# Creative HQ

> Creative HQ is a VC fund in Wellington backing Training and Education. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/creative-hq
- Website: https://x.com/CreativeHQ
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CreativeHQ.co.nz

Creative HQ is a VC fund in Wellington focused on Training and Education. Creative HQ is Wellington’s startup base. They enable bright people to build brilliant businesses by nourishing entrepreneurial talent and driving startup innovation in Their region.They are dedicated to increasing the number of high growth businesses that fuel New Zealand’s economy through Their incubation and acceleration programmes as wellas Their grassroots entrepreneur initiatives and innovation services.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Creative HQ. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Creative HQ. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/creative-hq?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |
| Rental Property | 1 | 50% |
| Asset Management | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laura Reitel | Portfolio Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-reitel |
| Nick Churchouse | GM People & Practice | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-churchouse |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arabic Digital Reform Institute | The Arabic Digital Reform Institute (ADRI) is an international technology firm, striving to improve the digitization of Arabic literature and its content around the world. ADRI will offer a package of services that will digitize and republish Arabic content including, but not limited to, academic and technology consultancy, online publication andrepublication, and a subscription service. ADRI’s mission is to provide an online digital platform that will host Arabic academic content from various educational institutes and to build an academic environment online whereby researchers, students, and educational institutions can share, use and publish Arabic academic content. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Oct 25, 2018 | https://x.com/ADRI_Institute |
| Tapi | Tapi provides a technology platform that integrates all parties involved in the maintenance process. Their platform keeps them all on the same page, allowing owners, tenants, and service providers to have an experience in and around rental homes. |  | Seed | May 05, 2017 | https://x.com/tapihq |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Creative HQ invest in?

Creative HQ invests primarily in Training, Education and Publishing startups, most often at Seed and Non-equity Assistance stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Creative HQ?

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### Who are the partners at Creative HQ?

The team at Creative HQ includes Laura Reitel (Portfolio Manager) and Nick Churchouse (GM People & Practice). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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