# Zino Ventures

> Zino Ventures is a VC fund in Auckland backing SaaS and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.zino.nz

Zino Ventures is an investment fund that focuses on empowering technology-based expansion stage companies to the Chinese speaking markets. It is investing and empowering New Zealand startups and entrepreneurs who want to go further to global markets. Zino Ventures was launched in 2016 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Zealand | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jimmy Wu | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jimmy-wu |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kernel Wealth | Kernel Wealth is a wealth management platform that provides fund management and investment management services. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2021 | https://kernelwealth.co.nz |
| Montoux | Montoux's actuarial automation platform empowers actuaries to become more effective in their roles and return to being strategic decision makers. By automating low level handle turning tasks, actuaries can generate results faster and incorporate more scenarios into their calculations to increase the quality of their decisions.Montouxprovides cloud-based technology for life and health insurers to free up actuarial resources and make high-impact decisions based on data-driven predictions. | $10.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 04, 2019 | https://x.com/montoux |
| Wukong Education | Wukong Education is a leader in online education for overseas children. |  | Seed |  | https://www.wukongsch.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AngelHQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelhq) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ice Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iceangels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K1W1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k1w1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Zealand Venture Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-venture-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Zino Ventures invest in?

Zino Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, FinTech and Lending startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Zino Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Zino Ventures?

The team at Zino Ventures includes Jimmy Wu (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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