# Livestock Improvement

> Livestock Improvement is a VC fund in Hamilton backing Farming and Blockchain. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamilton, New Zealand
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lic_2
- Website: https://x.com/licnz?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livestockimprovementcorp

Livestock Improvement is a VC fund in Hamilton focused on Farming and Blockchain. Livestock Improvem develops herd enhancements. They market genetics, herd testing, farm software, farm automation, and diagnostics, which are among the operating segments. The NZ market genetics section serves dairy producers with bovine genetic breeding material and related services.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farming | 1 | 25% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 25% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brent Mealings | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brent-mealings-146a |
| David Chin | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-chin-e624 |
| Dhaya Sivakumar | Chief Information Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dhaya-sivakumar |
| Richard Spelman | Chief Scientist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-spelman-5930 |
| Roz Urbahn | Chief People Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roz-urbahn-ad72 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TrackBack | TrackBack is a company that develops blockchain solutions that provide trust and transparency in agriculture's supply chain. |  | Seed | Nov 09, 2020 |  |
| TrackBack | TrackBack is a company that develops blockchain solutions that provide trust and transparency in agriculture's supply chain. |  | Seed | Nov 09, 2020 |  |
| Mastaplex | Mastaplex Ltd aims to become a leading provider of point-of-care diagnostic testing for mastitis in dairy cows. Through their products and information-based services they support farmers and vets in their antibiotic treatment decisions. These products and services support disease management, improve milk quality and combat against antimicrobialresistance (AMR).Mastaplex Ltd is a start-up technology company founded by Dr Olaf Bork. Mastaplex Ltd was incubated in 2015 through WNT Ventures with the support of Callaghan Innovation and through seed funding from Pacific Channel with the goal to accelerate innovation and to build a global company. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 08, 2020 |  |
| Mastaplex | Mastaplex Ltd aims to become a leading provider of point-of-care diagnostic testing for mastitis in dairy cows. Through their products and information-based services they support farmers and vets in their antibiotic treatment decisions. These products and services support disease management, improve milk quality and combat against antimicrobialresistance (AMR).Mastaplex Ltd is a start-up technology company founded by Dr Olaf Bork. Mastaplex Ltd was incubated in 2015 through WNT Ventures with the support of Callaghan Innovation and through seed funding from Pacific Channel with the goal to accelerate innovation and to build a global company. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 08, 2020 |  |

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## FAQ

### What does Livestock Improvement invest in?

Livestock Improvement invests primarily in Farming, Blockchain and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 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 Livestock Improvement?

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### Who are the partners at Livestock Improvement?

The team at Livestock Improvement includes Brent Mealings (Chief Financial Officer), David Chin (Chief Executive Officer) and Dhaya Sivakumar (Chief Information Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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