# Top 30 Machine Learning VC (Venture Capital) Funds in New Zealand in June 2026

## Icehouse Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 9
- 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.

## K1W1
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Biotechnology

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

## CP Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

The CP Ventures Fund invests in early-stage technology companies that are highly scalable, at the forefront of breakthrough technologies, and driven by the fourth industrial revolution.

## GD1 (Global From Day One)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Hillfarrance Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Global from Day One
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Punakaiki Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Flying Kiwis
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, 3D Technology, Medical Device

Super-seeded by new entry: Flying Kiwi Angels

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

The New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) was established to support early-stage technology companies and to stimulate private investment into this space.

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

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

## 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.

## Pacific Channel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Medical Device, Medical

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

## 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

## Enterprise Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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

## Movac
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Par Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

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

## Lewis Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Computer

Lewis Holdings was added in 2013.

## Navigate Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Navigating the Growth Capital Gap

## Horizon Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Altos, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C, Series B
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Mobile

Horizon Ventures is a California based venture capital firm specialized in early- and late-stage investments.

## 1835i Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Banking, Finance

We build and invest in businesses that are transforming financial services and beyond so that we can help shape a world where people and communities thrive

## Scottish Enterprise
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care

Scotland's business advice, support and funding agency. Explore our products and services to find the right support for your business and apply online today.

## Alium Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, Apps

Alium Capital focuses on listed and unlisted technology investments to generate out-sized returns. The company invests in technology, innovation, and early-stage businesses, all the way through to publicly listed assets.
It specializes in the fields of finance, investing, innovation, and capital.Alium Capital was founded in 2016 andheadquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.

## Cure Kids Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Medical Device, SaaS, Medical

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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: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Medical Device, SaaS, Audio

Auckland University's commercialisation arm

## EVP
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

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 agnosticand 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.

## Melbourne Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Information Technology, Energy

Melbourne Angels was formed in Melbourne, Australia in early 2007. Melbourne Angels is the leading group of private investors in Victoria who actively invest in early stage and growth technology companies.The group has a strong and experienced core of members that generate deal flow, are experienced in evaluation of business propositions and actas mentors for the other members and the entrepreneurs. The members vary in age, gender, ethnicity, profession and type of experience. All members have experience of success at being entrepreneurial.This award winning group is consistently one of the most active startup investors in the country.

## Goat Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Cryptocurrency, Apps

Goat Ventures is VC firm that invests in technology companies in the USA, New Zealand, and Australia.Goat Ventures' founding partners are exited entrepreneurs turned investors. They have dozens of active (seed, VC stage) and acquired portfolio companies across a variety of industries.

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

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

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

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

## NewRoad Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rogers, Arkansas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Logistics

NewRoad Capital Partners is a growth equity capital firm based in Rogers, AR, that invests in proven and innovative technologies, products, and services that serve existing, unmet needs in the marketplace. NewRoad focuses on investing in and acquiring demand-driven businesses in the Retail and CPG and Business Services industries with an emphasison Supply Chain and Logistics, Consumer Goods, Outdoor Goods, Healthcare Technology, Media and Retail Technology.It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.

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