# Amicus Group

> Amicus Group is a VC fund in Christchurch backing Innovation Management and Information Technology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amicus-insurance-financial-advisers
- Website: http://www.amicus.co.nz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amicusadvisers

Amicus Group is a company of financial advisors and insurance brokers in Christchurch.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Innovation Management | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YouNoodle | YouNoodle was founded by Rebeca Hwang and Torsten Kolind in 2010, funded by an international group of business angels. The company was spun off an ambitious project started by Bob Goodson and Kirill Makharinsky in 2007 with support from Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Max Levchin (PayPal) and Charles Lho (Amicus Group), our founding investor andChairman of YouNoodle today. This project also spawned Quid (Goodson) and indirectly Ostrovok (Makharinsky). YouNoodle is run by a dedicated team of 10 different nationalities, all based in YouNoodle’s eclectic basement office in SOMA, San Francisco. | $1.1M | Angel | Mar 01, 2014 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Kolind A/S — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VTF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vegastechfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Amicus Group invest in?

Amicus Group invests primarily in Innovation Management and Information Technology startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Amicus Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amicus Group closed in Mar 2014. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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