# Cure Kids Ventures

> Cure Kids Ventures is a VC fund in Auckland backing Medical Device and Manufacturing. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.curekidsventures.co.nz

Cure Kids Ventures is a VC fund in Auckland focused on Medical Device and Manufacturing. Cure Kids Ventures is wholly owned subsidiary of cure kidsIts investment focus is on research, seed, early stage and expansion ventures with high growth potential and with products capable of improving health outcomes, particularly for children.A wide range of potential products can be considered for investment by Cure Kids Ventures Ltd.These include medical devices, therapeutic medicines, nutraceuticals and software products.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $999k–$9.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical Device | 6 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 25% |
| Health Care | 2 | 17% |
| Therapeutics | 2 | 17% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 17% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wellumio | Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care. | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| ISpy Nits | ISpy Nits manufacturer develops a biofluorescent powder for treating lice and nits. The company's product kit includes lotion and a non-toxic glow powder that binds to the egg sheath to intensify the effect. As the chemicals interact with bioluminescent proteins, they emit light that is visible to the human eye, identifying lice and their eggsand removing them. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Avasa | Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices. |  | Seed | Sep 13, 2023 |  |
| Wellumio | Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care. | $1.7M | Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Formus | Formus is enabling personalized orthopedics at scale through a fusion of AI-automation with computational biomechanics. Built on 20 years of musculoskeletal research at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Formus 3D pre-op planning is FDA, PMDA, and TGA cleared, and has planned over 3,000 hip replacement surgeries at more than 25 sites acrossANZ, Japan, and the US. We are at the next frontier of orthopedics, combining AI-automation with patient-specific modelling of bony and soft-tissue to optimize joint replacement surgeries for each and every patient. Working in tandem with implant manufacturers, we integrate seamlessly into existing industry workflows to reduce costs and vastly increase reliability and scalability. Formus's unique capabilities empower surgeons to revolutionize personalized orthopedics at scale to improve the outcomes of every patient. | $2.3M | Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Kitea Health | Kitea Health creates pressure monitoring implantable medical devices. | $3.7M | Seed | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| Komodo Wellbeing | The data-driven wellbeing platform that empowers students and enables schools to make positive and effective interventions. |  | Seed | Dec 20, 2022 |  |
| chnnl | chnnl is an app that provides information and data on employee's mental health and wellbeing. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| RespirAq | RespirAq is a medical equipment manufacturing company that offers heated humidifier performance in an HME size and reliability. | $999.1K | Seed | Jan 26, 2022 |  |
| Amaroq Therapeutics | Amaroq Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development of next-generation cancer therapies. The company's research is centered around long non-coding RNAs, often referred to as the 'dark matter' of the human genome. These molecules, which were only recently discovered, are being explored for their potential incancer treatment. Amaroq Therapeutics is developing novel cancer therapies that specifically target these long non-coding RNAs. The company's work is based on research spun out of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. | $9.7M | Seed | Jul 08, 2021 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Flying Kiwi Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flying-kiwi-angels) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/booster-aa31) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nuance Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nuance-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [NZVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nzvca) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Cure Kids Ventures invest in?

Cure Kids Ventures invests primarily in Medical Device, Manufacturing and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Cure Kids Ventures's check size?

Cure Kids Ventures typically joins rounds of $999k–$9.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Cure Kids Ventures participates in.

### When did Cure Kids Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cure Kids Ventures closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 12 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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