Phase One Ventures
VC Fund
Auckland, New Zealand
Phase One Ventures is a VC fund in Auckland focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Phase One is a community for startup founders. It consists of an incubation programme that links "been there, done that" entrepreneurs who have scaled their businesses as well as a thriving founder community with regular social gatherings and educational seminars.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries Phase One Ventures invests in
Stages Phase One Ventures invests in
Countries Phase One Ventures invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (42%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (33%)
- Health Care 3 (25%)
- SaaS 2 (17%)
- B2B 1 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (42%)
- Angel 1 (8%)
Country
- New Zealand 7 (58%)
- United States 2 (17%)
- Australia 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
NextWork
|
NextWork is developing the world's greatest online learning experience for switching careers. | $4.5M / Seed / Mar 04, 2026 | |
Contented AI
|
Contented AI offers AI-driven tools that help businesses generate, optimize, and manage written content for digital marketing. | $4.1M / Seed / Feb 09, 2026 | |
Polymath
|
Polymath is an app designed specifically for children that makes screen time fun, productive, and healthy. | $859.7K / Pre-Seed / Feb 17, 2025 | |
HealthNow
|
HealthNow provides a financial solution that gives control of health. Manage how you access to care when need it. | $2.1M / Seed / Jun 20, 2024 | |
|
NextWork
|
NextWork is developing the world's greatest online learning experience for switching careers. | $2.3M / Pre-Seed / Apr 19, 2024 | |
VXT
|
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. | $1.1M / Seed / Apr 12, 2024 | |
Aquila
|
Aquila design and run a flexible, light-based energy network that can enhance and expand the capabilities of our energy distribution system. | $2.1M / Seed / Jun 15, 2023 | |
Cotiss
|
We're building the world's easiest to use, end-to-end procurement software, specifically built for small and medium procurement teams. We instill guided, best practice processes into organisations through an easy to implement, integrated, single solution. | $2.2M / Pre-Seed / May 15, 2023 | |
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Polymath
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Polymath is an app designed specifically for children that makes screen time fun, productive, and healthy. | $207.8K / Angel / Jan 01, 2023 | |
eVouch
|
eVouch assists businesses in converting their customers into brand advocates by incentivizing them to share their experience with their personal networks in exchange for rewards. | $283.4K / Pre-Seed / Oct 20, 2022 | |
| See all 12 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Phase One Ventures invest in?
Phase One Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 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 Phase One Ventures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Phase One Ventures closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 12 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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