Top 50 Transportation Angel Investors in New Zealand (October 2026)

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Internet, Data and Analytics
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A

Managing Partner @ Movac

Investment focus

Industry: Internet, Design, Energy
Stage:Seed

Peter Beck is based out of Huntington Beach, California, and is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of Rocket Lab. Peter has received the New Zealand EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Automotive, Manufacturing
Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

Total investments: 10
Round size: Series A $5.5M–$21M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Halter — Halter provides GPS-enabled collars and software that help farmers monitor and control cattle movement. Its system uses virtual fencing to guide animals without physical barriers, allowing users to manage grazing patterns and land use through a mobile interface. The platform collects data on animal location, behavior, and health indicators,supporting day-to-day farm operations and decision-making. Halter also enables remote shifting of herds, reducing the need for manual labor in moving livestock. Its services are used in agricultural settings to improve pasture utilization and streamline herd management processes.
Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.
Dotterel Technologies — Dotterel develops noise reduction and audio recording technology for UAVs. Our Aerial Audio Microphone is a payload for UAVs and is a unique world first capability. Throughout the development we have worked closely with customers to deliver for high value use cases in Emergency Services, Defence and TV/Film. Hearing audio from your UAV provides an important addition to the video. Now you can have live conversations one-to-one and one-to-many with people remotely via the UAV when there is no other communication methods available. We look forward to working with our customers and partners to deliver a new range of UAV solutions.

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CEO @ Jasper Director @ The Icehouse

Investment focus

Industry: Financial, Apps, Mobile
Stage:Seed, Series A

Chief Executive Officer @ Fresha Founder & CEO @ Shedul.com Advisor @ ArchiPro

Investment focus

Industry: Commerce/Shopping, Gaming, Food/Beverage
Stage:Seed, Equity Crowdfunding

Venture Partner @ Sparkbox Ventures Director @ APIMatic

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Apps, Mobile
Stage:Seed, Series B

Founder / CEO @ ThisData Director @ Lupchoo Director of Product Management @ OneLogin

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Privacy/Security, IT
Stage:Seed, Angel

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Video, Mobile
Stage:Seed, Series A

Chairman & Trustee @ Hoku Group Director @ Vend

Investment focus

Industry: Transportation
Stage:Seed, Series A

Vice Chairman @ PwC

Investment focus

Industry: IT, Software, Other

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Co-Founder & CCO @ ThisData

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Privacy/Security, IT
Stage:Seed, Angel

Major Shareholder @ vWork Director @ Sonar6 non-exec director @ Xero

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Internet, Design
Stage:Seed, Series D

Investment focus

Industry: Real Estate, Financial
Stage:Seed, Convertible Note

Investment focus

Industry: Real Estate, Financial
Stage:Seed, Convertible Note

Managing Partner @ CP Ventures

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Science/Engineering, Data and Analytics
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A

Investment focus

Industry: Software, IT
Stage:Series A, Seed

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Video, Mobile
Stage:Seed, Series A

Investment focus

Industry: Mobile, Apps, Internet
Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel

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.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Brazil

Investor stats

Total investments: 138
Round size: Seed $2.2M–$12M; Series A $13M–$29M; Series B $29M–$100M
Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

Pilgrim — Pioneering a biologically enhanced future for humanity.
Solcoa Industries — Solcoa Industries develops carbon-zero rare earth metals for critical supply chain needs and promote sustainable industrial practices
Neros Technologies — Neros is vertically integrating production of unmanned defense systems in the United States, securing the autonomous supply chain. Are you with us?

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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

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: United States, India, New Zealand

Investor stats

Total investments: 55
Round size: Seed $2M–$15M; Pre-Seed $850k–$20M; Series A $12M–$37M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Ambrook — Ambrook offers specialized accounting software for family-run farms, ranches, and agribusinesses. The platform includes bookkeeping, invoicing, bill payment, and analytics tools. Ambrook aims to help these businesses manage finances, track profitability, and prepare for the future.
Maxed — Maxed is the AI-native platform that runs your entire CPA firm. One platform replaces your disconnected tools, and a team of AI agents automates the manual work, so you serve more clients and protect your margin without growing the team. It works inside your email, and every client-facing output stays behind a CPA approval gate.
Wafer — Wafer is an AI optimization platform that automatically accelerates AI models by generating efficient custom GPU kernels.

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Founder | CEO @ Shuttlerock Founder & Chairman @ Photowonder

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Video, Mobile
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B

Founder @ QuantRes

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Industry: Software, Data and Analytics, IT
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Other, Gaming
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed

Partner and Co-Founder @ QueensBridge Venture Partners Partner @ Emagen Investment Group Inc. Partner @ Uncle Sam Loves Me, LLC

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Commerce/Shopping, Internet
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B

Director @ TJK NZ LIMITED

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Video, Mobile
Stage:Series A

Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer @ National Australia Bank (NAB)

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Industry: Software, IT

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Video, Mobile
Stage:Series A

Investment focus

Industry: Hardware, Software, Data and Analytics
Stage:Seed

EVP, Corporate Development @ Medallia

Investment focus

Industry: IT, Events, Software
Stage:Seed

President and Chief Executive Officer @ Medallia

Investment focus

Industry: IT, Software, Events
Stage:Seed, Series B

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Co-Founder @ Letterboxd

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Mobile, Hardware
Stage:Seed

CEO @ Clover Health Co-Founder @ CarePoint Health

Investment focus

Industry: Health Care, Software, Data and Analytics
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B

CEO & Co-founder @ Populate

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Design, Education
Stage:Seed

Owner @ K1W1

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Design, Consumer Goods
Stage:Seed, Convertible Note

Karl Iagnemma is based out of Boston, Massachusetts, and is the CEO of Vecna Robotics. Karl previously worked at Motional as a President and CEO. Karl Iagnemma attended the University of Michigan. Karl Iagnemma has been awarded the Top 100 technology influencer of 2017.

Investment focus

Industry: Automotive, 3D Printing, Manufacturing
Stage:Series A
Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Foundry Lab — Foundry Lab is pioneering Digital Metal Casting. This new form of additive manufacturing allows users to cast metal parts - without pouring molten metal - in the safety of their own office. This fully automated system is incredibly fast - CAD file to 50+ metal parts in just 8 hours.

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Industry: Apps, Video, Mobile
Stage:Series A

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Education
Stage:Seed

RANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP FELLOW @ Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford Co-Founder and Partner @ 53° Capital

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Data and Analytics, AI
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B

Partner @ First Round Capital

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Internet, Data and Analytics
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B

Director @ Tachyus Partner @ Founders Fund

Investment focus

Industry: Health Care, Software, Science/Engineering
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series E

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Founder & CEO @ Vital

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Health Care, Data and Analytics
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A

Roland Krueger is the current member of the board of Dyson Holdings and FTN Motion. He was the chief executive officer of the Dyson Group of companies. Prior to Dyson, he was the chairman & global president of INFINITI Motor Company and a corporate officer of NISSAN. Roland studied industrial design at the University of Applied Science, Munich,Germany, and has an MBA from INSEAD, France.

Investment focus

Industry: Automotive, Manufacturing, Electric Vehicle
Stage:Seed
Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

FTN Motion — With instant torque, punchy acceleration, and practical design, the Streetdog is a new breed of electric moped and motorcycle, made for daily commutes, weekend adventures, and everything in between. Available in New Zealand and Australia. Handmade in New Zealand. Test ride today. Order online.

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Randy Redigg

Investment focus

Industry: Internet, Software, Automotive
Stage:Series A
Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.

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George Gong - Managing Partner @ Jubilee Capital Management

Investment focus

Industry: Education, E-Commerce, E-Learning
Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Geography: United States, New Zealand, Vietnam

Investor stats

Total investments: 7
Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

GoPeer — GoPeer is a platform that connects K-12 students with vetted college undergraduates for in-person and online tutoring lessons. The company develops a personalized tutoring platform designed to provide convenient, affordable, and highly effective education to all students.It aims to improve the quality and lower the cost of education. This is whyGoPeer offers high-quality 1-to-1 tutoring at 1/3 the national average cost of professional tutoring.GoPeer was established in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Minitable — Streamline your restaurant waitlist with customizable SMS notifications, 5-minute support response, and real-time guest feedback. Get started in 15 minutes, no hardware needed.
Spark Blockchain Incubator — Spark Blockchain is a Blockchain consulting and incubation service provider in North America with developer relations at its core. Headquartered in Boston, it radiates its influence through NY, LA, SF, and the Bay Area, China, ASEAN, etc. Since its establishment, it has quickly established a leading position in North America's Blockchaincommunity and has established great cooperative relations with top-tier projects and investment funds in China, and the United States.The current clients of Spark Blockchain include not only the top 100 well-known public chains, but also DApps, quantitative teams, media, and Blockchain investment funds.

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: United States, Canada, Israel

Investor stats

Total investments: 38
Round size: Seed $900k–$8.2M; Pre-Seed $790k–$1M; Series A $6.5M–$28M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Albiware — Award-winning platform loved by our customers and trusted by 1000s of restorers Worldwide. See how our restorers scale their business.
APFusion — APFusion is a B2B automotive marketplace helping salvage yards increase sales.
Albert Invent — 1000’s of scientists, technicians, and engineers across 30+ countries rely on Albert’s end-to-end Cloud Platform to accelerate the innovation of new materials. With Albert, R&D organizations get the data insights and tools needed to increase speed to market, automate regulatory compliance, and heighten the impact of new products.Built fromthe ground up for the chemical and material science industry, the Albert Platform connects R&D processes and creates a single data source of truth across the R&D organization. Augmented with AI, machine learning and a comprehensive materials database, key platform functionality includes inventory, worksheets, workflows, tasks, and more. www.albertinvent.com

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Erik Swan is a Co-Founder at Tempered Networks.

Investment focus

Industry: Big Data, Software, Cyber Security
Stage:Series A, Seed
Geography: United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

Total investments: 5
Round size: Series A $16M–$18M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Fletch — Fletch - the cybersecurity answer engine. Get ahead and stay ahead of cyber threats.
Dawn Aerospace — Delivering hardware to space. Positioning satellites on orbit. Returning products to Earth.
Insight Engines — Fletch - the cybersecurity answer engine. Eliminate the busy work and complexity of cybersecurity analytics. Unlock curiosity without hiring unicorns

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Carl Bass is based out of Somerville, Massachusetts and was the Board of Director of Formlabs. Carl previously worked at Autodesk as a CEO and President. Carl attended Cornell University.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 9
Round size: Seed $2M–$13M; Series A $8M–$40M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Higharc — Higharc is the all-in-one web platform that simplifies, connects, and improves each step of design, construction, and sales for home building. It enables builders to design, sell in 3D, and get permit-ready construction documents — all in a single platform. Higharc is on a mission to help builders create better homes and communities, moreaffordably.
Toolpath — Toolpath accelerates the production of precision CNC machined components with AI-powered part analysis, machining strategies, and CAM automation.
Infinitform Inc — InfinitForm is at the forefront of creating GenAI software. This business specializes in transformative software that automates the design-to-manufacturing process, integrating seamlessly with multiple manufacturing methods to improve cost, speed, efficiency, and performance.

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Investment focus

Industry: Software, IT

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Industry: Real Estate, Internet, Community/Lifestyle