NZVC
VC Fund
Auckland, New Zealand
NZVC is a VC fund in Auckland focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. The NZVCA’s mission is to develop a world-best private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) environment for the benefit of investors and entrepreneurs in New Zealand. Their activities cover the whole spectrum of investment in New Zealand private capital including Angel investment, seed and early-stage venture capital through to development capital and private equity (including management buy-outs and buy-ins).
- Total investments:
- 63
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 3%
- Fund size:
- $17M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries NZVC invests in
Stages NZVC invests in
Countries NZVC invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $940k–$6.6M
- Series A
- $2.4M–$33M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $2.5M–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 12 (19%)
- Artificial Intelligence 11 (17%)
- FinTech 8 (13%)
- Health Care 6 (10%)
- Financial Services 6 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 30 (48%)
- Series A 12 (19%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 8 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (8%)
- Series B 2 (3%)
Country
- New Zealand 29 (46%)
- United States 17 (27%)
- Australia 2 (3%)
- France 1 (2%)
- Israel 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ajay Gupta
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Glen Anderson
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYOS designs and manufactures cost‑effective uncrewed vehicles across air, land, and sea domains. Its flagship platforms deliver mission-critical ISR, cargo delivery, EW, resupply, and border patrol functions, even in GNSS‑denied or contested environments. Their autonomy suite ensures high survivability and operational flexibility at anindustry-leading capability‑to-cost ratio | Seed / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Vessev is a maritime trasportantion company that offers hydrofoiling electric vessels for travelling through water. | $19M / Series A / Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| Andromeda Surgical is a developer of autonomous robots intended to make surgery more consistent, error-free, and efficient. | $15M / Series A / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| Based in New Zealand and the Netherlands, Dawn Aerospace is building same-day reusable launch vehicles and non-toxic satellite propulsion systems.Same-day Reusable Launch Vehicles that do not require specialised space-launch infrastructure, integrate with everyday aircraft in nearby airspace and launch as often and routinely as commercialaviation.Non-toxic high performance propulsion systems for satellites of all sizes. For small satellites, they simplify systems and replace the poisonous and highly-regulated fuel, hydrazine. For CubeSats, they increase capabilities by supplying 1,000x higher performance than electric-based propulsion systems.By building these technologies in tandem, Dawn is creating the end-to-end architecture required for delivering, positioning and returning spacecraft in a highly scalable and environmentally conscious way. | $25M / Series B / Jun 16, 2026 | ||
| Appetise is a cloud-based food technology platform with sustainable meal kit delivery providers. | $4.9M / Series A / Feb 19, 2026 | ||
| Curve Biosciences is a biotechnology company focused on enhancing chronic disease care through precision medicine. With a team led by experts such as Nathan Hunkapiller, PhD, as Chief Scientific Officer, and Chuba Oyolu, PhD, as Chief Technology Officer, the company is at the forefront of research and development in the biotech field. CurveBiosciences aims to leverage scientific advancements to provide targeted solutions for chronic diseases, emphasizing the importance of precision in treatment approaches. The company operates within the biotechnology industry and is dedicated to improving patient outcomes through innovative research. | $40M / Series A / Oct 29, 2025 | ||
| Lula commerce is a digital platform that democratizes digital commerce and delivery enablement for convenience stores. | $8M / Series A / Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Puralink provides autonomous robots for pipe inspection, mapping, and repair. | $1.5M / Seed / Sep 17, 2025 | ||
| VXT is a telecommunications and software firm that provides telephone systems and contact management solutions. Customers utilize VXT applications for making phone calls, conducting video conferences, and facilitating internal communication with their teams. Additionally, VXT enhances these services with industry-specific automation through the useof integrations and artificial intelligence tools. | $2.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 01, 2025 | ||
| Elo creates a smart nutrition service that uses biomarkers to deliver nutrition with confidence for optimal health and aging. It employs biomarkers, artificial intelligence, and expert guidance to deliver supplements that are precisely calibrated for the individual's needs. It uses Smart Nutrition products to identify and fill nutrient gapsbased on blood testing, activity data, and one-on-one dietitian support. | $3.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 26, 2025 | ||
| See all 63 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does NZVC invest in?
NZVC invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 63 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does NZVC invest in?
NZVC typically joins rounds of $940k–$6.6M at Seed, $2.4M–$33M at Series A and $2.5M–$10M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not NZVC's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds NZVC took part in.
How do I contact NZVC?
Public channels for NZVC 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 NZVC?
The team at NZVC includes Ajay Gupta (Partner) and Glen Anderson (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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