# Bay Trust

> Bay Trust is a VC fund backing Sensor, Hardware and Robotics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Bay Trust is a VC fund focused on Sensor and Hardware. Community Trust

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 100% |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |
| Robotics | 1 | 100% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WNT Ventures | WNT Ventures is a high conviction partner of smart, ambitious and entrepreneurial deep tech founders - because they need a champion to support their ambition of turning their global technology into reality.WNT was created through a collaboration of experienced entrepreneurs and institutional capital providers who are passionate about building anenvironment where emerging companies can achieve success.Our focus for investment is broadly Agri and Food Tech, Hardware, Robotics, Materials and Engineering as well as Med tech and Digital technologies. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enterprise Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quayside Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quayside-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bay Trust invest in?

Bay Trust invests primarily in Sensor, Hardware and Robotics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bay Trust last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bay Trust closed in Oct 2017. 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?

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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