# Te Pae ki te Rangi Investment Fund

> Te Pae ki te Rangi Investment Fund is a VC fund in Auckland backing Software and E-Learning. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.tepae.fund

Te Pae ki te Rangi Investment Fund is a VC fund in Auckland focused on Software and E-Learning. Te Pae ki te Rangi is an Investment Fund that invests in innovative approaches and delivers impact for increased equity, social inclusion, and regenerative environments. Te Pae ki te Rangi Investment Fund is run by Toru Group.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Language Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kara Technologies | Sign Language is the primary language of 70mil world-wide. English would be a deaf American's SECOND language, with little to no literacy of English for most. Kara Platform interprets English text and audio into sign language using a personalized, AI trained, high-fidelity 3D avatar.The technology has applications across healthcare,education, public safety, entertainment and technology markets. | $772.1K | Seed | Nov 07, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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- [Flying Kiwi Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flying-kiwi-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Startmate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startmate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Uniservices](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uniservices) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Te Pae ki te Rangi Investment Fund invest in?

Te Pae ki te Rangi Investment Fund invests primarily in Software, E-Learning and Language Learning startups, most often at 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.

### When did Te Pae ki te Rangi Investment Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Te Pae ki te Rangi Investment Fund closed in Nov 2022. 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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