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Top 50 Software Startup Investors in New Zealand in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Software startups based in New zealand. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Software companies from New zealand. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Software Startup Investors in New Zealand in January 2026

Investor	Software New Zealand investments
Icehouse Ventures	56
K1W1	25
Enterprise Angels	24
Blackbird Ventures	15
Punakaiki Fund	14
GD1	12
Flying Kiwi Angels	11
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund	11
Movac	8
Hillfarrance Venture Capital	8
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners	7
AfterWork Ventures	7
Airtree Ventures	6
Global from Day One	6
Sparkbox Ventures	6
CP Ventures	5
Pacific Channel	5
Shasta Ventures	5
Emlyn Scott	4
Founders Fund	4
Chris Sang	4
Ice Angels	4
Tuhua Fund	4
Reinventure	3
Rich Chetwynd	3
Rampersand	3
EVP	3
AngelHQ	3
Chintaka Ranatunga	3
Endeavour Capital Limited	3
Flying Fox Ventures	3
Peter Beck	3
Quidnet Ventures	3
Carthona Capital	2
Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON	2
Nicole Fougere	2
Snowball Effect	2
Liam Don	2
Insight Partners	2
Rootz Labs	2
Waterdrip Capital	2
Richard Collier Keywood	2
Possible Ventures	2
Digital Asset Capital Management	2
Five V Capital	2
Advent International	2
Akshay Kothari	2
Direct Capital Private Equity	2
Alex Rigopulos	2
Maurice Eng	2

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Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Foxglove — Foxglove is visualization and management for temporal and multimodal data. It's used by robotics companies to scale and accelerate development.
Antioch — Antioch is the development and simulation platform for autonomy teams to accelerate timelines, rigorously evaluate autonomous systems, and deploy with confidence.
HealthNow — HealthNow provides accessible healthcare services that give you control of your health. Manage how you access care, when you need it.

K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
New Zealand, United States

Portfolio highlights

Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.

Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Angel
New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Emerge — Emerge is a financial management tool for businesses. It is a digital-only banking option designed to help Kiwi businesses operate more quickly, economically, and efficiently.
Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
HealthNow — HealthNow provides accessible healthcare services that give you control of your health. Manage how you access care, when you need it.

Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Marloo — Marloo is an AI-assistant that empowers financial advisers to focus on building client relationships, instead of paperwork.
Syenta — Syenta is transforming the electronics manufacturing sector. Our patented fabrication method enables the 3D printing of multi-material electronics with fewer steps and less waste.
PsiQuantum — PsiQuantum is building the world's first useful quantum computer.

Punakaiki Fund Limited makes long-term investments into high-growth, revenue-generating New Zealand companies. The company holds 20 investments, $32.3 million in assets, and is raising money in December 2017 for further investment.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Funding Round, Seed, Series B
New Zealand, United States

Portfolio highlights

Astute Access — Astute is using smart locks and cloud software, our enterprise solutions deliver a robust, scalable access control solution.
Projectworks — Project Works is a cloud based workforce management platform designed to help professional & creative services businesses better manage their organisations in the areas of project management, project financials, and people management. Our mission is to provide a platform that enables world class services businesses to get the most out of theirexisting workforce, and enable them to grow.
Quantifi Photonics — The world evolves, and so do we. As optical communication technologies find new applications, our...

GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
New Zealand, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

EarnOS — EarnOS is the fully remote company that provides Global Ad & Payments Platform powered by Web3.
Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
Ivo — Ivo reduces the time, effort, and cost of negotiating agreements.

Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Apps
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

FileInvite — The simplest, most secure, document collection platform for professionals. Request files, forms, data and e-signatures all through a secure client portal.
Formus — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.
Kara Technologies — Content accessibility using a signing avatar. Accessible solutions are at the core of all that we do here at Kara. One of our main goals is finding smarter ways of using technology that will help build a better future for everyone, in all areas of life.

Your guide to finding and using government services.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Angel
New Zealand, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

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

Movac is New Zealand's most experienced technology investor and is deeply integrated into the Kiwi tech sector. We've been actively investing since 1998.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
New Zealand, United States, Australia

Portfolio highlights

LawVu — Our all-in-one connected platform enables your legal team to manage all matters, contracts and legal operations. Book your free demo now.
Miruku — Miruku is a molecular farming dairy startup developing advanced dairy proteins through plant technologies that hold the potential to produce animal-free milk proteins cost-effectively.
Re-Leased Software Company Limited — Commercial property management software that makes life easier for property managers, landlords and owners.

We exist to serve great entrepreneurs with honest advice and education, investment capital that is fair, and an open door to our international network and connections.

Investment focus

Animation, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Mobli — At Mobli we provide everything you need to build a great customer experience and optimise your mobility services with no long term commitments.
Yabble — Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities.
Space Rock Games — Space Rock Games is the developer behind Criminals Within - a cooperative-only action game set in a medieval fantasy kingdom. Sign up to receive exclusive development updates!

The New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) was established to support early-stage technology companies and to stimulate private investment into this space.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
New Zealand, United States

Portfolio highlights

Scannable — Scannable helps Arborists, Rope Access Technicians, Riggers, and Rescuers easily manage PPE and safety equipment.
Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.

We are a community-powered VC fund making pre-seed / seed stage investments in Australian and New Zealand startups. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long a

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

OneMRI — A comprehensive whole-body MRI. Radiation-free, clinically reviewed, and explained by doctors.
PropHero — Invest wisely in real estate There is an easier way to invest in real estate. Whether you are just getting started or already on your investment journey, at Pro
Samphire Neuroscience — Samphire Neuroscience provides solutions that specialize in women's health. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.

AirTree is a venture capital firm investing in Australian and New Zealand technology founders from seed stage or earlier.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
Australia, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Lorikeet — Lorikeet provides AI customer support. Lorikeet offer its customers responsive, personalized, and effective support as table stakes.
DroneDeploy — DroneDeploy is a provider of cloud-control software solutions for drones which include automated flight safety checks, workflows, and real-time mapping and data processing.The company has partnered with leading drone manufacturers like DJI to provide its software to end users in a variety of industries, including agriculture, real estate, mining,construction and many other commercial and consumer arenas. DroneDeploy is compatible with any drone.
SafetyCulture — Digitize & improve elements of your operations. Give your teams the knowledge, tools & confidence to work safely & meet higher standards.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Medical Device
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
New Zealand, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

eVouch — eVouch is the most powerful marketing tool we've used to build an organic community. We've experienced elevated brand trust while reaching an audience we never thought possible. Using customers to market to their friends is simply genius.
Flowingly — Unlock Team Productivity. Streamline Approvals. Increase Compliance. Easy To Use, No-Code Process Mapping & Workflow Automation Platform.
Formus — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.

Sparkbox Ventures was founded in 2001 and is New Zealand's most active seed stage investor

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, EdTech
Seed, Angel, Series A
New Zealand, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Mohiomap — Visualize and navigate your Evernote, Google Drive, and Dropbox content. Mohiomap allows you to explore relationships in a dynamic Mind Map, get valuable insights, and visually organize your Cloud data!
Booktrack — Booktrack is an A.I Soundtrack company. Booktrack's Artificial Intelligence automatically creates soundtracks for any text or any voice. Backed by investors including Peter Thiel, Booktrack is a disruptive force in the publishing and audio world; equivalent to the introduction of sound transforming the experience of film forever. For moreinformation, visit booktrack.com.
Aroa Biosurgery Ltd — Aroa Biosurgery is a soft-tissue regeneration company that develops, manufactures, sells and distributes medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft tissue reconstruction. Committed to ‘unlocking regenerative healing for everybody’, Aroa’s products are developed from the Company’s proprietary Endoform® technologyplatform, a novel extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from ovine (sheep) forestomach. The company was founded in February 2008 based on intellectual property relating to the use of a novel form of ECM isolated from forestomach extracellular matrix for use in tissue regeneration applications. Aroa’s focus is delivering better healing, every day, everywhere for everybody. Aroa’s products make a meaningful impact for patients, surgeons and clinicians. Aroa delivers high quality, simple to use products that significantly improve outcomes. Aroa also believes its products should be widely accessible, affordable and change the standard of care for many patients.Maori for ‘understanding’, Aroa is at the forefront of understanding how biology, structural form and human factors can unlock the body’s intrinsic power to heal.

The CP Ventures Fund invests in early-stage technology companies that are highly scalable, at the forefront of breakthrough technologies, and driven by the fourth industrial revolution.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Australia, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

LeadStory — Watch breaking news from around the world and stay up to date with current events. Follow topics that matter to you from providers you can trust. See whats happening nearby or in places you care about.
Greenfly — Greenfly's short-form media orchestration software platform captures, collects, organizes & distributes videos & photos to drive fan engagement and boost revenue for sports and entertainment organizations.
Skylark Labs — Skylark Labs develops continuously evolving and customizable threat detection systems for enhanced physical security. Our clients (CCTV or Drone companies) can customize our proprietary AI solutions at the time of deployment or continuously evolve them if needed after deployment making them preferable to other comparable market solutions.

Investing in great people solving hard problems to create a better future.

Investment focus

Medical Device, Medical, Information Technology
Seed, Series A
New Zealand, Australia

Portfolio highlights

PHNXX — PHNXX provides containerised clean and reliable energy solutions for business operations.
Conry Tech — Conry Tech is a climate tech company, reinventing air-conditioning to decarbonise and improve comfort, founded by renowned HVAC industry revolutionising experts.
Green Gravity — Green Gravity is an electric power generation company that enables renewable energy transition using energy storage technology.

Shasta is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise technology like SaaS, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data intelligence & camera vision.

Investment focus

Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Canada, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Mocana — Mocana is a developer of cybersecurity software solutions that protect Internet of Things (IoT) devices, operational technology, mission-critical systems, and industrial infrastructure. The company's on-device cybersecurity software and lifecycle management platform enable manufacturers and industrial companies to build self-defending systemsthat are tamper-resistant. Its tightly integrated solutions help companies to minimize the risk of a cyber breach, comply with industry standards, and protect intellectual property by ensuring that devices and processes are trusted end-to-end, from device manufacturing to deployment. Unlike IT network security approaches, Mocana enables devices to protect themselves and prevent malware from being installed.It was established in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Fetch Robotics — Adapt to market shifts, enhance worker productivity and secure long-term growth with AMRs. Deploy, redeploy and optimize autonomous mobile robots with ease.
Starship Technologies — The future of delivery - today!

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)

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Australia, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Tpaga — Tpaga is a mobile wallet for unbanked consumers in Latin America. Currently in Colombia and Mexico.In Latin America, more than 50% do not have credit cards or bank accounts, but what they do have is a cellphone. Tpaga allows consumers to store money via cash kiosk ( 4,000 in our network) and then use it to pay utility bills, cell phone top-up,supermarket and even gas station merchants. We have become the first mobile wallet in Latin America to allow consumers to pay groceries without having a bank account, and allowing unbanked commerces to start receiving payment without have POS systems.
Fiable — Embed financial health insights within your application using our world leading API service
Bloodstock Advantage — Stealth

Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Newfront — Modern insurance platform transforming risk management, employee experience, insurance, and retirement solutions with transparent data to lower your total cost of risk.
Nubank — Nubank issues, administrate, processes, and transfers payments related to post-paid credit cards and equity investment in other entities. It serves clients in Brazil. The company launched its proprietary loyalty rewards program ("Nubank Rewards"), as well as a digital account ("NuConta") that is already used by more than 17million people.Cristina Junqueira, David Velez, and Edward Wible founded EO2 Solucoes de Pagamento on May 6, 2013 that became Nubank in on June 25, 2013. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.
Vest — Vest is an app-based brokerage that wants to provide Latin American savers with access to American assets that are differentiated by product, pricing, and content. Latin Americans are known for saving, but many prefer to do so in cash or in zero-interest savings accounts.

Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Australia, India

Portfolio highlights

Cloobot Inc — Cloobot X: Your Premier Software Implementation transforms your vision into reality with our state-of-the-art software implementation studio. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, our expert team delivers rapid, efficient, and innovative solutions tailored to your unique business needs.
Tokenise — Tokenise acts as a data layer for web3 projects and their tokens. We help founders build their tokens simply, mint/launch their tokens on-chain and then manage their tokens in one place. Tokenise enables founders to curate rich data rooms that make it easier for investors to get onboard. We empower community with unprecedented insights andaccessibility into their favourite projects and their tokens.
Bloodstock Advantage — Stealth

iceangels.co.nz - New Zealand most active Angel Network. A network for New Zealand's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professional investors.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile Apps, Internet
Seed, Angel, Series A
New Zealand, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Cove — Cove is a New Zealand company bringing a touch of innovation and simplicity to the insurance industry.
beany.biz — Accounting, tax and advisory services for New Zealand business owners. We help you make smarter decisions for both your business and life.
Spoke Phone — Next-generation mobile VoIP platform for service providers (ISPs, MVNOs, Cable operators, Telcos)

Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups

Investment focus

Software, Internet, B2B
Seed, Series A, Angel
New Zealand, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Datch — Built on top of a powerful connected platform, the Datch Voice Assistant allows you to use the most natural form of communication - your voice - to converse with your site, allowing you to connect and interact with your existing in-house systems through simple integrations.
Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure

Reinventure is pioneering Founder-First Corporate Venture Capital. They champion founders who have the vision, ambition and hustle to transform an industry across Asia-Pacific and beyond, propelling them with the support of a top 20 bank globally.With $150 million under management and Westpac Banking Corporation as its largest limited partner,Reinventure is focused on uncovering, investing in and nurturing scalable early businesses in FinTech and adjacent areas that will be the future of the industry.

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, Financial Services
Series A, Seed, Series B
Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Safewill — Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will
Auror — The platform for retailers focused on improving safety, productivity, and profitability. Auror is used by leading Loss Prevention teams in thousands of stores.
Instant — The world's best-performing online checkout that maximises revenue for your brand!

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.

Investment focus

SaaS, Music, Mobile Apps
Seed, Angel
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Melodics — Melodics is an educational service for learning how to finger drum, using adaptive learning and other data-driven approaches.
ThisData — ThisData provides supercharged login security for your app by automatically sending a “Was this you?” notification to your users when unusual login activity is detected. Your ops team gets real-time notifications of unusual logins and can integrate with webhooks to build custom security workflows.

We back ambitious ANZ tech founders from inception to seed, with proven support, no empty promises, and a track record of helping startups scale smarter.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Restoke — Your restaurant, Your rules. Automate your process and let your team deliver
Cor — Obi by Cor is the leading voice AI agent for customer onboarding and user activation. It uses voice and on-screen awareness to guide users, share best practices, and answer questions in real time.
Cuttable — Turn your existing content and products into agency-grade Meta ads in minutes. Cuttable's AI advertising platform combines decades of advertising expertise with cutting-edge technology to help ecommerce brands create high-performing ads at scale - without the agency price tag.

EVP is an early stage venture capital firm based in Sydney Australia with c. $300M FUM across four fund vintages.Our most recent fund was launched in December 2022 and is a $100M fund. The fund targets early Series-A investments initially with cheque sizes in the range of $0.5 – $5.0 million. Our funds invest in software, are sector agnosticand have a focus on Australian based B2B SaaS companies.Over the years, we’ve backed brilliant founders building global software companies like SiteMinder, Deputy, Ignition and Shippit. We make high conviction investments, underpinned by ambition, pragmatism and a deep understanding of the software journey.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Australia, New Zealand, United States

Portfolio highlights

Mutinex — Discover how Mutinex helps businesses optimize marketing decisions with data-driven insights and AI-powered solutions.
Strong Room AI — Software that enables high-strength care through streamlined workflows, continuous analytics, surfaced insights and safeguarded data.
Particular Audience — Harness the power of AI to automate incremental revenue with context-aware targeting and hyper-personalization.

Learn about Angel HQ, Wellington's Angel Investing Network - the meeting place for ambitious startups and passionate investors.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Series A
New Zealand, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

chnnl — Optimise your employee wellbeing strategy with chnnl. Centralised resource management, track psychosocial risks and team psychological wellbeing measurement.
Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.

Chintaka Ranatunga

Investment focus

Software, Apps, EdTech
Seed, Series B
New Zealand, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kami — Kami's all-in-one platform turns any resource into interactive, accessible learning experiences. Save teacher time, improve outcomes. Try it free now.
APIMatic — The Trusted Developer Experience platform for APIs. Achieve faster API onboarding via automatic SDKs, docs, code samples, and guided walkthroughs.
QuiverVision — Experience the immersive wonder of 3D Augmented Reality with engaging coloring experiences that let your creativity run wild.

Trading, Capital, Trusted Advisory, Proven Stewardship

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Mobile
Funding Round, Series B, Private Equity
New Zealand, United States

Portfolio highlights

SMX — SMX offers a cloud-based email security solution for SEG, archiving and added Microsoft 365 defence. Trusted by enterprises, governments and ISPs across ANZ.
GFG Group — GFG Group is a supplier of consumer electronic payments software and card payment solutions. GFG has provided applications, systems integration and IT managed services to customers in 40 countries.
Grasshopper Bank — Secure business accounts, flexible lending solutions and powerful digital tools to support your business at every stage.

Flying Fox Ventures is an early stage investment firm that invests across industry and across the micro-stages of pre-seed and seed.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Safewill — Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will
Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.
Factor House — We make Kpow for Apache Kafka, Flex for Apache Flink, and the Factor Platform for Streaming Data.

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.

Investment focus

Software, AgTech, Hardware
Series A, Series B
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Halter — Halter creates GPS enabled, solar powered collars for cows. The collar hardware allows farmers to use simple tablet app software to remotely set geographic boundaries for cattle, virtual fences. Farmers use Halter's system to avoid physically herding cows, maximizing farmer time and productivity.
Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.

Backing world-class Kiwi deep tech for global markets. Fund I fully deployed and tracking strongly. Fund II (Discovery Fund) now open to qualified investors.

Investment focus

Software, Hospital, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

RosterLab — RosterLab goal is to automate every part of the rostering process for healthcare.
Marama Labs — Marama Labs provides an integrated chemical analysis platform that empowers customers to optimize their production processes and match their products and brands to customer needs, with ease.
Kara Technologies — Content accessibility using a signing avatar. Accessible solutions are at the core of all that we do here at Kara. One of our main goals is finding smarter ways of using technology that will help build a better future for everyone, in all areas of life.

Carthona Capital is a hands-on, proactive, and thematic venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia that invests globally.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Series B
Australia, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Qlarifi — Consumer lending decisions transformed with real time, comprehensive data.
Safewill — Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will
Ajust — Ajust makes it easy to resolve customer complaints with banks, telcos and energy companies. It's fast, fair and free for consumers.

Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON

Investment focus

Apps, Video, Facebook
Seed, Series A
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Shuttlerock — Create attention-worthy video ads from any asset for every screen, at scale.

Nicole Fougere - Co-Founder & CCO @ ThisData

Investment focus

SaaS, Cloud Security, Cyber Security
Seed, Angel
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

ThisData — ThisData provides supercharged login security for your app by automatically sending a “Was this you?” notification to your users when unusual login activity is detected. Your ops team gets real-time notifications of unusual logins and can integrate with webhooks to build custom security workflows.

Simplified access to top-tier managed funds and private companies

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Software
Funding Round, Seed, Angel
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Ubco — UBCO is a New Zealand and US-based tech company that designs, develops, and distributes Utility Electric Vehicles and Portable Power Supplies for on-and off-road adventures, leisure and recreation, and commercial use where vehicle utility is required. UBCO have a desire to Power Your Purpose, through it's Utility Electric Vehicles (UEVs) thatcan change the way people ride, work, and play. UBCO currently has a digitally connected UEV platform which includes on- and off-road transport (2×2), portable power, accessories, and software. They provide a complete solution, from users to managers across a wide range of applications.
Tether Limited — Tether develops a solution that continuously assesses, reports on, and rates the environmental quality and energy efficiency of homes, offices, and classrooms. Tether will not only enable continuous evaluation and feedback, but it will also provide ways to improve the environments in which users live, work, or learn.Through connected hardware andsoftware solutions, Tether promotes healthy living, learning, and working environments.
Projectworks — Project Works is a cloud based workforce management platform designed to help professional & creative services businesses better manage their organisations in the areas of project management, project financials, and people management. Our mission is to provide a platform that enables world class services businesses to get the most out of theirexisting workforce, and enable them to grow.

Liam Don is the Co-founder and President at ClassDojo.

Investment focus

Children, Software
Angel, Pre-Seed
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Polymath — Personalised learning and fun means you can be confident that your child is getting the learning experience they want and deserve.

Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, Israel, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Xelix — Empower your AP & P2P teams with Xelix: AI-powered software that prevents overpayments & delivers meaningful insights around working capital.
Delve — Delve speeds up the process of achieving HIPAA compliance.
Asylon — Asylon created a complete robotic security solution, allowing aerial security drones and ground security robots to automatically patrol and respond to alarms.

Blockchain venture oriented studio

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence
Seed
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

aZen Protocol — aZen Protocol is a decentralized infrastructure for ubiquitous computing that utilizes blockchain technology to create a shared economy of computing power. It connects and manages resources globally to form a stable, distributed network that can support various applications such as DePIN, AI and Edge Computing.

Waterdrip capital invests in blockchain industries.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Singapore, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

HolmesAI — HolmesAI is a decentralised AI agent that offers persona customisation, tool integration, and task-specific agent deployment services.
Kaia — Kaia is a public blockchain that utilizes Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) for enhanced reliability and performance.
aZen Protocol — aZen Protocol is a decentralized infrastructure for ubiquitous computing that utilizes blockchain technology to create a shared economy of computing power. It connects and manages resources globally to form a stable, distributed network that can support various applications such as DePIN, AI and Edge Computing.

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.

Investment focus

Information Services, Software, Information Technology
Funding Round
New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Cogo — At Cogo we are on a mission to empower hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses world-wide to become conscious consumers by taking action to measure, reduce and compensate for their impact on the world. Cogo enables everyone to join together to create a fairer and more sustainable world. Talk to us now or see our website for details.
Conscious Consumers — Our accreditation programme and Good Spend Counter make it easier for you to support businesses that align with your values and track our collective impact

Possible Ventures backs ambitious teams building frontier technology to positively impact society. We invest globally in the early stages, actively supporting founders via our collective of global entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Germany, Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Heidi Health — Heidi Health is modernizing primary care with AI-powered technologies to improve care's quality and accessibility. its creators and engineers is to completely eradicate missed and sluggish diagnoses worldwide. They are committed to bridging the gap between the level of care that patients desire and the level of care that doctors can delivergiven their budget constraints. To create a platform where patients can quickly and easily get the treatment they require and to give every clinician the resources they need to deliver care that is secure, efficient,
ViridiCO2 — ViridiCO2 technology transforms Carbon Dioxide into a variety of high-value chemical intermediates.
SWARM Biotactics — SWARM Biotactics develops Biobots that enter, sense, and report where nothing else can.

Digital Asset Capital Management is a specialist, global investment manager in the digital asset, or cryptocurrency sector. The Company's first fund, Digital Asset Fund, provides sophisticated and institutional investors with access to this exciting, yet very specialised sector. DACM also manages DAF Liquid Venture Fund, a specialist fundinvesting in seed or initial round financing opportunities in the digital asset sector as well as DAF Greeks, a market-neutral fund delivering returns from monetising volatility and market inefficiencies.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
United States, Australia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
Templar Protocol — Templar Protocol is a startup that focuses on creating a lending platform for cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and other digital assets.
Inference Labs — AI hyperscale on decentralized networks - We provide certainty for on-chain AI

Five V Capital is a leading, growth-focused private equity & venture capital firm in Australia and New Zealand

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Australia, United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Cyclotek — Cyclotek helps patients achieve better health through better diagnosis. They are reliable, cost-efficient suppliers of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) empowering radiopharmaceuticals. PET scanning provides unique insights into many serious diseases, translating directly to more personalized healthcare and better patient outcomes.
Fat Zebra —
DyFlex Solutions — Incorporating adaptive technologies to unlock new levels of success for your organisation using next-generation SAP solutions backed by industry expertise.

Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Financial Services
Private Equity, Series C, Series B
United States, Brazil, India

Portfolio highlights

Prometheus Group — Enterprise asset management software for plants and facilities to simplify and enhance maintenance and operations tasks in SAP, Oracle, and IBM Maximo.
Fisher Investments — Fisher Investments is a fee-only financial adviser with offices in Woodside and San Mateo, CA and headquartered in Camas, WA. The firm was first founded in 1979 as a sole proprietorship by Ken Fisher, later incorporated in 1986 in the state of California, and then reorganized as a Delaware limited liability company in 2005. Fisher Investments is aregistered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.Fisher Investments maintains four principal business units, Fisher Investments Institutional Group, Fisher Investments Private Client Group, Fisher Investments 401(k) Solutions Group and Fisher Investments International Group, which serve a global client base of diverse investors. Fisher Investments' wholly-owned subsidiaries include: Fisher Investments UK, offering services to investors in the UK, and Grüner Fisher Investments GmbH, serving investors in Germany.Author, columnist, and Fisher Investments Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer Ken Fisher's Forbes "Portfolio Strategy" column ran from 1984 to 2017, making Ken the longest continuously running columnist in the magazine’s history, and has authored several New York Times bestselling books on investing. An overview of books written by thought leaders at Fisher Investments can be found at Fisher Investments Press: www.fisher-investments-press.comFisher Investments has been recognized as A Top US-Based Fee-Only Registered Investment Adviser by InvestmentNews, a Top Adviser 5 years in a row by Financial Times, Best Independent Money Management Firm 2015 by Wealth & Finance International, Wealth Manager of the Year 2015 by Advanced Financial Network, World’s Largest Asset Managers by Pensions & Investments/Towers Watson, Best Places to Launch a Career by Business Week, Best Places to Work for Recent Grads by Symplicity, Top Workplace in Oregon and SW Washington 2017/2018 by The Oregonian, Top 100 Places to Work 2018 by Dallas Morning News, Training Top 125 2019 by Training Magazine, and Great Places to Work Certified 2017-2019.
Shuaike Pet Food Products — Shuaike is a company specializing in pet supplies and food. The brand is derived from the English "seek", adheres to the brand management philosophy of "only natural fresh meat", and aims to make the best natural and healthy food for pets all over the world. American micropowder puffing technology and fresh meat emulsificationtechnology, combined with local fresh chicken and duck meat, natural food, organic vegetables, fruits and other nutrients to extract natural fresh meat pet food, now export dog food and cat food Shuikesaijia Natural cat and dog food.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, India, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Duna — Meet the modern platform that accelerates business onboarding, automates manual work and grows revenue.
Campus — Live courses with top professors.
Yutori — Yutori is part of a slew of AI startups creating autonomous agents, or systems that use AI to perform actions on their own.

Direct Capital is a private equity manager established in 1994. Today Direct Capital remains owned and managed by three of its founding directors, Ross George, Mark Hutton and Bill Kermode. The team has grown to 13 investment professionals, who together have 110 years of private equity experience.Direct Capital seeks to be a pre-eminentprovider of equity capital to Australasian businesses lacking ready access to the stock market, with a focus on increasing shareholder wealth in private companies, and assisting shareholders to release value.

Investment focus

Software, CRM, Energy
Funding Round, Private Equity
New Zealand, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Beca — Engineers and consultants making everyday better for our clients and the community.
POP — POP is a holding company led by entrepreneurs to build a specialist insurance ecosystem.
Momentum Energy — The power company owned by Australia's largest renewable generator. See how our prices compare to other gas and electricity providers in 2 minutes.

Alex Rigopulos Co-Founded Harmonix in 1995 with the mission of inventing new ways for non-musicians to experience the joy of making music. He was CEO until 2014. Now, as CCO, Alex is responsible for ensuring the creative excellence of all Harmonix products. Prior to co-founding Harmonix, Alex studied computer music at the MIT Media Laboratory andmusic composition at MIT.

Investment focus

Mobile, Mobile Apps, Communities
Seed, Series A, Angel
United States, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Syng — Syng is an audio company transforming the human relationship with sound. their hardware and software platform gives creators and listeners the power to engage with, explore, and share sound in transformative new ways.
GameClub — GameClub offers a large and growing catalog of the best games on mobile. Games can be played offline, with new games being released every week.
Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether