# Mike Ballantyne

> Mike Ballantyne is a pre-seed investor backing Insurance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/mike-ballantyne-ba012026
- Website: http://www.onlinerepublic.com/

Mike Ballantyne is a pre-seed investor in Auckland focused on Insurance and Financial Services. Mike Ballantyne co-founded Online Republic with his late brother Paul in 2004. He continues to play an active role in the business focussing on strategy, product development and directorial duties.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quashed | Quashed provides agencies, brokerages, and other insurance-related activities industry. | $600K | Pre-Seed | Mar 05, 2021 | https://x.com/GetQuashed |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Ballantyne invest in?

Mike Ballantyne invests primarily in Insurance and Financial Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Mike Ballantyne?

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### When did Mike Ballantyne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Ballantyne closed in Mar 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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