# Top 40 Media (entertainment) Startup Investors in New Zealand in June 2026 ## Hillfarrance Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Enterprise Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Icehouse Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 3 - 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: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments. ## GD1 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence 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. ## 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. ## Alex Rigopulos - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Mobile Apps, Communities 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. ## Maurice Eng - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Maurice Eng ## Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON - Type: Angel - Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON ## Tuhua Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Internet, B2B Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups ## 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. ## Jelix Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand. ## Jonathan Hendriksen - Type: Angel - Location: Tasman, Nelson, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Jonathan Hendriksen - Founder | CEO @ Shuttlerock ## Flying Kiwi Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups ## Movac - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software 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. ## HATCHER+ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology 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. ## Rich Chetwynd - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Music, Mobile Apps 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. ## Uniservices - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical Device, SaaS, Audio Auckland University's commercialisation arm ## AngelHQ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Angel HQ is a Wellington-based angel investment network dedicated to fostering the growth of innovative Kiwi companies. We offer resources, funding, and support to startups and entrepreneurs, helping... ## Scottish Enterprise - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Seed - 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. ## Snowball Effect - Type: VC Fund - Location: Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Software New Zealand's leading equity investment marketplace. We simplify investment into high growth Kiwi companies. ## TransCosmos - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mountain View, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software Transcosmos Investments & Business Development, Inc., is a strategic corporate investor and an active local business partner for Internet-based U.S. technology companies expanding into the Japanese and Asian marketplace.It is offering capitalization of joint ventures, infrastructure development, strategic relationships, and localization tocompanies in the U.S. technology sector. Transcosmos Investments' portfolios, which focus on companies specializing in digital marketing, e-commerce and digital media, include such brand names as Ask.com, DoubleClick Inc., RealNetworks Inc., NetRatings Inc., Atom/Shockwave Entertainment, Inc., Become, Inc., Pheedo, Inc. and Brightcove, Inc. ## Karl von Randow - Type: Angel - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Music, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices Karl von Randow - Co-Founder @ Letterboxd ## Rowan Simpson - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Music, Parking Rowan Simpson - Chairman & Trustee @ Hoku Group ## 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 ## APEX Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Sports, Media and Entertainment, Marketplace Investing with elite athletes in Sports, Media and Entertainment ## University of Auckland Inventors Fund - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Convertible Note - Focus: Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Audio University of Auckland Inventors Fund ## Par Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Computer 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. ## Paul Bingham - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Paul Bingham - Chairman @ Shuttlerock ## Yoshihiro Kawamura - Type: Angel - Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Yoshihiro Kawamura - Director @ TJK NZ LIMITED ## Ableton - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Music, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices 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. ## Paul Reeve - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Paul Reeve ## New Zealand Growth Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## FatPipe - Type: VC Fund - Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Internet, Broadcasting FatPipe Networks provides the highest levels of WAN Optimization, SD-WAN, Load Balancer, WAN Load Balancing, Hybrid Network, Dual WAN Load Balancing ## John Greenslade - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook John Greenslade ## TJK NZ LIMITED - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook TJK NZ LIMITED ## Wave Digital Assets - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software 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. ## Soul Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Toys Soul Capital is an impact investment organisation working towards a more inclusive and sustainable economy. ## Ice Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Apps, Video iceangels.co.nz - New Zealand most active Angel Network. A network for New Zealand's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professional investors. ## Avalon Wealth Club - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helmshore, Lancashire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Avalon Wealth Club is a dynamic group of marketing experts, blockchain veterans, real estate investors and event organizers