Top 5 Music Startup Investors in New Zealand (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Alex Rigopulos
Angel
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2 | United States, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Angel | Mobile, Communities, Mobile Apps | $550k–$49M |
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K1W1
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Biotechnology | $419k–$17M |
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Tuhua Fund
VC Fund
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2 | New Zealand, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Internet, B2B | $735k–$7.5M |
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Rich Chetwynd
Angel
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1 | New Zealand | Seed, Angel | SaaS, Music, Mobile Apps | $360k–$1.2M |
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Rowan Simpson
Angel
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1 | New Zealand, Australia | Seed, Series A | SaaS, Music, Parking | $360k–$1.2M |
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Alex Rigopulos is a Studio Director of Harmonix at Epic Games.
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- Industry: Mobile, Communities, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: United States, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $550k–$2.5M; Series A $3.2M–$49M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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
K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 79
- Round size: Seed $437k–$3.5M; Series A $419k–$17M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
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.
- Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
- Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.
Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups
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- Industry: Software, Internet, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $735k–$3.2M; Series A $1.4M–$7.5M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.5M in 2016
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
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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- Industry: SaaS, Music, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $360k–$1.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
Rowan Simpson - Chairman & Trustee @ Hoku Group
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- Industry: SaaS, Music, Parking
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: New Zealand, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $360k–$1.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Melodics — Melodics is an educational service for learning how to finger drum, using adaptive learning and other data-driven approaches.
- 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.
Music Investor funding in New Zealand at a glance
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