Top 15 Retail Startup Investors in New Zealand (June 2026)

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• Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
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• Quantifi Photonics — Quantifi Photonics is a critical supplier of photonics test and measurement instruments to the world's leading photonics manufacturers, universities and research organizations.

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• Boostly — Boost your restaurant's outreach with Boostly SMS marketing tool. Drive engagement and increase sales! Click to learn more.
• Marsello — Marsello's customer marketing platform combines marketing automation, email, loyalty programs SMS, customer feedback & more.
• Cargobase — Cargobase TMS is a transportation and freight management system that increases control and visibility & maintains compliance to industry standards. Learn more.

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• Insite AI — The chosen partner by executives in RGM, insights, and I.T. to grow revenue and market share. Learn how CPGs win in pricing, assortment, trade and more.
• Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
• Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure

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• Vend — Vend is web-based point-of-sale and retail management software. Vend allows real-world retail store owners or managers to have full visibility and centralized control of one to many retail stores.Vend runs in the browser and supports full online and offline modes. Even though Vend is web-based it works offline, so users can keep making salesif the internet drops out.Vend integrates seamlessly with other web applications used to run retail stores, like accounting, eCommerce, appointment scheduling, and others.The Vend platform is subscription-based, never requires backups or upgrades and lets retailers get on with running their retail enterprise instead of worrying about their IT infrastructure.
• Magnet Capital — Launched in 2017, Magnet Capital is an Australian investment fund focused solely on crypto and digital assets
• Ordermentum — Ordermentum is a wholesale online order management system for the food and beverage industry. Book a free demo to learn how mobile ordering and payments can help you.

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• Shiftboard — Explore shift scheduling software that streamlines workforce & team scheduling, reduces costs, enhances efficiency and boosts employee engagement.
• Platform Science — Experience the power to choose what drives your fleet. Platform Science delivers telematics and fleet management tools on a platform built for transportation.
• Bardavon Health Innovations — We treat people right. Bardavon is on a mission to improve the Workers' Compensation experience and ensure that America's workforce is work ready. I'm a Therapy Provider I'm an Employer I'm a Carrier / TPA I'm an Adjuster / NCM

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• CorePlan — CorePlan is drilling management platform for mining, exploration and drilling companies to digitise their drill program operations. Move from pen, paper and spreadsheets to digital plods, drill planning, rig management, safety compliance and more using our cloud based software.
• Mutiny — Mutiny is an analytics platform for marketing investments with a sizable customer base.
• InvestorHub — We provide comprehensive access to listed capital raises for institutional, family office and high net worth investors.

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• OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
• BarterAds Pty Ltd — BarterAds is a programmatic advertising exchange that enables businesses to acquire customers without cash spend by converting unused ad inventory into a tradable asset. Instead of paying in fiat, companies earn and spend a proprietary internal currency called Barter Dollars, which are issued when they display ads on their owned media propertiessuch as websites, apps, or platforms.The platform operates as an auction-based exchange, similar to traditional ad networks, where advertisers bid for impressions using Barter Dollars. Inventory is matched contextually and priced dynamically through real-time bidding, ensuring efficient allocation of supply and demand across the network. This allows both advertisers and publishers to maximize the value of otherwise underutilized inventory.BarterAds primarily targets startups, SaaS platforms, marketplaces, gaming companies, and content publishers that have traffic but are constrained by rising customer acquisition costs. By removing the need for upfront cash spend, the platform provides a capital-efficient growth channel, particularly for small and mid-sized businesses.The system includes controls for brand safety, fraud prevention, and inventory quality through business verification, campaign approvals, and continuous monitoring. Barter Dollars are non-transferable and expire periodically, preventing hoarding and ensuring continuous circulation within the ecosystem.BarterAds is designed as a hybrid between barter networks and modern ad exchanges, combining the scalability and automation of programmatic advertising with a closed-loop, cashless economy. The company is headquartered in Australia and is focused on building a global network of advertisers and publishers who both contribute inventory and run campaigns within the platform.
• Samphire Neuroscience — Samphire Neuroscience provides solutions that specialize in women's health. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.

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• Seitec — Seitec is a security company that manufactures seismic security applications and instruments for civilian and military markets.
• Auric Essentials — Auric - The Power of Scent. Revolutionise your well-being with Auric. Discover our state-of-the-art AI-powered AromaSphere diffuser and app, designed to personalise your aromatherapy experience.
• Bitwise Agronomy — Bitwise Agronomy uses AI to analyze crop video footage and provide growers with insights into crop health, growth, and yield potential.

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• Appetise — MenuAid is a cheaper, flexible and more sustainable alternative to meal-kit delivery providers. We provide Kiwis with a weekly meal plan, complete with recipes and a list of ingredients that can either be self-shopped or collected/delivered from your favourite supermarkets.
• Watchful — Watchful is an automated decision-maker that integrates with your monitoring network to analyse every movement, every frame and every threat. It will identify potential situations, presenting you with lightning-fast insights.
• Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative

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• Klarna — Einkaufen, was du willst. Bezahlen, wie du willst. Klarna bietet dir verschiedene Zahlungsarten an. Du entscheidest, welche am besten zu dir passt.
• yamuntu — Get sponsored by brands, save money with your Instagram story and inspire your friends!
• SpaceX — SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

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• Oze — OZÉ brings African small businesses into the digital era. It is an app that makes it easy for businesses to track sales, expenses, and customer information. The data is analyzed to provide tailored recommendations, reports, and business education. If the entrepreneur needs a little extra support, an OZÉ Coach is just a click away. As they are usingOZÉ to manage their business and learn how to run it better, we are learning about them. Using this data and machine learning, we can predict their credit risk and provide them with affordable capital from our banking partners. With over 20,000 registered users, OZÉ is the largest online community of SMEs in Ghana. The most exciting thing is that OZÉ works; 97% of businesses that have used OZE for at least 9 months are growing or profitable or both!
• Root — Launch digital and embedded insurance solutions with omni-channel distribution.
• Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.

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• Upscale — Upscale your brand with AI-powered video ads that generate, target, and optimize for real performance on TV and digital platforms.
• Eventual — Eventual is tackling one of the hardest infrastructure problems in AI: making multimodal data (images, video, audio) as easy to process as SQL tables. While every company races to build AI applications, they're stuck forcing tools designed for bank transactions to handle petabytes of video and images. Our platform eliminates months ofinfrastructure work, letting developers query massive multimodal datasets with simple Python scripts that automatically scale. Built on our open-source Daft engine, we deliver 10x performance improvements and handle all the messy realities of production AI workloads—from out-of-memory errors to flaky API calls. We're already processing petabytes daily at companies like Amazon, Together AI, and CloudKitchens, powering everything from autonomous vehicles to foundation model training
• Helpshift — Helpshift is an AI-native player engagement platform that combines technology, AI, and human experts to power gaming support, trust & safety and community.

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• Goodnest — Goodnest's mission is to make your life easier, starting in your home. We use technology to improve the quality and lower the price of consumer services throughout the APAC region.
• CloudCannon — CloudCannon gives your team an exceptional website editing interface with a robust a flexible developer experience.
• Flick Electric — Flick Electric Co. is the only power company that gives New Zealanders access to the wholesale price of electricity direct from the spot market. In fact we pass on all of the costs of getting power to your place, without any mark-up – that’s generation, distribution, transmission and metering – so you can relax knowing that you’re not paying a centmore than you need to.And in your personalised online portal we’ll show you exactly how much power you’re using every half hour of every day, and what you’re paying for it, so you are empowered to change how you use electricity to save even more.

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• Nestcoin — Nestcoin is a web3 application company that builds, operates, and invests in crypto-native products.
• Defy — Defy : India's first social crypto exchange - Buy, Sell & Trade Crypto instantly and easily with INR at the best prices
• Doorbell Health — Your front door to home health.

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• Scanabull — Scanabull is a 3D vision to measure cattle live weight quickly and accurately, reducing handling stress and giving farmers, agents, and processors clear, real‑time weight data. It makes weighing easy, analysis simple, and sharing seamless for everyone who relies on live weight or carcass weight decisions.
• HealthNow — HealthNow provides accessible healthcare services that give you control of your health. Manage how you access care, when you need it.
• Kai's Education — Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators.