# Mark Cleaver

> Mark Cleaver is a seed investor at Massey Ventures backing Genetics and Horticulture. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Massey Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massey-ventures)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Mark Cleaver is a seed investor at Massey Ventures focused on Genetics and Horticulture.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Genetics | 1 | 50% |
| Horticulture | 1 | 50% |
| Life Science | 1 | 50% |
| Carbon Capture | 1 | 50% |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Captivate Technology | Captivate Technology company operates a clean-tech carbon capture platform. The platform enables cement manufacturers, geothermal power plants, and biogas producers to reduce pollution and contribute to environmental initiatives by using a metal-organic framework for CO2 adsorption as a solid-state material. | $473.1K | Seed | Feb 10, 2023 |  |
| Ampersand Technologies | Ampersand Technologies develops new generation of DNA amplification technologies for diagnostic purposes. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 04, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Matū Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mat%C5%AB-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/booster-aa31) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Massey Ventures

VC Fund · Palmerston North, New Zealand

Massey Ventures supports the development of commercially promising ideas by providing early stage investment. The firm commercializes intellectual property and innovative research. The company guides Massey researchers and students through the commercialisation process in order to make their innovative ideas a reality.

1 contacts available at Massey Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Cleaver | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-cleaver-8b65 |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Cleaver invest in?

Mark Cleaver invests primarily in Genetics, Horticulture and Life Science 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 Mark Cleaver last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Cleaver closed in Feb 2023. 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?

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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