# Top 50 Software Angel Investors in New Zealand in June 2026 ## Chris Sang - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer ## Emlyn Scott - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Software Emlyn has spent more than 30 years navigating the complex landscapes of finance, financial markets and technology as a founder, public company CEO, angel investor, VC investor and fund manager. He's had the opportunity to make over 70 venture capital investments in innovative companies like Nutromics, DataRobot, Calm App, Cerebras Systems,Skylark Labs, Zainar, and Kami, and a similar number personally as an angel. He is a founder of OpenMarkets Group, one of Australia's largest online brokers. He was former CEO of the National Stock Exchange of Australia, Australia’s second largest listing stock exchange, for four and a half years. Prior to that he was Head of Business Development at LCH.Clearnet for equities and CFDs in London for nine years, the world’s largest independent clearing house. He has four finance related degrees: - Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - Masters Business Administration (MBA) - Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (GDAFI) - Bachelor of Economics (BEc) ## Rich Chetwynd - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Music, Mobile Apps Founder/CEO of ThisData, a login intelligence and contextual authentication platform. Founder/CEO of Litmos.com, a leading SaaS Learning Management System that was acquired by CallidusCloud (NASDAQ: CALD) in 2011. ## Peter Beck - Type: Angel - Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, AgTech, Hardware Peter Beck is the founder and chief executive of Rocket Lab, a space systems company and the world’s leading dedicated small satellite launch provider. Rocket Lab provides end-to-end mission services, including complete satellite build and launch solutions, that provide rapid, frequent and reliable access to space. Rocket Lab has been launchingsince May 2017, delivering satellites to orbit for commercial and government customers, including DARPA, NASA, the NRO, the United States Air Force and more. Since founding the business in 2006, Peter has grown Rocket Lab to become a globally recognized industry leader in space and a billion-dollar company employing hundreds of world-class engineers. In addition to creating Electron, the world’s first fully carbon-fibre orbital launch vehicle, Peter also oversaw the development of the world’s first and only private orbital launch range, located on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula. He played a crucial role in establishing international treaties and legislation to enable orbital launch capability from New Zealand. ## Chintaka Ranatunga - Type: Angel - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Apps, Software, EdTech Chintaka Ranatunga ## Rowan Simpson - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Music, Retail Rowan Simpson - Chairman & Trustee @ Hoku Group ## Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON - Type: Angel - Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON ## Akshay Kothari - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Akshay Kothari is the co-founder of Pulse, a mobile application that allows you to read all your favorite content in one place. Pulse began as a class project in the Launchpad class at Stanford University, and has grown to over 30 million users today. It won the coveted Apple Design Award in 2011 and was inducted into the App Store Hall of Fame.Pulse was recently acquired by Linkedin for $90 million. ## Harald McPike - Type: Angel - Location: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series D - Focus: Software, FinTech, Analytics Harald McPike is a successful quantitative trader and global private investor. ## Leighton Roberts - Type: Angel - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, Human Resources Leighton Roberts - Co-founder, Co-CEO and Director @ Sharesies ## Alex Rigopulos - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Communities, Mobile Apps Alex Rigopulos is a Studio Director of Harmonix at Epic Games. ## Philip McCaw - Type: Angel - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Energy, Retail, Internet Phil McCaw - Managing Partner @ Movac ## Maurice Eng - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Maurice Eng ## Alexey Mitko - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics Alexey Mitko is a Co-Founder of Eucalyptus. ## Jonathan Hendriksen - Type: Angel - Location: Tasman, Nelson, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Jonathan Hendriksen - Founder | CEO @ Shuttlerock ## Rodney Drury - Type: Angel - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Solar, Energy, Mobile Rodney Kenneth Drury is based out of Queenstown, Canterbury and is the Founder of Xero. Rodney previously worked at NZX as a Director. Rodney Kenneth Drury attended the Victoria University of Wellington. Rodney Kenneth Drury has received New Zealander or the Year, New Zealand Business Hall of Fame 2025 award in their career. ## Stephen Tindall - Type: Angel - Location: Usak, Usak, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series E - Focus: SaaS, Retail, Security Stephen Tindall is the founder of K1W1. ## Richard Collier Keywood - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology Richard Collier-Keywood was named as Network Vice Chairman on 1 November 2011. In this role, Richard will be responsible for the coordination of PwC's global strategy across the network leading PwC's Network Executive Team (NET).Prior to this appointment Richard was the Global Leader, Tax, an appointment he took up on 1 July 2008.He previously led the UK firm's tax practice for five years. ## Dylan Field - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Dylan Field is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of our Board of Directors of Figma. Dylan Field attended the Brown University. ## Liam Don - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Children, Software Liam Don is the Co-founder and President at ClassDojo. ## Nicole Fougere - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Cloud Security, Cyber Security Nicole Fougere - Co-Founder & CCO @ ThisData ## Kirsti Grant - Type: Angel - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, EdTech, Consumer Software Kirsti Grant - CEO & Co-founder @ Populate ## Danny Chan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning Danny Chan ## Mark Sainsbury - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology Mark Sainsbury is a Co-Founder of the Sustainable Restaurant Association and Founder of Zetter Group. ## Rory Cameron - Type: Angel - Location: Pleasanton, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Events, Cloud Security Rory Cameron has over 10 years of experience in business development, sales, and sales operations across a range of technology sectors.Currently at Medallia, Rory leads the Corporate Development function of the company, driving inorganic growth and integration initiatives. While at CallidusCloud, Rory ran the emerging platform group notably theLearning, Marketing, and Hiring solutions and is responsible for the company’s global channel strategy and M&A activity.He has held numerous roles at CallidusCloud across sales, corporate development and alliances both in EMEA & North America. Rory led the effort to broaden CallidusCloud’s solutions suite including a volume SaaS operation and the development of the company’s renowned sales academy.Prior to joining CallidusCloud, Rory ran divisions for a range of technology companies including Datapac Ireland, MTL and Bytes Technology Group. Rory was featured in CRN Magazine’s Channel Chiefs, 2013. ## Graham Shaw - Type: Angel - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Business Intelligence Graham Shaw ## Hykeem Jamaal Carter - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Computer, Software, Blockchain Hykeem Jamaal Carter ## Yoshihiro Kawamura - Type: Angel - Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Yoshihiro Kawamura - Director @ TJK NZ LIMITED ## Alfonso Villanueva - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, E-Commerce, Health Care Biography: Currently... * Business Angel * PayPal Executive * Board Member Europ-Assistance * Founder Peranakan S.L. Formerly... * McKinsey Director (Senior Partner) * Chief innovation Officer (SingTel) * Chairman Innoventures (JV SoftBank / SingTel) ## Scott Nolan - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Medical, Health Care Partner at Founders Fund. ## Paul Williams - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Mobile, Web Design, Product Design Paul Williams ## Mark Clayton - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Intelligent Systems, Information Technology Mark Clayton ## Jason Stockwood - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, EdTech Jason Stockwood is a Transformational Leaders Fellowship at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. ## Konstantin Koos - Type: Angel - Location: Loulé, Faro, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Software, Blockchain Konstantin Koos is a VC/DLT Investor ✦ Strategy Consultant ✦ Best Selling Author ✦ Researcher ✦ Health and Happiness enthusiast ✦ Family Man. ## Richard Francis - Type: Angel - Location: Waimarama, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Business Intelligence 20 years of working with businesses and other organisations with strategy, finance, management, governance, reporting, accounting, tax, projects...Now I spend most of my time running an innovative software company - Spotlight Reporting - that offers 4 performance-focussed SaaS products for business advisors and business owners in the Xeronetwork. Selling advanced reporting, cashflow forecasting, dashboard and multi-entity goodness to NZ, US, UK and Australia.I am also GM of Spotlight Workpapers, an online compliance solution for accounting firms, acquired by Xero in 2012. Xero provide the world-leading cloud accounting product.I am also founder and Director of Francis Consulting, a boutique advisory, VCFO and Chartered Accounting practice based in Wellington. We love working with innovative businesses run by good people - helping with strategy, decision-making, CFO stuff.I also love working with the Silverstripe CMS guys, where I provide Director/Shareholder, strategic and VCFO input. Another favourite business is Peoples Coffee, where I Chair the Board of Directors.Goals for Spotlight Reporting - to be the most successful, innovative software provider in the business intelligence space.Goals for FC - to stay small and smart as a business, respected by those 'in the know'. Partner with cool people, keep things interesting.And...to have a sustainable, holistic approach to business, which means that we contribute more than just 'bottom line'... ## Paul Bingham - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Paul Bingham - Chairman @ Shuttlerock ## Andrew Thorburn - Type: Angel - Location: Docklands, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology Andrew Thorburn became Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) in August 2014, one of Australia's largest financial services groups. The majority of NAB's businesses operate in Australia and New Zealand, with other businesses located in Asia, the UK and the US.A career banker,Andrew joined NAB in 2005 as head of retail banking. In October 2008, he became Managing Director & CEO of Bank of New Zealand and was responsible for its strategic positioning and performance, before moving into his current role.Beginning his career as an economist at Marac Holdings in Auckland, Andrew has held senior management positions at ASB Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and St George Bank.Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) from University of Auckland, a Diploma in Marketing from Chartered Institute of Marketing UK, and an MBA from the University of Durham UK. He has also completed The Executive Programme (TEP) at Darden Business School, University of Virginia.Andrew served as Chairman of the Australian Bankers’ Association from December 2015 to December 2017.Born in Melbourne, Australia, Andrew is married with three children. ## Cameron Priest - Type: Angel - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Payments, Software Build and investing in technology companies. Currently building Neu & thecommerce.co Exited TradeGecko.com to Intuit ## Ross Veitch - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Real Estate, Rental Ross is CEO & Co-Founder at Wego, an online travel marketplace (aka travel metasearch) operating across APAC and MENA backed by top-tier investors including Tiger Global, Crescent Group, Square Peg Capital, MNC Group and MEVP. Ross is a veteran of the Asian internet industry having established Yahoo!s Southeast Asian operations in Singaporeback in 1998 and leading product development efforts across the region for 6+ years. He is also Singapore Co-Chair of H2, the premier global leadership network for the digital industry. Ross has been an active angel investor in the technology sector for a decade and enjoys working with other passionate entrepreneurs. He has worked in Sydney, Melbourne, London, Kuala Lumpur and is now splits his time between Singapore and Dubai. He travels frequently for business but not nearly enough for leisure. ## John Key - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: EdTech, Tutoring, Education John Key, Board Partner at Amplo. ## Benny Kleist - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Education, E-Learning, Life Science Benny Kleist is a Founder & COO of Eucalyptus.He attended The University of Queensland. ## Ben Styles - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Mobile, Web Design, Product Design Ben leads a regional team at Xero that has established new digital customer experiences by working with the financial services industry on customer controlled two-way data share. In the process Xero has established new commercial standards for the industry globally.Driven by a desire to make new ideas a commercial reality, Ben has held leadershiproles in digital innovation, product management, and customer strategy across wholesale banking, business banking, and retail financial services. ## Karl von Randow - Type: Angel - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Music, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices Karl von Randow - Co-Founder @ Letterboxd ## Scobie Ward - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Software, E-Learning, Language Learning Scobie Ward is the Chairman & CEO of Ward Ferry Management. ## Nasir Jones - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Mobile Nas, byname of Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, also called Nasty Nas, (born September 14, 1973, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American rapper and songwriter who became a dominant voice in 1990s East Coast hip-hop. Nas built a reputation as an expressive chronicler of inner-city street life.Nasir Jones, the son of a jazz musician, grew up in public housingin Queens, New York. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade and searched for a creative outlet, finally settling on hip-hop. His breakthrough came in 1992, when his song “Half Time” (credited to Nasty Nas) appeared on the sound track to the film Zebrahead. Columbia Records soon signed him to a contract. His debut recording as Nas, Illmatic (1994), drew widespread acclaim for its poetic narration of hard-edged inner-city life.The more pop-oriented approach of It Was Written (1996) helped that album reach an even wider audience than its predecessor but ignited a recurring tension in Nas’s career between the appetite of the pop audience and the demands of hip-hop purists. He maintained his commercial appeal with I Am... (1999), although by that time he had also become embroiled in a public feud with fellow rapper Jay-Z over which of the two was the preeminent voice in East Coast hip-hop. The schism inspired Stillmatic (2001), which many fans considered a return to form. The two rappers publicly settled their differences in 2005, and shortly thereafter Nas signed with Def Jam, of which Jay-Z was president at the time.Nas’s penchant for provocation marked Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) and an untitled follow-up (2008), while Life Is Good (2012) struck an introspective tone. He also notably collaborated with reggae musician Damian Marley (the youngest son of Bob Marley) on the album Distant Relatives (2010).Nas also made occasional film appearances, notably in Belly (1998), a crime drama in which he starred opposite rapper DMX, and Black Nativity (2013), an adaptation of Langston Hughes’s gospel play. ## Connor Theilmann - Type: Angel - Location: Greater Los Angeles Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Connor Theilmann is the Chief Business Officer at ServiceTitan. Previously he was an investor at Accel in Palo Alto. He attended The Wharton School for Accounting and Finance & the Penn Engineering School for Computer Science. ## Brooke Roberts - Type: Angel - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Human Resources, Employee Benefits Brooke Roberts - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer @ Sharesies ## Paula Jackson - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Mobile, Web Design, Product Design Paula Jackson ## Chase Coleman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series F - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS Chase Coleman is the Founder of Tiger Global ## Matt Rockman - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Mobile, Apps, B2B Matt is an investor in venture businesses and will soon be basing himself in the United States working with Square Peg Capital. He invests across a wide sector of industries and geographies. Matt and his wife have a foundation where they focus on community projects, which have the ability to enhance the social sector.Prior to working as aninvestor in his own right, Matt was one of the three original founders of SEEK LTD. Along With Paul and Andrew Bassat, Matt took SEEK from business plan to become one of Australia’s most successful online businesses. SEEK is now an ASX Top 100 Listed company with a market capitalisation of $4 Billion, and with businesses in the UK, China, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.Matt also is an accomplished speaker and helps many organisations realise their full potential through his business insights. Matt holds a Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) from Monash University. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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