# Nuance Capital

> Nuance Capital is a VC fund in Auckland backing Software and Manufacturing. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nuance-capital/
- Website: https://www.nuance.vc/

Nuance Capital is a venture capital fund.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$6.6M |
| Series A | $7.3M–$12M |
| Series B | $10M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 13% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 13% |
| Medical Device | 2 | 13% |
| Product Design | 2 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 6% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 25% |
| Series B | 3 | 19% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Zealand | 7 | 44% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adrien Gheur | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrien-gheur |
| Mitali Purohit | General Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitali-purohit-6d26 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hectre | Hectre provides growers and enterprise with simple to use, leading edge orchard management software. Easy to use in the orchard, on the farm, in the warehouse and in the packhouse. Please complete your details below and we'll be in touch to arrange your demo | $7.3M | Series A | Feb 11, 2026 |  |
| Wellumio | Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care. | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Zenno Astronautics | Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space. |  | Seed | Nov 29, 2024 |  |
| Kry10 | Kry10 is a safe operating system for SDMs.It makes the transition to an intelligent, cloud-connected, and adaptively driven future possible for automobiles, electricity grids, satellites, and medical equipment. | $3.5M | Seed | Nov 10, 2023 |  |
| Hectre | Hectre provides growers and enterprise with simple to use, leading edge orchard management software. Easy to use in the orchard, on the farm, in the warehouse and in the packhouse. Please complete your details below and we'll be in touch to arrange your demo | $3M | Convertible Note | Oct 06, 2023 |  |
| Wellumio | Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care. | $1.7M | Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Formus | Formus is enabling personalized orthopedics at scale through a fusion of AI-automation with computational biomechanics. Built on 20 years of musculoskeletal research at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Formus 3D pre-op planning is FDA, PMDA, and TGA cleared, and has planned over 3,000 hip replacement surgeries at more than 25 sites acrossANZ, Japan, and the US. We are at the next frontier of orthopedics, combining AI-automation with patient-specific modelling of bony and soft-tissue to optimize joint replacement surgeries for each and every patient. Working in tandem with implant manufacturers, we integrate seamlessly into existing industry workflows to reduce costs and vastly increase reliability and scalability. Formus's unique capabilities empower surgeons to revolutionize personalized orthopedics at scale to improve the outcomes of every patient. | $2.3M | Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Easy Crypto | Easy Crypto provides online cryptocurrency exchange services. | $10.3M | Series A | Sep 06, 2022 |  |
| Zenno Astronautics | Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space. | $6.6M | Seed | Aug 05, 2022 |  |
| Quantifi Photonics | Coherent Solutions has been enabling engineers and researchers to fully characterize optical pulses. Our skills, experience, and capabilities have grown and so has the market. | $15M | Series C | Jul 21, 2022 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GD1 (Global From Day One)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-from-day-one-fund-ii) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Enterprise Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-angels) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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- [Seven Peaks Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seven-peaks-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Cure Kids Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cure-kids-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Nuance Capital invest in?

Nuance Capital invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nuance Capital's check size?

Nuance Capital typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$6.6M at Seed, $7.3M–$12M at Series A and $10M–$10M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nuance Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Nuance Capital?

Public channels for Nuance Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Nuance Capital?

The team at Nuance Capital includes Adrien Gheur (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and Mitali Purohit (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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