Hillfarrance Venture Capital
VC Fund
Hillfarrance Venture Capital is a VC fund focused on Software and Information Technology. We believe that the greatest challenges facing our world will be solved by audacious Kiwi entrepreneurs, and we are here to help their bold vision to become a reality.With passion, humility and transparency, we exist to serve entrepreneurs with honest advice, an open door to our international network, and investment capital that is fair toFounders.We invest in diverse entrepreneurs who are building sustainable and defensive business models, that democratize new technology, extract unique value from proprietary data and create an unfair market advantage as a result.Hillfarrance is named after the British ancestral village of our Founder - Rob. His family’s door was always open to good people and when they entered, they were treated as family - sitting around the fire for a chat and a cuppa. We may have moved hemispheres, but the values remain the same. Welcome to our whānau.
- Total investments:
- 33
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 39%
Last updated:
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Industries Hillfarrance Venture Capital invests in
Stages Hillfarrance Venture Capital invests in
Countries Hillfarrance Venture Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $618k–$2.3M
- Pre-Seed
- $362k–$1.2M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $900k–$2.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (21%)
- Information Technology 5 (15%)
- Gaming 4 (12%)
- Animation 4 (12%)
- Mobile Apps 3 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 19 (58%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (21%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (9%)
- Series A 2 (6%)
- Funding Round 1 (3%)
Country
- New Zealand 23 (70%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rob Vickery
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 29 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Kyoryu
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Kyoryu is the first IP to come out of Floating Rock Studio focused on animation and post-production. | Seed / Jan 01, 2025 | |
Space Rock Games
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Space Rock Games is a fully-remote game development firm that presently working on debut game and Criminals Within. | $900K / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 11, 2023 | |
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Space Rock Games
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Space Rock Games is a fully-remote game development firm that presently working on debut game and Criminals Within. | $900K / Seed / Oct 11, 2023 | |
RiffRaff Games
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RiffRaff Games is a gaming studio currently working on two titles, including a third-person stealth action game. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 24, 2023 | |
Zero King
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Zero King is abandon Earth and spread into the solar system, inhabiting planetary colonies, fleets of craft and clusters of space stations. | Seed / Aug 22, 2023 | |
Floating Rock Studio
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Floating Rock Studio is an animation platform. They offer services for film, game cinematics, and commercials. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications. | $1.6M / Series A / Mar 28, 2023 | |
Naut
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Naut is an electric propulsion technology company focused on designing and making electric motors for the marine industry. | $917.1K / Seed / Mar 08, 2023 | |
In Game Collectables
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In Game Collectables is an entertainment software focused services are technology, information, and the internet. | Seed / Feb 06, 2023 | |
Bolster
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Bolster is the event-driven knowledge management platform of the future, bridging the gap between operators, analysts, and decision-makers. | Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | |
Everlasting
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Everlasting is a blockchain services focused on estate planning, security, key management, RWA, and digital assets. | Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | |
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FAQ
What does Hillfarrance Venture Capital invest in?
Hillfarrance Venture Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 33 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 Hillfarrance Venture Capital's check size?
Hillfarrance Venture Capital typically joins rounds of $618k–$2.3M at Seed, $362k–$1.2M at Pre-Seed and $900k–$2.1M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hillfarrance Venture Capital participates in.
How do I contact Hillfarrance Venture Capital?
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Who are the partners at Hillfarrance Venture Capital?
The team at Hillfarrance Venture Capital includes Rob Vickery (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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