# Woodward Partners

> Woodward Partners is a VC fund in Wellington backing Mobile, Software and Mobile Apps. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/woodward-partners/
- Website: http://woodwardpartners.co.nz/

Woodward Partners is an independent, New Zealand owned, Institutional Sharebroking and Corporate Advisory firm based in Wellington.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raygun | We help developers be the best developers they can be. Raygun was founded in 2007 by a couple of developers who thought someone should do a better job of delivering great tools and components. Tools that are simpler and more convenient to use. After years of selling .NET tools to developers globally, the company built the hugely successfulerror and crash reporting product - Raygun, used by thousands of companies every day. Raygun has evolved into the complete solution for monitoring the health and qaulity of you r web and mobile applications. | $1.4M |  | Apr 29, 2014 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Punakaiki Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/punakaiki-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Trade Me](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trade-me) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Woodward Partners invest in?

Woodward Partners invests primarily in Mobile, Software and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Funding Round 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 Woodward Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Woodward Partners closed in May 2014. 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?

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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