k–$3.6M; Series A $1.6M–$7.5M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $7.6M in 2016
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- 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
NZ Fintech Fund is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Financial Services, SaaS, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand
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- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
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- SortMe — Get financial clarity with SortMe, your AI-powered cashflow assistant. Track spending, manage budgets, and find savings. Start your trial now.
- Debut — Debut offers powerful and complex financial products in a format anyone can use.
- Wych Limited — Enable financial planning and budgeting tools, investment management, account switching, lending, credit enhancement, payments | Open Banking APIs | Wych
The Fund provides growth capital to businesses who deliver social and/or environmental impact, alongside attractive financial returns. This Fund has two primary objectives: delivering market-rate financial returns, and delivering tangible societal and environmental outcomes.
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- Industry: Sustainability, Information Technology, AgTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$3M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.1M–$3.3M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
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- ZeroJet — ZeroJet is the first jet propulsion system to be designed specifically for an electric motor, delivering the perfect balance of performance and runtime.
- Zincovery — Zincovery is a decarbonizing zinc recycling plant.
- CarbonCrop — CarbonCrop gets you recognised and paid for the carbon sequestered in trees on your land. Our artificial-intelligence based mapping and measurement mean we can give you fast, accurate results for no up-front cost.
EVP is an early stage venture capital firm based in Sydney Australia with c. $300M FUM across four fund vintages. Our most recent fund was launched in December 2022 and is a $100M fund. The fund targets early Series-A investments initially with cheque sizes in the range of $0.5 – $5.0 million. Our funds invest in software, are sector agnostic and have a focus on Australian based B2B SaaS companies. Over the years, we’ve backed brilliant founders building global software companies like SiteMinder, Deputy, Ignition and Shippit. We make high conviction investments, underpinned by ambition, pragmatism and a deep understanding of the software journey.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
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- Total investments: 130
- Round size: Seed $998k–$3.5M; Series A $1.2M–$5.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $70M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Practifi — The only intelligent CRM built specifically for wealth management firms, Practifi combines native AI functionality with purpose-built capabilities.
- HotelClub — HotelClub is a web-based hospitality platform that allows its users to search for, compare, and book a range of hotels throughout the world.
- Fergus — Fergus is a smart field service management software for service businesses. Make job management easy and carry out work better with our all-in-one solution.
We are a community-powered VC fund making pre-seed / seed stage investments in Australian and New Zealand startups. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long a
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
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- Total investments: 86
- Round size: Seed $624k–$3.2M; Pre-Seed $410k–$2.2M; Series A $5M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
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- OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
- Enrola — Looking for online training courses? Discover the perfect course for you with our easy course advisor quiz. Get individual guidance and apply directly.
- BarterAds Pty Ltd — BarterAds is a programmatic advertising exchange that enables businesses to acquire customers without cash spend by converting unused ad inventory into a tradable asset. Instead of paying in fiat, companies earn and spend a proprietary internal currency called Barter Dollars, which are issued when they display ads on their owned media propertiessuch as websites, apps, or platforms.The platform operates as an auction-based exchange, similar to traditional ad networks, where advertisers bid for impressions using Barter Dollars. Inventory is matched contextually and priced dynamically through real-time bidding, ensuring efficient allocation of supply and demand across the network. This allows both advertisers and publishers to maximize the value of otherwise underutilized inventory.BarterAds primarily targets startups, SaaS platforms, marketplaces, gaming companies, and content publishers that have traffic but are constrained by rising customer acquisition costs. By removing the need for upfront cash spend, the platform provides a capital-efficient growth channel, particularly for small and mid-sized businesses.The system includes controls for brand safety, fraud prevention, and inventory quality through business verification, campaign approvals, and continuous monitoring. Barter Dollars are non-transferable and expire periodically, preventing hoarding and ensuring continuous circulation within the ecosystem.BarterAds is designed as a hybrid between barter networks and modern ad exchanges, combining the scalability and automation of programmatic advertising with a closed-loop, cashless economy. The company is headquartered in Australia and is focused on building a global network of advertisers and publishers who both contribute inventory and run campaigns within the platform.
Two top decile funds, both fully deployed. Pre-seed and seed technology companies, backed again as they grow. Sydney, since 2018.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Australia, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 92
- Round size: Seed $482k–$4.2M; Pre-Seed $150k–$900k; Series A $3.8M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RedOwl AI — RedOwl leverages the power of generative AI to empower of the office of the CFO to make error-free and compliant pre-transactional decisioning.
- LeadStory — Watch breaking news video from providers you can trust. Follow the topics you care about and see whats happening near you or anywhere in the world.
- Greenfly — Greenfly's short-form media orchestration software platform captures, collects, organizes & distributes videos & photos to drive fan engagement and boost revenue for sports and entertainment organizations.
We're a global dairy nutrition company owned by 10,000 farmers and their families, united by a fundamental belief in the power of dairy to make a difference.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Wellness
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $581k–$724k; Pre-Seed $151k–$612k; Series B $10M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vivici — Our mission is to meet the world's growing need for sustainable, nutritious and great tasting animal-free proteins.
- POP — Strengthen your dog's immunity with Pop-Topper. Developed with top animal scientists and food innovators, our formulas leverage clinically proven superfoods to reduce inflammation and promote longevity. Backed by science, our daily meal topper seamlessly integrates into your dog's routine for optimal health benefits.
- Prolific Machines — Difficult protein production made simple. A next-generation expression system for next-generation therapeutics.
At ArcAngels Funding, we connect female entrepreneurs across New Zealand to venture capital and investment to help their businesses grow.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Product Research
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: New Zealand
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- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $518k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- chnnl — Optimise your employee wellbeing strategy with chnnl. Centralised resource management, track psychosocial risks and team psychological wellbeing measurement.
- VidApp — VidApp makes it easy to build, design and launch your own mobile and tv apps. Connect your current website or channel and build your audience today.
- Grater Goods — Grater Goods is a food and beverage manufacturing company that aims to provide customers with gourmet plant based deli items.
We're Altered Capital: venture capital and growth investors. Altered Capital exists to unlock potential. Of founders. Of employees. Of our investors.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $3M–$4.1M; Series A $4.4M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 64% lead, 36% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $69M in 2022
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- Pearler — Kickstart or continue your long term investment journey with Pearler, a simple alernative for those who crave boring investing.
- SYOS — SYOS designs and manufactures a multi-domain portfolio of advanced uncrewed autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and subsurface.
- First Table — Book the first table of the night and you'll get 50% off the food bill for two to four people!
University of Auckland Inventors Fund
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $337k–$972k; Series A $1.6M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TamoRx — TamoRx’s founding inventors have discovered a novel biological mechanism within cells that restricts the immune system from fighting cancer. The research team is focused on developing a new therapy that frees patients’ immune systems from this restriction to increase immune attack on cancer cells within tumours offering a new hope for a broad rangeof cancer patients. TamoRx aims to develop small molecule inhibitors that work both as a single agent and in combination with other treatments, increasing the applicability of immunotherapy for patients.
- Opo Bio — Opo Bio develops cell lines for the cultivated meat industry and researchers.They are building a multi-species and multi-cell type product bank for research and commercial usage. They are creating infrastructure that will enable the industry to progress and more effectively scale.
- Luminoma — Luminoma will enable easy access to objective and precise skin cancer screening. With Luminoma, clinicians can confidently discern malignant from benign, reducing unnecessary referrals and biopsies.
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Browse database — It's Free!AirTree is a venture capital firm investing in Australian and New Zealand technology founders from seed stage or earlier.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 224
- Round size: Seed $894k–$10M; Series A $3.4M–$35M; Series B $5M–$54M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $320M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- HEO — HEO delivers on-demand, high-frequency images on satellites and actionable insights using the world's largest non-Earth imaging dataset and sensor network.
- Gridsight — Gridsight helps electrical utilities transition to a decentralised grid by creating 90%-accurate, AI-powered load flow models. These models enable utilities to safely and efficiently support more residential solar, batteries and electric vehicles. Based on CEO Brendan Banfield's PhD research, Gridsight was founded in 2020 to accelerate the transition to renewables.
- Constantinople — Constantinople manages all infrastructure and operational aspects of your bank: from Customer experience, Banking products to Features, Risks, and Operations.
Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Philippines
Investor stats
- Total investments: 514
- Round size: Seed $750k–$4.3M; Series A $2.5M–$19M; Venture - Series Unknown $650k–$8M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $1.9M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- uHoo — uHoo monitors and manages your indoor environment to help you create healthier, safer and more comfortable homes and workplaces.
- Shikho — Shikho is a Bangladeshi education technology company on a mission to revolutionise the way Bangladesh learns today and democratise access to a high quality education. It is building a hyper-localised digital learning ecosystem designed specifically for the Bangladeshi national curriculum to serve a growing total addressable market of ~42 millionstudents. "Shikho - The Learning App" is available on the Google Play Store.
- Neocrete — Neocrete is a concrete manufacturing company that is involved in the manufacture of resilient and carbon-neutral concrete.
Nuance Capital is a venture capital fund.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$6.6M; Series A $7.3M–$12M; Series B $10M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hectre — Award winning, simple to use orchard apps for performance and cost management optimization.
- Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
- Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
Mark Jude Hurley is based out of Dallas, Texas and is the CEO, Co-Founder & Director of Caruso. Mark previously worked at Little Giant as a CEO & Founder. Mark Jude Hurley attended the Victoria University of Wellington. Mark Jude Hurley has received recognition as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year – New Zealand Finalist (2017) and a Startup ofthe Year Finalist at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards (2024).
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $649k–$2.6M; Series A $4.8M–$5.4M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- First AML — Get AML/CTF compliant and solve your toughest AML challenges with First AML. It's the only AML & KYC software solution you need.
- Joyous — FROM IDEAS TO IMPACT: UNIFY PEOPLE AND DECISION MAKERSMake the best decisions using the best data. Joyous builds human relationships, and aligns people around common challenges, leveraging their ideas to make an impact.Joyous helps people talk about a specific topic that impacts them every day - right at the time decision makers are planning todo something about it. Joyous starts conversations and a real person from the organization responds.Joyous identifies actionable phrases, groups them in real-time and delivers a prioritized action plan. Joyous accelerates operational excellence, strategic program execution, transformation, tools adoption, customer experience and more.Everyone deserves to be Joyous!
- Narrative — Narrative empowers photographers to spend more time doing what they love.
OIF Ventures is a leading Australian venture capital firm that champions exceptional founders, driven by purpose, who add material value to their customers, markets, and communities. They invest in early stage companies with innovative, high-growth and disruptive technologies and have deep conviction in the power of technology founders and give their all to make them succeed. Founded in 2016, OIF Ventures is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 106
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5.6M; Series A $2.6M–$23M; Series B $1.7M–$72M
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Pagaleve — pagaleve offers payment in installments at PIX, with no interest and no credit card required. They provide merchants with a new payment method in order to increase their sales in a simple, uncomplicated, and agile manner, but they also want to provide people with the opportunity to buy what they want without committing to the card'shigh-interest rates and credit.
- Rosterfy — Connect to your volunteers with a comprehensive & user-friendly platform where you can recruit, retain, reward and train your volunteers.
- Inspace XR — Inspire and engage prospective tenants, buyers, and your team with interactive virtual replicas of your assets, with 360 virtual tours, analytics & more.
Zino Ventures is an investment fund that focuses on empowering technology-based expansion stage companies to the Chinese speaking markets. It is investing and empowering New Zealand startups and entrepreneurs who want to go further to global markets. Zino Ventures was launched in 2016 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Industry: Software, Analytics, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$2.2M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Montoux — Montoux provides cloud-based technology for life and health insurers to free up actuarial resources and make high-impact decisions based on data-driven predictions.
- MerlotAero — MerlotAero is a company marketing avionic software for pilots to use during flight.
- Kernel Wealth — Low-cost KiwiSaver, index funds, savings and US shares & ETFs. Trusted by 80,000+ Kiwis with over $5B under management. Start free. Kernel Wealth - Make it happen
Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Australia, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Seed $343k–$4M; Pre-Seed $120k–$900k; Series A $2.5M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cloobot Inc — Cloobot X: Your Premier Software Implementation transforms your vision into reality with our state-of-the-art software implementation studio. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, our expert team delivers rapid, efficient, and innovative solutions tailored to your unique business needs.
- Tokenise — Tokenise acts as a data layer for web3 projects and their tokens. We help founders build their tokens simply, mint/launch their tokens on-chain and then manage their tokens in one place. Tokenise enables founders to curate rich data rooms that make it easier for investors to get onboard. We empower community with unprecedented insights andaccessibility into their favourite projects and their tokens.
- Bloodstock Advantage — Stealth
Melbourne Angels is the most active startup investor in Victoria, one of the most active in Australia. Investing in start-ups since 2007, Melbourne Angels is committed to helping innovative founders build the next generation of our economy.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 73
- Round size: Seed $34k–$1.5M; Angel $200k–$918k
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Emanda — Thinking about selling your business in Australia? Emanda guides you through every step: business valuation, health check, corporate compliance, and sale process. Start with a business valuation.
- 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.
- Bitwise Agronomy — Bitwise Agronomy uses AI to analyze crop video footage and provide growers with insights into crop health, growth, and yield potential.
Climate Venture Capital Fund invests in disruptive New Zealand climate-tech companies driving decarbonisation and returns. Acceptable Managed Fund for AIP Visa investors.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Sustainability, Renewable Energy
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $968k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mara Bio — We are a New Zealand based biotech start up passionate about food, health and the environment. We are re-imagining how energy and nutrient rich food production side streams are handled by giving them a new life in the form of protein rich, fibre rich, functional ingredients and bioactives for food, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications.
- Hot Lime Labs — The Hot Lime Labs CO2 capture system converts wood waste biomass into clean CO2 for commercial greenhouses, increasing crop productivity and growth.
- Dot Ingredients — Dot Ingredients operates a surfactant company designed to offer commercially viable particle surfactants. It produces cellulose from wood pulp, makes sustainable emulsifiers from renewable cellulose, and is able to not only cleanse hands, clothes, surfaces, and cars, but also protect crops, enhance food, color textiles, and flow into the oceans andsoil.
Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1067
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$14M; Series A $5.5M–$50M; Series B $15M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $6B in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Quantcast — We are taking an entirely new approach to advertising on the open internet.
- Multiply Labs — Multiply Labs develops robotic systems that manufacture small-batch drugs. Current pharma production methods are manual, slow, and costly. We believe that the only way to scale them is with cloud-controlled robots.
- Ramp — Join thousands of forward-thinking businesses using Ramp to control spend, save time, and automate busywork.
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