# Jamie Newth

> Jamie Newth is a seed investor at Soul Capital backing Software and Information Technology. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Soul Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soul-capital)
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-newth-57128b16/

Jamie Newth is a seed investor at Soul Capital in Auckland focused on Software and Information Technology. Jamie Newth - CEO @ Soul Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

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

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kara Technologies | Sign Language is the primary language of 70mil world-wide. English would be a deaf American's SECOND language, with little to no literacy of English for most. Kara Platform interprets English text and audio into sign language using a personalized, AI trained, high-fidelity 3D avatar.The technology has applications across healthcare,education, public safety, entertainment and technology markets. |  | Seed | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| Money Sweetspot | Money Sweetspot is a rewarding new way that offers financing options and financial services to imperfect humans. | $608.4K | Debt Financing | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| Cogo | Cogo builds sustainability solutions that empower consumers & businesses to measure, improve and compensate their impact on the world. World-class sustainability data and cutting-edge behavioural science power the Cogo APIs. Transaction or Category API solutions seamlessly integrate Cogo smarts into the digital experiences you already provideyour customers. | $607.9K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 06, 2023 |  |
| Critical | Critical is a social enterprise that provides recycled furniture and homewares made from plastic waste. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |
| Kara Technologies | Sign Language is the primary language of 70mil world-wide. English would be a deaf American's SECOND language, with little to no literacy of English for most. Kara Platform interprets English text and audio into sign language using a personalized, AI trained, high-fidelity 3D avatar.The technology has applications across healthcare,education, public safety, entertainment and technology markets. | $772.1K | Seed | Nov 07, 2022 |  |
| Conscious Consumers | Our accreditation programme and Good Spend Counter make it easier for you to support businesses that align with your values and track our collective impact | $2M |  | Dec 05, 2017 |  |
| Cogo | Cogo builds sustainability solutions that empower consumers & businesses to measure, improve and compensate their impact on the world. World-class sustainability data and cutting-edge behavioural science power the Cogo APIs. Transaction or Category API solutions seamlessly integrate Cogo smarts into the digital experiences you already provideyour customers. |  | Seed |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [K1W1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k1w1) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Startmate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startmate) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Clare Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clare-foundation-3562) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anglican Care Waiapu](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anglican-care-waiapu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enterprise Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flying Kiwi Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flying-kiwi-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Soul Capital

VC Fund · Auckland, New Zealand

Soul Capital is an impact investment organisation that invests in social enterprises.

2 contacts available at Soul Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jamie Newth | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-newth |
| Ben Seto | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-seto-5d63 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jamie Newth invest in?

Jamie Newth invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Information Services startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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.

### When did Jamie Newth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jamie Newth closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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