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Top 50 Media (entertainment) Startup Investors in New Zealand in July 2025

A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Media (entertainment) startups based in New zealand. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Media (entertainment) companies from New zealand. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Media (entertainment) Startup Investors in New Zealand in July 2025

Investor Media (entertainment) New Zealand investments
Enterprise Angels 4
Enterprise Angels 4
Hillfarrance Venture Capital 4
K1W1 3
GD1 3
Icehouse Ventures 3
GD1 3
Icehouse Ventures 3
K1W1 3
Hillfarrance Venture Capital 3
Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON 2
Maurice Eng 2
Jelix Ventures 2
Jonathan Hendriksen 2
Alex Rigopulos 2
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund 2
Alex Rigopulos 2
Tuhua Fund 2
Jonathan Hendriksen 2
Tuhua Fund 2
Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON 2
Maurice Eng 2
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund 2
Flying Kiwi Angels 1
Paul Bingham 1
FatPipe 1
Movac 1
University of Auckland Inventors Fund 1
HATCHER+ 1
Yoshihiro Kawamura 1
Ice Angels 1
Rich Chetwynd 1
Yoshihiro Kawamura 1
Avalon Wealth Club 1
Wave Digital Assets 1
Uniservices 1
Rowan Simpson 1
Par Equity 1
Movac 1
John Greenslade 1
Ableton 1
Paul Reeve 1
Rich Chetwynd 1
Snowball Effect 1
Jelix Ventures 1
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners 1
Ice Angels 1
AfterWork Ventures 1
FatPipe 1
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners 1
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Enterprise Angels VC Fund · Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand
Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Seed, Angel
  • New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Emerge — Emerge is a financial management tool for businesses. It is a digital-only banking option designed to help Kiwi businesses operate more quickly, economically, and efficiently.
  • Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
  • Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
Enterprise Angels VC Fund · Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand
Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Seed, Angel
  • New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
  • Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
  • Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
Hillfarrance Venture Capital VC Fund
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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Investment focus
  • Animation, Information Technology, Software
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
  • 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!
  • Floating Rock Studio — Floating Rock Studio
K1W1 VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in the past 12 months
K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
  • Emerge — Emerge is a financial management tool for businesses. It is a digital-only banking option designed to help Kiwi businesses operate more quickly, economically, and efficiently.
  • Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
GD1 VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 5 investments in the past 12 months
GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • New Zealand, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • Rilla — Demonstrating 90% reduction in cost-to-serve for live-streaming, Rilla is rewiring the content economy, directing the value generated back to creators and their communities.By leveraging audience bandwidth and rewarding them with ownership in the network, the savings are equivalent to a free month subscription every year for a moderate level ofviewership.Founded by the technical founders behind Altered State Machine, acquired for 214m. Together for 5+ ventures, collectively raising 130m+ and valued at 1b+.
  • NextWork — Building the best online learning experience to switch careers and upskill. Join the waitlist today, we are waiting for you!
  • Type One Energy — At Type One Energy, we are mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world over the coming decade.
Icehouse Ventures VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 10 investments in the past 12 months
Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Halter — Halter creates GPS enabled, solar powered collars for cows. The collar hardware allows farmers to use simple tablet app software to remotely set geographic boundaries for cattle, virtual fences. Farmers use Halter's system to avoid physically herding cows, maximizing farmer time and productivity.
  • Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
  • Watchful — Watchful operates as an AI security company.
GD1 VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 4 investments in the past 12 months
GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • New Zealand, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • EarnOS — EarnOS is the fully remote company that provides Global Ad & Payments Platform powered by Web3.
  • Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
  • Ivo — Ivo reduces the time, effort, and cost of negotiating agreements.
Icehouse Ventures VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 13 investments in the past 12 months
Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
  • Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative
  • Re-Leased Software Company Limited — Commercial property management software that makes life easier for property managers, landlords and owners.
K1W1 VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 3 investments in the past 12 months
K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Akahu — Akahu provides open banking and open finance infrastructure. We make it simple for people to connect their financial accounts to trusted third parties.
  • Lodestone Energy — Lodestone Energy builds and develops sustainable power production farms through solar energy market. It is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative
Hillfarrance Venture Capital VC Fund
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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Investment focus
  • Animation, Information Technology, Software
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
  • 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!
  • Floating Rock Studio — Floating Rock Studio
Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON Angel · Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Seed, Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Maurice Eng Angel
Maurice Eng
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Seed, Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Jelix Ventures VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Australia, New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • PropHero — Award-winning property investment technology and services to help you build wealth from a global pool of high yield properties.
  • Fugu — Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age
  • Quantum Brilliance — Quantum Brilliance builds room temperature quantum computers powered by synthetic diamond, enabling applications in everyday computing, including edge and massively parrellelized computing.
Jonathan Hendriksen Angel · Tasman, Nelson, New Zealand
Jonathan Hendriksen - Founder | CEO @ Shuttlerock
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Alex Rigopulos Angel · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Alex Rigopulos is a Studio Director of Harmonix at Epic Games.
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Investment focus
  • Mobile, Mobile Apps, Communities
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Syng — Syng is an audio company transforming the human relationship with sound. their hardware and software platform gives creators and listeners the power to engage with, explore, and share sound in transformative new ways.
  • GameClub — GameClub offers a large and growing catalog of the best games on mobile. Games can be played offline, with new games being released every week.
  • Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Your guide to finding and using government services.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • New Zealand, United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Insite AI — We create predictability for consumer brands in the unpredictable world of retail. Game-changing technology that attacks consumer brands' hardest problems.
  • Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
  • Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
Alex Rigopulos Angel · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Alex Rigopulos Co-Founded Harmonix in 1995 with the mission of inventing new ways for non-musicians to experience the joy of making music. He was CEO until 2014. Now, as CCO, Alex is responsible for ensuring the creative excellence of all Harmonix products. Prior to co-founding Harmonix, Alex studied computer music at the MIT Media Laboratory andmusic composition at MIT.
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Investment focus
  • Mobile, Mobile Apps, Communities
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Syng — Syng is an audio company transforming the human relationship with sound. their hardware and software platform gives creators and listeners the power to engage with, explore, and share sound in transformative new ways.
  • GameClub — GameClub offers a large and growing catalog of the best games on mobile. Games can be played offline, with new games being released every week.
  • Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether
Tuhua Fund VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, B2B
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • New Zealand, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Datch — Built on top of a powerful connected platform, the Datch Voice Assistant allows you to use the most natural form of communication - your voice - to converse with your site, allowing you to connect and interact with your existing in-house systems through simple integrations.
  • Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
  • Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
Jonathan Hendriksen Angel · Tasman, Nelson, New Zealand
Jonathan Hendriksen - Founder | CEO @ Shuttlerock
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Tuhua Fund VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, B2B
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • New Zealand, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Datch — Built on top of a powerful connected platform, the Datch Voice Assistant allows you to use the most natural form of communication - your voice - to converse with your site, allowing you to connect and interact with your existing in-house systems through simple integrations.
  • Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
  • Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON Angel · Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Seed, Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Maurice Eng Angel
Maurice Eng
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Seed, Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Your guide to finding and using government services.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • New Zealand, United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Insite AI — The chosen partner by executives in RGM, insights, and I.T. to grow revenue and market share. Learn how CPGs win in pricing, assortment, trade and more.
  • Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
  • Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure
Flying Kiwi Angels VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Apps
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • FileInvite — The simplest, most secure, document collection platform for professionals. Request files, forms, data and e-signatures all through a secure client portal.
  • Formus — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.
  • Kara Technologies — Content accessibility using a signing avatar. Accessible solutions are at the core of all that we do here at Kara. One of our main goals is finding smarter ways of using technology that will help build a better future for everyone, in all areas of life.
Paul Bingham Angel
Paul Bingham - Chairman @ Shuttlerock
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
FatPipe VC Fund · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
FatPipe Networks provides the highest levels of WAN Optimization, SD-WAN, Load Balancer, WAN Load Balancing, Hybrid Network, Dual WAN Load Balancing
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Broadcasting
  • Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Tranz-Send — Tranz-Send provides complete Internet broadcast technologies and services--providing home and business users.
Movac VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Movac is New Zealand's most experienced technology investor and is deeply integrated into the Kiwi tech sector. We've been actively investing since 1998.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Kry10 — Kry10 is a safe operating system for SDMs.It makes the transition to an intelligent, cloud-connected, and adaptively driven future possible for automobiles, electricity grids, satellites, and medical equipment.
  • Miruku — Miruku is a molecular farming dairy startup developing advanced dairy proteins through plant technologies that hold the potential to produce animal-free milk proteins cost-effectively.
  • Re-Leased Software Company Limited — Commercial property management software that makes life easier for property managers, landlords and owners.
University of Auckland Inventors Fund VC Fund
University of Auckland Inventors Fund
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Audio
  • Series A, Series B, Convertible Note
  • New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • PowerON — Dielectric Elastomers for Soft Robotics
  • Soul Machines — Go beyond avatars. Create interactive, customizable, Soul Machines Digital People for AI-driven impact. Try it now.
  • Rain Therapeutics — Rain Therapeutics researches, develops and translates innovative targeted cancer therapies to patients
HATCHER+ VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 16 investments in the past 12 months
Hatcher+ is a data-driven venture capital firm that uses AI and machine learning-based technologies to identify early-stage opportunities in partnership with leading accelerators and investors, worldwide.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • United States, Italy, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Cropify — Eliminating subjective testing from the classification process using AI and machine learning. Cropify.io
  • Kybele's Garden — Algae Biotechnology for Agrifood & Cosmetics Solutions
  • Cellivate Technology — Startup, with proprietary platform technologies and products that enable cellular meat companies to accelerate the growth of cells
Yoshihiro Kawamura Angel · Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Yoshihiro Kawamura - Director @ TJK NZ LIMITED
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Ice Angels VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
iceangels.co.nz - New Zealand most active Angel Network. A network for New Zealand's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professional investors.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Mobile Apps, Internet
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • New Zealand, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Cove — Cove is a New Zealand company bringing a touch of innovation and simplicity to the insurance industry.
  • beany.biz — Beany provides online accounting services to New Zealand businesses. Compliance and advisory services, expert support, transparent pricing, and smarter financial insights for your business.
  • Spoke Phone — Next-generation mobile VoIP platform for service providers (ISPs, MVNOs, Cable operators, Telcos)
Rich Chetwynd Angel
Founder/CEO of ThisData, a login intelligence and contextual authentication platform. Founder/CEO of Litmos.com, a leading SaaS Learning Management System that was acquired by CallidusCloud (NASDAQ: CALD) in 2011.
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Investment focus
  • SaaS, Music, Mobile Apps
  • Seed, Angel
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Melodics — Melodics is an app that adapts to your abilities and musical tastes to help you get better at playing keyboards, pad controllers, and drums
  • ThisData — ThisData provides supercharged login security for your app by automatically sending a “Was this you?” notification to your users when unusual login activity is detected. Your ops team gets real-time notifications of unusual logins and can integrate with webhooks to build custom security workflows.
Yoshihiro Kawamura Angel · Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Yoshihiro Kawamura - Director @ TJK NZ LIMITED
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Avalon Wealth Club VC Fund · Helmshore, Lancashire, United Kingdom · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Avalon Wealth Club is a dynamic group of marketing experts, blockchain veterans, real estate investors and event organizers
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Solak — Solak is an AI browser and DeFi platform that is transforming the digital world.
  • OpenPad AI — OpenPad - The 1st AI Decentralized Launchpad
  • Stabble — stabble is a protocol revolutionizing liquidity pools by introducing protocol-managed and arbitrage pools. This allows stabble to tackle critical inefficiencies prevalent within Solana's decentralized exchanges.
Wave Digital Assets VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Wave Digital Assets offers early-stage investment, asset management, treasury management, and strategy consulting to further the growth of the crypto and digital asset ecosystem.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • United States, Switzerland, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • HIFI — HiFi Bridge is a cryptocurrency payments platform that allows customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, trade NFT's, borrow loans, and connect their bank accounts all-in-one.The startup offers equity, cryptocurrency, and options trading, as well as cash management accounts. The company provides the accessibility for traditional financialusers to gain access to modern decentralized finance tools through it's mobile and web platform.Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2021.
  • Maestro — Advanced UTxO-indexing data layer to supercharge Defi on Bitcoin, Cardano & Dogecoin.
  • Crypto Valley Exchange — The first portfolio risk capable platform for Options & Futures trading in DeFi, offering 1000x+ leverage based on margin offset.
Uniservices VC Fund
Auckland University's commercialisation arm
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Investment focus
  • Medical Device, SaaS, Audio
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Alimetry — Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Formus — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.
Rowan Simpson Angel
Rowan Simpson - Chairman & Trustee @ Hoku Group
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Investment focus
  • SaaS, Music, Parking
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Melodics — Melodics is an app that adapts to your abilities and musical tastes to help you get better at playing keyboards, pad controllers, and drums
  • Parkable — Parkable is award winning software for managing employee and tenant parking, finding short-term or monthly public parking and sharing space to earn money.
  • ThisData — ThisData provides supercharged login security for your app by automatically sending a “Was this you?” notification to your users when unusual login activity is detected. Your ops team gets real-time notifications of unusual logins and can integrate with webhooks to build custom security workflows.
Par Equity VC Fund · Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • United Kingdom, United States, Brazil
Portfolio highlights
  • CSignum — Revolutionising underwater communications with electromagnetic technology for seamless data integration between surface & submerged devices.
  • Partful — Make sure customers get the right parts first time, every time with digital 3D parts catalogue software and digital work instructions.
  • Watercycle Technologies — Watercycle Technologies specialized in the development of high-yield, low-cost mineral extraction, and water treatment systems. Its core technology, capable of treating highly concentrated water, is an end-to-end solution encompassing mineral extraction, concentration, and crystallization.
Movac VC Fund · Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Movac is New Zealand's most experienced technology investor and is deeply integrated into the Kiwi tech sector. We've been actively investing since 1998.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, United States, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Kry10 — Kry10 is a safe operating system for SDMs.It makes the transition to an intelligent, cloud-connected, and adaptively driven future possible for automobiles, electricity grids, satellites, and medical equipment.
  • Miruku — Miruku is a molecular farming dairy startup developing advanced dairy proteins through plant technologies that hold the potential to produce animal-free milk proteins cost-effectively.
  • Re-Leased Software Company Limited — Commercial property management software that makes life easier for property managers, landlords and owners.
John Greenslade Angel
John Greenslade
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Ableton VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Ableton makes software and hardware for creating, producing, and performing music. Ableton's flagship product, Live, has introduced a new approach to making music with computers on stage and in the studio that has attracted several hundred thousand Live worldwide.
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Investment focus
  • Music, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices
  • Seed
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Melodics — Melodics is an app that adapts to your abilities and musical tastes to help you get better at playing keyboards, pad controllers, and drums
Paul Reeve Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Paul Reeve
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Video, Facebook
  • Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
Rich Chetwynd Angel
Founder/CEO of ThisData, a login intelligence and contextual authentication platform. Founder/CEO of Litmos.com, a leading SaaS Learning Management System that was acquired by CallidusCloud (NASDAQ: CALD) in 2011.
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Investment focus
  • SaaS, Music, Mobile Apps
  • Seed, Angel
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Melodics — Melodics is an educational service for learning how to finger drum, using adaptive learning and other data-driven approaches.
  • ThisData — ThisData provides supercharged login security for your app by automatically sending a “Was this you?” notification to your users when unusual login activity is detected. Your ops team gets real-time notifications of unusual logins and can integrate with webhooks to build custom security workflows.
Snowball Effect VC Fund · Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Simplified access to top-tier managed funds and private companies
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Investment focus
  • Manufacturing, Health Care, Software
  • Funding Round, Seed, Angel
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Ubco — UBCO is a New Zealand and US-based tech company that designs, develops, and distributes Utility Electric Vehicles and Portable Power Supplies for on-and off-road adventures, leisure and recreation, and commercial use where vehicle utility is required. UBCO have a desire to Power Your Purpose, through it's Utility Electric Vehicles (UEVs) thatcan change the way people ride, work, and play. UBCO currently has a digitally connected UEV platform which includes on- and off-road transport (2×2), portable power, accessories, and software. They provide a complete solution, from users to managers across a wide range of applications.
  • 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 — Project Works is a cloud based workforce management platform designed to help professional & creative services businesses better manage their organisations in the areas of project management, project financials, and people management. Our mission is to provide a platform that enables world class services businesses to get the most out of theirexisting workforce, and enable them to grow.
Jelix Ventures VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Australia, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Gelomics — Gelomics operates as a biotechnology company. Gelomics provides 3D cell culture technologies.
  • Fugu — Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age
  • Fugu Carbon — Fugu Carbon is a machinery manufacturing company that helps in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology from air.
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners VC Fund · 2 investments in the past 12 months
The New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) was established to support early-stage technology companies and to stimulate private investment into this space.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Scannable — Scannable helps Arborists, Rope Access Technicians, Riggers, and Rescuers easily manage PPE and safety equipment.
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
Ice Angels VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
iceangels.co.nz - New Zealand most active Angel Network. A network for New Zealand's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professional investors.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Mobile Apps, Internet
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • New Zealand, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Cove — Cove is a New Zealand company bringing a touch of innovation and simplicity to the insurance industry.
  • beany.biz — Online Accountants for Small Businesses. Online, fast, connected and clever, meet Beany accountants.
  • Spoke Phone — Next-generation mobile VoIP platform for service providers (ISPs, MVNOs, Cable operators, Telcos)
AfterWork Ventures VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 4 investments in the past 12 months
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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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, FinTech
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Enrola — Looking for online training courses? Discover the perfect course for you with our easy course advisor quiz. Get individual guidance and apply directly.
  • PropHero — Award-winning property investment technology and services to help you build wealth from a global pool of high yield properties.
  • Matilda Migration — Migration made simple. Specialising in Employer Sponsored visas and Partner visas. With a 99% success rate for ultimate peace of mind. Visit us now.
FatPipe VC Fund · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
FatPipe Networks provides the highest levels of WAN Optimization, SD-WAN, Load Balancer, WAN Load Balancing, Hybrid Network, Dual WAN Load Balancing
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Broadcasting
  • Series A
  • New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
  • Tranz-Send — Tranz-Send provides complete Internet broadcast technologies and services--providing home and business users.
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners VC Fund
The New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) was established to support early-stage technology companies and to stimulate private investment into this space.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Aquafortus — Aquafortus specializes in providing enviornmental services and commercializes proprietary zero liquid discharge technology.
  • Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
  • Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
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