# Wayne McNee

> Wayne McNee is a seed investor at AgriZeroNZ (Auckland) backing Biotechnology and Agriculture. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AgriZeroNZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agrizeronz)
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-mcnee-7802825
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/waynemcnee
- Website: https://x.com/waynemcnee
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wayne.mcnee.9

Wayne McNee is a seed investor at AgriZeroNZ in Auckland focused on Biotechnology and Agriculture. Wayne McNee is the Chief Executive of AgriZeroNZ. He previously worked at Centre for Climate Action Joint Venture Ltd as an Executive Director. Wayne McNee attended the International Institute for Management Development.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 45% |
| Agriculture | 3 | 27% |
| AgTech | 2 | 18% |
| Animal Feed | 2 | 18% |
| Life Science | 2 | 18% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 36% |
| Series A | 3 | 27% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 18% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Zealand | 3 | 27% |
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| Sweden | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ruminant BioTech | Ruminant BioTech is a company that creates slow-release devices for long-term controlled-release methane mitigation. | $9.6M | Series A | Nov 25, 2025 |  |
| Āmua Innovation | Āmua Innovation specializes in developing solutions for pasture-based farming to lead natural food production. | $677K | Seed | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| Arkea Bio | Arkea Bio develops technology to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural industry. | $7M | Series A | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| BiomEdit | BiomEdit is an innovation company that discovers, designs, and develops novel probiotics, microbiome derived bioactives, and engineered microbial medicines to address unmet needs in animal health. Our ambition is to create solutions to some of the most important problems in animal agriculture and food security by leveraging the potential of themicrobiome. BiomEdit’s technology is based on a unique platform that utilizes high-throughput sequencing and data analytics to rapidly discover and screen novel probiotic species and bioactive molecules. These can then be engineered to confer thermostability, enhanced production of beneficial metabolites, or expression of immune modulating proteins. These probiotics and microbially-derived compounds represent the next generation of products designed to promote animal health without the use of antibiotics. | $18.4M | Series B | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| Hoofprint Biome | Hoofprint Biome is a developer of probiotics that improve the sustainability of ruminant livestock production. Its probiotics and natural enzymes improve cattle health and digestive care by eliminating methane and enabling the livestock industry to catalyze the symbiotic agriculture movement with microbiome engineering. | $15M | Series A | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| Agteria Biotech | Agetria Biotech is a biotech startup that specializes in agricultural solutions, providing sustainable feed additives for livestock. The company provides a distinctive feed additive aimed at enhancing the overall health and well-being of livestock, simultaneously decreasing methane emissions. This fosters a more sustainable livestock farmingindustry, empowering customers to boost animal health, potentially leading to increased productivity and reduced reliance on antibiotics. | $6.2M | Seed | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| Lucidome Bio | Lucidome Bio develops a simple vaccine to reduce ruminant methane emissions while solving an acute climate change issue. | $13.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 19, 2024 |  |
| Ruminant BioTech | Ruminant BioTech is a company that creates slow-release devices for long-term controlled-release methane mitigation. | $3.7M | Seed | Aug 27, 2024 |  |
| BioLumic | BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements incrops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 18, 2024 |  |
| TrackBack | TrackBack is a company that develops blockchain solutions that provide trust and transparency in agriculture's supply chain. |  | Seed |  |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-agricultural-greenhouse-gas-research-centre) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alexandria Venture Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandria-venture-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anterra Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anterra-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Betagro Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betagro-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climate Pledge Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-pledge-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AgriZeroNZ

VC Fund · Auckland, New Zealand

AgriZeroNZ is a partnership between the New Zealand government and major agribusinesses helping farmers reduce emissions while maintaining profitability and productivity.

3 contacts available at AgriZeroNZ.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wayne McNee | Chief Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayne-mcnee |
| Sarah Judkins | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-judkins-fe44 |
| Thomas Davis | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-davis-a07c |

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## FAQ

### What does Wayne McNee invest in?

Wayne McNee invests primarily in Biotechnology, Agriculture and AgTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 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 Wayne McNee last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wayne McNee closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 11 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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