# Endeavour Capital Limited

> Endeavour Capital Limited is a VC fund backing Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endeavour-capital-ltd./about/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ecapteam
- Website: http://www.ecap.co.nz

Endeavour Capital Limited is a leading international business advisory and private equity company, investing predominantly in companies that can demonstrate defensible IP and sustainability, with an opportunity for future social impact investment.As a private equity company Endeavour Capital offers expansion and follow-on capital for existingbusinesses looking to grow in global markets. The compelling segment is mid-market.Most recently Endeavour announced a new funding platform of $200m available to New Zealand companies. The capital funds are for “follow-on” purposes to help fill the need for significant funding beyond the capacity and policies of angel investors and many of the venture capital funds. In addition to access to investment and development capital, we are able to provide a complete range of business advisory and consulting services, covering strategy development, governance processes, project management, coupled with unrivalled expert advice in investment planning and implementation including, where appropriate, the preparation of information memoranda, RFPs and high stakes presentations.These business advisory and consulting services are provided by our partners and advisors who bring together a unique blend of skills and knowledge, combining top management and governance expertise, the wisdom of experience, a proven track record of achievement (“been there and done it”), and extensive global networks at both government and enterprise levels.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Private Equity | $30M–$116M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 43% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Mobile | 1 | 14% |
| Banking | 1 | 14% |
| Finance | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 43% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Zealand | 3 | 43% |
| United States | 2 | 29% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Thatcher | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-thatcher |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grasshopper Bank | Grasshopper is a fast-paced startup that will change the face of fintech. We're led by industry heavyweights who have over 200 years of combined experience in commercial banking and financial services.Grasshopper is a digital bank serving founders, their companies, and the investors supporting them across the innovation economy. It makesbanking simple, secure, effortless and transparent. | $30.4M | Private Equity | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| Grasshopper Bank | Grasshopper is a fast-paced startup that will change the face of fintech. We're led by industry heavyweights who have over 200 years of combined experience in commercial banking and financial services.Grasshopper is a digital bank serving founders, their companies, and the investors supporting them across the innovation economy. It makesbanking simple, secure, effortless and transparent. | $116.2M | Private Equity | May 30, 2019 |  |
| SMX | SMX is a technology leader in email security and hosting delivered via the cloud model. The company’s email security platform provides corporate and government customers with an enterprise-grade solution with highly configurable content management and data loss prevention features, secure cloud email archive as well as local in-country hostingdelivering 99.999% clean email with 100% email server availability. The SMX technology stack integrates best-of-breed international software from market leaders such as Openwave Messaging, Symantec, Apache and Cloudmark, as well as proprietary SMX software to enable rapid and highly automated provisioning and billing, as well as white labeling for resellers. SMX has an expanding blue chip list of 200 resellers and market partners throughout the Asia Pacific region with managed sites across New Zealand, Australia, India and Japan. Major local and international market partners include Fujitsu, Revera, Computer Concepts, CMC India (a subsidiary of the giant Tata Group), and – in Japan – KVH. SMX is a privately-owned company based in Auckland, New Zealand, with offices in Australia and Japan. | $1.7M | Series B | Jul 20, 2009 |  |
| GFG Group | GFG Group is a supplier of consumer electronic payments software and card payment solutions. GFG has provided applications, systems integration and IT managed services to customers in 40 countries. | $10M |  | Mar 19, 2009 |  |
| Khipu Systems | Khipu Systems is a venture-backed software company based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Khipu is the developer of the iCalibra Predictive Modeling Engine. The iCalibra Predictive Modeling Engine is a next generation predictictive modeling platform. Utilizing Khipu's breakthrough AutoDidact technology, it is the first predictive modeling system inthe world capable of automatically learning from the data it processes, increasing model accuracy as time goes on. This revolutionizes what is possible with predictive modeling. The iCalibra Predictive Modeling Engine is based upon machine learning technology and is the result of more than five years of development. | $786K |  | May 19, 2008 |  |
| Derceto | Derceto Limited emerged out of the Beca Group as an independent company to provide specialist software solutions for water utilities. From within the Beca Consulting environment, Derceto staff have used their solid background in a variety of computing, modeling, simulation and engineering disciplines to continue development of our world-leadingpump optimization software called Aquadapt®. From its first installation in 2000 it quickly became apparent that the Aquadapt software was going to enjoy wider success internationally and a subsidiary company, Derceto, Inc. was established in 2003 specifically to cater for the North American market. Subsequently Derceto UK Limited was established in 2006 and Derceto Canada Limited in 2007 to support Derceto’s ongoing growth. Derceto, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA with regional offices in Atlanta, GA and Sun City, CA. Derceto, Inc. established itself with its first full US implementation in 2004 and has since completed projects with numerous water utilities across North America. | $2.2M |  | Apr 21, 2005 |  |
| GFG Group | GFG Group is a supplier of consumer electronic payments software and card payment solutions. GFG has provided applications, systems integration and IT managed services to customers in 40 countries. | $3M |  | Feb 08, 2005 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FJ Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Patriot Financial Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patriot-financial-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Advent International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advent-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Direct Capital Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/direct-capital-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GCP Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gcp-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hamilton Lane](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamilton-lane) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Endeavour Capital Limited invest in?

Endeavour Capital Limited invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Mobile startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 7 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 Endeavour Capital Limited's check size?

Endeavour Capital Limited typically joins rounds of $30M–$116M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Endeavour Capital Limited participates in.

### How do I contact Endeavour Capital Limited?

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### Who are the partners at Endeavour Capital Limited?

The team at Endeavour Capital Limited includes Bill Thatcher (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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