# Bank of New Zealand

> Bank of New Zealand is a VC fund in Auckland backing SaaS and FinTech. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/bank-of-new-zealand
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/bnz
- Website: https://www.bnz.co.nz/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BNZBank

Bank of New Zealand is a VC fund in Auckland focused on SaaS and FinTech. Bank of New Zealand offers everyday banking, business loans, credit cards, investments, personal loans, insurance, and foreign financial services. BNZ provides solutions to organizations in various industries, including agriculture, healthcare, technology, professional, government, real estate, not-for-profit, and franchising.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Bank of New Zealand. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Bank of New Zealand. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bank-of-new-zealand?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $580k–$1.2B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Fitness | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Zealand | 2 | 67% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Holt | Independent Chairperson, Managing Partners, Wellington | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-holt-2 |
| Thomas Russell | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-russell-ded0 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Optus Finance | Optus Finance provides financial services realted to the telcom sector. | $1.2B | Debt Financing | Jan 31, 2025 | https://www.optus.com.au/ |
| Bison Group | Bison Group designs and develops portable container weighing and lifting solutions. | $580.1K | Debt Financing | Dec 10, 2024 | https://www.bison-jacks.com |
| MacroActive | MacroActive is the most valuable platform for Health and Wellness coaches, creators and entrepreneurs by helping them to scale their business offerings, free up their time and ultimately reach significantly more people to help achieve their goals. Bootstrapped to $10MM in revenue. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 21, 2021 | http://www.macroactive.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-n-z) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bank of China](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-china) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNP Paribas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Citibank NA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citibank-na) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Commonwealth Bank of Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commonwealth-bank-of-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DBS Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbs-bank-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bank of New Zealand invest in?

Bank of New Zealand invests primarily in SaaS, FinTech and Fitness startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Bank of New Zealand invest in?

Bank of New Zealand typically joins rounds of $580k–$1.2B at Debt Financing. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Bank of New Zealand's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Bank of New Zealand took part in.

### How do I contact Bank of New Zealand?

Public channels for Bank of New Zealand include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Bank of New Zealand?

The team at Bank of New Zealand includes John Holt (Independent Chairperson, Managing Partners, Wellington) and Thomas Russell (Founder). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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