Top 50 Media (entertainment) VC (Venture Capital) Funds in New Zealand in January 2026
A list of 50 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) VC (Venture Capital) Funds in New Zealand in January 2026
| Investor | Media (entertainment) New Zealand investments |
|---|---|
| Hillfarrance Venture Capital | 5 |
| Enterprise Angels | 4 |
| Hillfarrance Venture Capital | 4 |
| Enterprise Angels | 4 |
| K1W1 | 3 |
| Icehouse Ventures | 3 |
| K1W1 | 3 |
| Icehouse Ventures | 3 |
| GD1 | 3 |
| GD1 | 3 |
| New Zealand Venture Investment Fund | 2 |
| Tuhua Fund | 2 |
| Tuhua Fund | 2 |
| Jelix Ventures | 2 |
| New Zealand Venture Investment Fund | 2 |
| Flying Kiwi Angels | 1 |
| AfterWork Ventures | 1 |
| TransCosmos | 1 |
| Par Equity | 1 |
| AngelHQ | 1 |
| Hatcher+ | 1 |
| Scottish Enterprise | 1 |
| APEX Capital | 1 |
| Ice Angels | 1 |
| AfterWork Ventures | 1 |
| Avalon Wealth Club | 1 |
| Wave Digital Assets | 1 |
| TJK NZ LIMITED | 1 |
| Ableton | 1 |
| Flying Kiwi Angels | 1 |
| FatPipe | 1 |
| Ableton | 1 |
| HATCHER+ | 1 |
| Uniservices | 1 |
| FatPipe | 1 |
| New Zealand Growth Capital Partners | 1 |
| TJK NZ LIMITED | 1 |
| AngelHQ | 1 |
| Movac | 1 |
| University of Auckland Inventors Fund | 1 |
| Movac | 1 |
| Uniservices | 1 |
| New Zealand Growth Capital Partners | 1 |
| APEX Capital | 1 |
| Jelix Ventures | 1 |
| University of Auckland Inventors Fund | 1 |
| Snowball Effect | 1 |
| TransCosmos | 1 |
| Snowball Effect | 1 |
| Ice Angels | 1 |
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- Animation, Information Technology, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- New Zealand
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- Mobli — At Mobli we provide everything you need to build a great customer experience and optimise your mobility services with no long term commitments.
- 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!
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- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Angel
- New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
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- 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.
- HealthNow — HealthNow provides accessible healthcare services that give you control of your health. Manage how you access care, when you need it.
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- Animation, Information Technology, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- New Zealand
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- 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!
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- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Angel
- New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
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- 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.
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- Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States
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- 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
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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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom
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- Foxglove — Foxglove is visualization and management for temporal and multimodal data. It's used by robotics companies to scale and accelerate development.
- Antioch — Antioch is the development and simulation platform for autonomy teams to accelerate timelines, rigorously evaluate autonomous systems, and deploy with confidence.
- HealthNow — HealthNow provides accessible healthcare services that give you control of your health. Manage how you access care, when you need it.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States
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- Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
- Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
- Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
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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- 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.
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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- 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.
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- Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- New Zealand, United States, China
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- 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.
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- Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- New Zealand, United States, Japan
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- 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
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- Software, Internet, B2B
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- New Zealand, Singapore, United States
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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
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- Software, Internet, B2B
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- New Zealand, Singapore, United States
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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
Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.
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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Australia, New Zealand, United States
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- PropHero — Invest wisely in real estate There is an easier way to invest in real estate. Whether you are just getting started or already on your investment journey, at Pro
- 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.
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- Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- New Zealand, United States, Japan
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- 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
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- Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- New Zealand
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- 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.
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- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Australia, United States, New Zealand
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- OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
- PropHero — Invest wisely in real estate There is an easier way to invest in real estate. Whether you are just getting started or already on your investment journey, at Pro
- Samphire Neuroscience — Samphire Neuroscience provides solutions that specialize in women's health. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.
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.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Software
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- United States, Singapore, China
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- Erasco — Erasco is Indonesia’s largest B2B trucking platform. Kargo’s product suites can seamlessly integrate with any business and empower supply chains to work with more transparency & efficiency. Kargo’s workflow tools allow freight to be priced, tracked and billed with technology. Kargo’s platform has highly managed and vetted transporters alongwith reputation systems to instill trust. The platform has managed to grow to tens of thousands of truckers and attracted notable clients such as some of the world's largest MNCs, the largest eCommerce platforms, and thousands of SME businesses
- Anchanto — Anchanto is a global B2B SaaS company enabling warehouse management, omni-channel retail management; offers inventory management system, order management system and product information management
- Reply.ai — Scale your customer service and deliver great customer experiences using AI chatbots and intelligent self-service that goes beyond static long FAQ answers. Improve self-service on chat, email and messaging.
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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- 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.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- New Zealand, United States, Canada
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.
- Cropsy Technologies — Cropsy's mission is to deliver disruptive, scalable technology to every fruit grower to unlock the full potential of their land with insights that were impossible before. Our proprietary AI-enabled hardware allows growers to monitor every plant, understand the whole crop, and track how it changes over time. These insights help growers optimiseall their decision making. The system is a simple tractor add-on, so growers do all their daily operations while Cropsy looks out for problems. Cropsy is poised to set the new gold standard for growing, with recommendations, forecasts, and providing certainty to every grower, every season.
- Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
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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- 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
- Flint — Introducing a new battery technology designed for sustainable energy solutions. Explore our innovation and its impact on the future of energy.
- Cellivate Technology — Startup, with proprietary platform technologies and products that enable cellular meat companies to accelerate the growth of cells
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- Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Grant, Funding Round, Seed
- United Kingdom, United States, Japan
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- MiAlgae — MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company that aims to revolutionize the £340 billion global livestock feed industry by producing microalgal products – through the remediation of wastewater – as nutrient supplements for fishmeal in livestock feeds. Their microalgal products are high in omegas and proteins, both of which are required forthe production of many livestock feeds, especially in the aquaculture sector.Their production methodology uses circular economy to reduce the operating costs involved in the production of microalgae and as such allows them to compete with other supplements currently on the market.
- Solasta Bio — Solasta Bio develops environment-friendly products that meet a global need for new and effective crop protection.
- ILC Therapeutics — ILC Therapeutics Ltd is an early-stage biotechnology company focused on modulating the Innate Immune System through the development of novel peptide therapeutics for the treatment of Covid-19, Cancer, Atopic Dermatitis, and Psoriasis.
Investing with elite athletes in Sports, Media and Entertainment.
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Investment focus
- Sports, Media and Entertainment, Marketplace
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Portugal, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Hexis — Hexis optimises your daily energy needs to the unique demands of your workouts, lifestyle and goals. The only system to personalise, periodic and plan, your daily carbohydrate and calorie needs.
- VRTL — The Virtual Venue of Fandom. A fully white-labeled platform designed for live entertainment brands to live on their owned-sites, that executes all in-person best practices in a virtual setting. (fka Virtual Tables)
- Traits Insights — Traits is a player profiling platform which enables decision-makers in sport to harness the value of analytics by translating complex performance data into powerful and meaningful insights.
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- 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)
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- Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Australia, United States, New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Primary — Primary is the modern operating system for treasury management. We empower startups & innovative corporates to grow by reducing complexity around treasury, payments and cash flow.Primary is used by leading founders and finance teams that value safety, control and efficiency. Our product simplifies access to best-in-class yield instruments,enables monitoring of real-time cash positions across multiple banking partners and improves cash forecasting capabilities. We are powering the secure, smart and transparent treasury to help all companies meaningfully extend their runways.
- Switchboard — Switchboard is the fastest, easiest, most affordable way to integrate your supply chain and connect to all of your customers and suppliers. We can connect any supply chain system, including managing EDI.
- 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.
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
- 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.
- AI Cross Matrix — AI Cross Matrix is a DeFi platform that makes the crypto economy simple by streamlining the exchange process with useful solutions.
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.
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- Apps, Video, Facebook
- Series A
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
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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- 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
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- 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.
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.
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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- Music, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices
- Seed
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Melodics — Melodics is an educational service for learning how to finger drum, using adaptive learning and other data-driven approaches.
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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- 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
Auckland University's commercialisation arm
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- 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.
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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- Internet, Broadcasting
- Series A
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Tranz-Send — Tranz-Send provides complete Internet broadcast technologies and services--providing home and business users.
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.
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- Apps, Video, Facebook
- Series A
- New Zealand
Portfolio highlights
- Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.
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...
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- New Zealand, United States, Canada
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.
- Cropsy Technologies — Cropsy's mission is to deliver disruptive, scalable technology to every fruit grower to unlock the full potential of their land with insights that were impossible before. Our proprietary AI-enabled hardware allows growers to monitor every plant, understand the whole crop, and track how it changes over time. These insights help growers optimiseall their decision making. The system is a simple tractor add-on, so growers do all their daily operations while Cropsy looks out for problems. Cropsy is poised to set the new gold standard for growing, with recommendations, forecasts, and providing certainty to every grower, every season.
- Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
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
- LawVu — Our all-in-one connected platform enables your legal team to manage all matters, contracts and legal operations. Book your free demo now.
- 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
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- Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Audio
- Series A, Series B, Convertible Note
- New Zealand, United States
Portfolio highlights
- 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
- Dotterel Technologies — Dotterel develops noise reduction and audio recording technology for UAVs. Our Aerial Audio Microphone is a payload for UAVs and is a unique world first capability. Throughout the development we have worked closely with customers to deliver for high value use cases in Emergency Services, Defence and TV/Film. Hearing audio from your UAV provides an important addition to the video. Now you can have live conversations one-to-one and one-to-many with people remotely via the UAV when there is no other communication methods available. We look forward to working with our customers and partners to deliver a new range of UAV solutions.
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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- Software, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States, Australia
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- 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.
Auckland University's commercialisation arm
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- Medical Device, SaaS, Audio
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- New Zealand
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- 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.
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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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- New Zealand, United States
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- 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.
Investing with elite athletes in Sports, Media and Entertainment
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- Sports, Media and Entertainment, Marketplace
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Portugal, United Kingdom
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- Hexis — Hexis optimises your daily energy needs to the unique demands of your workouts, lifestyle and goals. The only system to personalise, periodic and plan, your daily carbohydrate and calorie needs.
- VRTL — The Virtual Venue of Fandom. A fully white-labeled platform designed for live entertainment brands to live on their owned-sites, that executes all in-person best practices in a virtual setting. (fka Virtual Tables)
- Traits Insights — Traits is a player profiling platform which enables decision-makers in sport to harness the value of analytics by translating complex performance data into powerful and meaningful insights.
Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand.
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- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Australia, New Zealand
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- 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.
University of Auckland Inventors Fund
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- Series A, Series B, Convertible Note
- New Zealand, United States
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- 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
Simplified access to top-tier managed funds and private companies
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- Manufacturing, Health Care, Software
- Funding Round, Seed, Angel
- New Zealand
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- 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.
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.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Software
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- United States, Singapore, China
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- Erasco — Erasco is Indonesia’s largest B2B trucking platform. Kargo’s product suites can seamlessly integrate with any business and empower supply chains to work with more transparency & efficiency. Kargo’s workflow tools allow freight to be priced, tracked and billed with technology. Kargo’s platform has highly managed and vetted transporters alongwith reputation systems to instill trust. The platform has managed to grow to tens of thousands of truckers and attracted notable clients such as some of the world's largest MNCs, the largest eCommerce platforms, and thousands of SME businesses
- Anchanto — Anchanto is a global B2B SaaS company enabling warehouse management, omni-channel retail management; offers inventory management system, order management system and product information management
- Reply.ai — Scale your customer service and deliver great customer experiences using AI chatbots and intelligent self-service that goes beyond static long FAQ answers. Improve self-service on chat, email and messaging.
New Zealand's leading equity investment marketplace. We simplify investment into high growth Kiwi companies.
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- Manufacturing, Health Care, Software
- Funding Round, Seed, Angel
- New Zealand
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- 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.
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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- Software, Mobile Apps, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- New Zealand, United States, Canada
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- Cove — Cove is a New Zealand company bringing a touch of innovation and simplicity to the insurance industry.
- beany.biz — Accounting, tax and advisory services for New Zealand business owners. We help you make smarter decisions for both your business and life.
- Spoke Phone — Next-generation mobile VoIP platform for service providers (ISPs, MVNOs, Cable operators, Telcos)
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