# Flux Accelerator

> Flux Accelerator is a VC fund in Parnell backing Software and Internet. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Parnell, New Zealand
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Oct 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icehouse-ventures
- Website: https://x.com/fluxaccelerator
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fluxaccelerator

Flux Accelerator is a VC fund in Parnell focused on Software and Internet. They back talented founders as they build world leading technology companies from NZ.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $351k–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 24% |
| Internet | 2 | 12% |
| Advertising | 2 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 12% |

29 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tom Furlong | Operating Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-furlong |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First AML | Leaders In Outsourced AML Customer Due Diligence | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 06, 2019 | https://www.firstaml.com |
| Jasper | Jasper’s mission is to completely reinvent the global commercial real estate investment environment, enhancing accessibility, lowering fees and providing greater transparency & liquidity through a technology-enabled marketplace. | $648.7K | Seed | Feb 17, 2019 | http://www.jasper.io |
| Rocos | Rocos automates robot fleets – globally. Our proven platform enables robotics companies to deliver a smart, connected future - today.We partner with some of the world’s leading technologists to create a robust, secure, and scalable platform that is used by companies all around the world. The platform supports cloud and local networks for robots,ground control stations, and operator interfaces. Through the integration of our technology, robotics companies can create efficiency in their processes, commercialize their products faster, access new global markets, and focus on what they do best - build robots.We’re inspired by a globally connected future, where autonomous robots accelerate change for good - and we’re proud to be providing some of the important technology that will get us there. | $735K | Seed | Sep 03, 2018 | https://www.rocos.io |
| Chipi | Chipi is a search tool helps to search personal work data such as emails, documents, messages, and files |  | Seed | Apr 03, 2018 | https://x.com/chipitweet |
| Thinkladder | Thinkladder curates human thought patterns to make people examine and reshape their own unique belief systems. Their app is available for both iOS and Android users. They are a collaboration of writers and wellness professionals. |  | Seed | Apr 03, 2018 | https://x.com/thinkladderapp |
| Thieve | Thieve is a product platform for dropshipping that provides both free and paid tools to help users identify and analyze products |  | Seed | Apr 03, 2018 | https://thieve.co/ |
| coHired | coHired is a recruitment company that offers recruitment advertising and jobseeker marketing services. |  | Seed | Apr 03, 2018 | https://x.com/cohired |
| VidApp | Vidapp is the easiest way to publish your online courses and subscription sites as your own native iPhone, Android, Apple TV and Roku apps. | $350.8K | Seed | Apr 03, 2017 | https://vidapp.com |
| Amy | Amy is an AI powered private maths tutor which integrates into your online learning management system. | $350.8K | Seed | Apr 03, 2017 | https://x.com/mytutoramy |
| The Social Club | The Social Club is an online platform, connecting New Zealand’s largest community of social media influencers directly with brands and agencies. | $350.8K | Seed | Apr 03, 2017 | https://thesocialclub.co/ |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 18 deals together
- [Callaghan Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/callaghan-innovation) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [K1W1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k1w1) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New Zealand Venture Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-venture-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tuhua Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tuhua-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AngelHQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelhq) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Flux Accelerator invest in?

Flux Accelerator invests primarily in Software, Internet and Advertising startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 17 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 Flux Accelerator's check size?

Flux Accelerator typically joins rounds of $351k–$2.5M 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 Flux Accelerator participates in.

### How do I contact Flux Accelerator?

Public channels for Flux Accelerator include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. 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 Flux Accelerator?

The team at Flux Accelerator includes Tom Furlong (Operating Partner). 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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