# Jason Roche

> Jason Roche is a seed investor at New Zealand Growth Capital Partners backing Gaming and Animation. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-roche-cfa-90987834

Jason Roche is a seed investor at New Zealand Growth Capital Partners focused on Gaming and Animation. Jason Roche, CFA is an Associate Investment Director at New Zealand Growth Capital Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 50% |
| Animation | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Space Rock Games | Space Rock Games is a fully-remote game development firm that presently working on debut game and Criminals Within. | $650K | Seed | Feb 23, 2022 |  |
| Space Rock Games | Space Rock Games is a fully-remote game development firm that presently working on debut game and Criminals Within. | $650K | Pre-Seed | Feb 23, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hillfarrance Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hillfarrance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About New Zealand Growth Capital Partners

VC Fund

The New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) was established to support early-stage technology companies and to stimulate private investment into this space.

2 contacts available at New Zealand Growth Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Roche | Associate Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-roche-0eb0 |
| Rob Everett | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-everett-23ac |

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## FAQ

### What does Jason Roche invest in?

Jason Roche invests primarily in Gaming, Animation and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Jason Roche last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jason Roche closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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