# Family Friends

> Family Friends is a convertible note investor backing FinTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Family Friends is a convertible note investor in Auckland focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Angel

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sugar Wallet | We exist to help the world’s majority - the financially inexperienced, attain financial freedom through simple and familiar investment productsAn app that makes investing weirdly simple for the financially inexperienced through a familiar experience. Like a retirement savings scheme, a user contributes a portion of their pay-check to 1 of 3investment options, without the downside of the lock-in. |  | Convertible Note | Apr 01, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Family Friends invest in?

Family Friends invests primarily in FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Convertible Note 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.

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### When did Family Friends last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Family Friends closed in Apr 2021. 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.

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