# AgriZeroNZ

> AgriZeroNZ is a VC fund in Auckland backing Biotechnology and AgTech. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agrizeronz
- Website: https://www.agrizero.nz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgriZeroNZ

AgriZeroNZ is a partnership between the New Zealand government and major agribusinesses helping farmers reduce emissions while maintaining profitability and productivity.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $677k–$10M |
| Series A | $7M–$27M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $3M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 6 | 38% |
| AgTech | 3 | 19% |
| Animal Feed | 3 | 19% |
| Livestock | 2 | 13% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 13% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 31% |
| Series A | 3 | 19% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 19% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 19% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 13% |
| Sweden | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wayne McNee | Chief Executive | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayne-mcnee |
| Sarah Judkins | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-judkins-fe44 |
| Thomas Davis | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-davis-a07c |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rumin8 | Rumin8 is tackling one of the biggest contributors to climate change: methane emissions from livestock. The digestive process of beef and dairy cattle accounts for a full 3.7% of all greenhouse gas emissions, a huge contribution from a single source. With billions of people around the world relying on animal proteins as part of their daily diet,eliminating livestock methane production is a powerful lever in the quest toward a climate-optimal future.Rumin8 has invented a technology that has been shown to reduce the emissions from cattle by up to 95%. Our technology productizes the anti-methane compounds that occur naturally in plants and turns them into dietary supplements for livestock. The results are a reduction in methane emissions by up to 95%, increase in efficiency of the animal’s digestive systems, and more energy for the animal to growWe are on a mission to decarbonize hundreds of millions of cattle around the world so the global food system can take a giant step forward. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Ruminant BioTech | Ruminant BioTech is a company that creates slow-release devices for long-term controlled-release methane mitigation. | $9.6M | Series A | Nov 25, 2025 |  |
| Āmua Innovation | Āmua Innovation specializes in developing solutions for pasture-based farming to lead natural food production. | $677K | Seed | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| Nbryo | Nbryo is creating the first scalable method for transferring embryos in dairy and beef breeding. | $10M | Seed | Nov 03, 2025 |  |
| Arkea Bio | Arkea Bio develops technology to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural industry. | $7M | Series A | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| BiomEdit | BiomEdit is an innovation company that discovers, designs, and develops novel probiotics, microbiome derived bioactives, and engineered microbial medicines to address unmet needs in animal health. Our ambition is to create solutions to some of the most important problems in animal agriculture and food security by leveraging the potential of themicrobiome. BiomEdit’s technology is based on a unique platform that utilizes high-throughput sequencing and data analytics to rapidly discover and screen novel probiotic species and bioactive molecules. These can then be engineered to confer thermostability, enhanced production of beneficial metabolites, or expression of immune modulating proteins. These probiotics and microbially-derived compounds represent the next generation of products designed to promote animal health without the use of antibiotics. | $18.4M | Series B | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| Bovotica | Bovotica is creating modern technology that precisely alters the bovine rumen microbiota, reducing methane emissions for the environment and accelerating production efficiency. | $3.4M | Seed | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Hoofprint Biome | Hoofprint Biome is a developer of probiotics that improve the sustainability of ruminant livestock production. Its probiotics and natural enzymes improve cattle health and digestive care by eliminating methane and enabling the livestock industry to catalyze the symbiotic agriculture movement with microbiome engineering. | $15M | Series A | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| BioLumic | BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements incrops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013. | $8.3M | Series B | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| Agteria Biotech | Agetria Biotech is a biotech startup that specializes in agricultural solutions, providing sustainable feed additives for livestock. The company provides a distinctive feed additive aimed at enhancing the overall health and well-being of livestock, simultaneously decreasing methane emissions. This fosters a more sustainable livestock farmingindustry, empowering customers to boost animal health, potentially leading to increased productivity and reduced reliance on antibiotics. | $6.2M | Seed | Feb 12, 2025 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-agricultural-greenhouse-gas-research-centre) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Ponderosa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ponderosa-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rabo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rabo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Twynam Agricultural Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/twynam-agricultural-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandria-venture-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does AgriZeroNZ invest in?

AgriZeroNZ invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and Animal Feed startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is AgriZeroNZ's check size?

AgriZeroNZ typically joins rounds of $677k–$10M at Seed, $7M–$27M at Series A and $3M–$14M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds AgriZeroNZ participates in.

### How do I contact AgriZeroNZ?

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### Who are the partners at AgriZeroNZ?

The team at AgriZeroNZ includes Wayne McNee (Chief Executive), Sarah Judkins (Chief Operating Officer) and Thomas Davis (Chief Financial Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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