# Invest South

> Invest South is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Internet. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/invest-south
- Website: https://www.investsouth.co.nz

Invest South is a private equity firm investing in New Zealand South businesses. It targets innovative companies looking for expansion funding

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Invest South. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Invest South. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/invest-south?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prue Halstead | CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prue-halstead |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Starboard Maritime Intelligence | Starboard Maritime Intelligence is a subscription-based software that offers teams an overview of maritime activity as well as robust analytical tools. | $3M | Seed | Apr 04, 2024 |  |
| First Table | First Table is a restaurant discovery platform and marketing company. | $2.2M |  | Jun 14, 2023 |  |
| Loaded | Loaded is a cloud based hospitality management system. | $1.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 09, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Altered Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altered-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SeaAhead](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seaahead-89bf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Soul Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soul-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whakatupu-aotearoa-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Invest South invest in?

Invest South invests primarily in Information Technology, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 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 Invest South?

Public channels for Invest South include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. 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 Invest South?

The team at Invest South includes Prue Halstead (CEO). 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 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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