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Top 50 Transportation Startup Investors in New Zealand in April 2025

Last updated: Apr 2025 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Transportation startups based in New zealand. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Transportation companies from New zealand. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Transportation Startup Investors in New Zealand in April 2025

Investor	Transportation New Zealand investments
K1W1	32
New Zealand Venture Investment Fund	23
Sparkbox Ventures	10
Global from Day One	9
Flying Kiwi Angels	8
Punakaiki Fund	7
Blackbird Ventures	6
Matū Fund	6
AirTree Ventures	6
Equity Venture Partners	5
Founders Fund	5
Icehouse Ventures	5
CP Ventures	4
Promus Ventures	4
Chris Sang	4
Enterprise Angels	4
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners	4
Quidnet Ventures	4
Rich Chetwynd	3
Reinventure	3
Mark Hurley	3
Chintaka Ranatunga	3
Lewis Holdings	3
Phil McCaw	3
Altonomy	3
Digital Finance Group	3
Melbourne Angels	3
Pacific Channel	3
Hypersphere Ventures	3
Snowball Effect	3
Finistere Ventures	3
William Zeqiri	3
I2BF Global Ventures	2
CMS Holdings	2
Craig Donaldson	2
Folklore Ventures	2
Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund	2
Callaghan Innovation	2
Alex Rigopulos	2
Nick Beale	2
Direct Capital Private Equity	2
Blockchain Founders Fund	2
Yamaha Motor	2
Akshay Kothari	2
GD1	2
Movac	2
Hillfarrance Venture Capital	2
K5 Global	1
Nuance Capital	1
Aera VC	1

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

Investment focus

Software, Science/Engineering, Hardware
Seed, Series A, Funding Round

Your guide to finding and using government services.

Investment focus

Software, Science/Engineering, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Angel

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

Investment focus

Mobile, Software, Sales/Marketing
Angel

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, Manufacturing, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round

Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups

Investment focus

Apps, Software, Other
Angel, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note

New Zealand Venture Capital

Investment focus

Software, IT, Apps
Seed, Funding Round, Angel

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

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,
Sonder — One app. One go-to. One support system.Sonder is the trusted wellbeing partner for some of the world’s most innovative organisations as they reimagine how to care and support their people.With a clear purpose of breaking down barriers to help, providing the right support to people at the right time. Acknowledging that there are often multiplefactors at play, and wellbeing comprises of cultural, social, environmental and vocational factors, all which play a part in getting to the root cause of issues, and on a path to wellness.The heart of Sonder's solution is a technology-driven platform supported in real time by medical and mental health experts - experts that are available every minute of every day. Their mission is to get the right outcome across any wellbeing or safety issue.Trusted by major corporations, education providers and Government to enhance wellbeing across the world, Sonder is on a mission to create a better world, accepting differences and supportive of others. A world where it's OK to ask for help, for anything, at any time of the day or night.It takes humans to help other humans. That’s why Sonder combines a human first, tech supported approach.
Instant — The world's best-performing online checkout that maximises revenue for your brand!

Investing in scalable science and deep tech start-ups in Aotearoa NZ. We operate venture capital funds that invest in science and deep tech through a hands-on, active approach.

Investment focus

Science/Engineering, Biotechnology, Hardware
Seed

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

Investment focus

Software, IT, Commerce/Shopping
Series A, Seed, Series B

EVP is an early stage venture capital firm based in Sydney Australia. The fund targets early Series-A investments in the range $0.5 – $5.0 million. The fund is sector agnostic but has a focus on Australian based B2B or Enterprise SaaS businesses.

Investment focus

Software, Commerce/Shopping, IT
Series A, Seed, Series B

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

Investment focus

Software, Science/Engineering, Health Care
Series A, Seed, Series B

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

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.
Watchful — Watchful operates as an AI security company.
Crimson Education — Crimson Education is the world's leading higher educational consultancy helping students around the world gain admission into leading US and UK universities by up to 400%!

CP Ventures is a VC fund that invests internationally in early stage, highly scalable, breakthrough technology companies driven by the 4IR

Investment focus

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

Investing in early-stage deep-tech software/hardware companies run by visionary and tenacious founding teams.

Investment focus

Software, Hardware, Data and Analytics
Seed, Series A, Series B

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Data and Analytics
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A

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.
Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.

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, IT, Other
Seed

Quidnet Ventures invests in scalable and capital-efficient businesses created by founding teams.

Investment focus

Design, Software, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed

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

Investment focus

Software, Privacy/Security, IT
Seed, Angel

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

Financial, Software, IT
Series A, Seed, Series B

CEO @ Jasper Director @ The Icehouse

Investment focus

Financial, Apps, Mobile
Seed, Series A

Venture Partner @ Sparkbox Ventures Director @ APIMatic

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Mobile
Seed, Series B

Lewis Holdings was added in 2013.

Investment focus

Hardware, Software, Data and Analytics
Seed

Managing Partner @ Movac

Investment focus

Internet, Design, Energy
Funding Round, Seed

Altonomy - market leading cryptocurrencies trading specialist

Investment focus

Other, Software, Financial
Seed, Funding Round, Series A

Founded in Silicon Valley (2015), Digital Finance Group is headquartered in Singapore and focuses on cryptocurrencies, digital assets and blockchain technology, with a preference for first-class blockchain projects in the United States. Since 2017, DFG accelerated its internationalization by executing its Singapore-centered global market strategyand has successfully become a globally operated company with over 200 employees. DFG is managing over $550M A.U.M. to date, among which, the size of primary market assets is over 300 million USD, and secondary market assets is over 250 million USD. DFG’s portfolio includes early investments such as Bloq, Brave Browser, Ledger X and Circle among others. This group has grown to become part of the world's top blockchain projects, representing the latest developments in blockchain infrastructures, regulated exchanges, ecosystem development and other branch areas. DFG's forward-looking venture vision has enabled significant returns on investment for DFG and its partners.

Investment focus

Software, Financial, Other
Seed, Funding Round, Series A

Melbourne Angels was formed in Melbourne, Australia in early 2007. Melbourne Angels is the leading group of private investors in Victoria who actively invest in early stage and growth technology companies.The group has a strong and experienced core of members that generate deal flow, are experienced in evaluation of business propositions and actas mentors for the other members and the entrepreneurs. The members vary in age, gender, ethnicity, profession and type of experience. All members have experience of success at being entrepreneurial.This award winning group is consistently one of the most active startup investors in the country.

Investment focus

Science/Engineering, Software, Commerce/Shopping
Angel, Seed, Funding Round

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

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Data and Analytics
Seed, Series A

Hypersphere Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and develops blockchain technology. It is founded by Robert Habermeier and Jack Platts and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Investment focus

Other, Financial, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round

New Zealand's leading equity investment marketplace. We simplify investment into high growth Kiwi companies.

Investment focus

Design, Clothing/Apparel, Commerce/Shopping
Equity Crowdfunding

Finistere Ventures is an agricultural technology and life sciences venture capital investor. Founded in 2005, the company partners with other entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to build innovative companies that have the potential to transform modern agriculture, increase food security, improve nutrition, and enhance sustainability. Their appliedexperience as operators, and pioneering role in Ag Tech, is actively utilized to benefit its portfolio companies and Partners. Finistere has global access to the best new technologies from centers of Ag Tech excellence in the U.S., Australia, Israel, New Zealand, and Canada through its venture partner networks. Finistere’s locations in San Diego and Palo Alto, California keeps them connected to the centers of mainstream venture investment and the world’s leading innovation ecosystem.

Investment focus

Science/Engineering, Agriculture/Farming, Health Care
Series B, Series C, Series A

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

Investment focus

Commerce/Shopping, Gaming, Food/Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Equity Crowdfunding

I2BF Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm with a global investment mandate. Established in 2005, I2BF Global Ventures has $400M+ under managment and it is currently investing from its fifth fund.The mission of I2BF Global Ventures is to seek out innovative and competitive companies across SaaS, Hardware Enabled B2B solutions(AI, IoT, AR, VR, robotics, RPA & automation), Digital Healthcare, and New Media, which it believes can lead the path to a brighter future. Since the first investment in 2006, I2BF Global Ventures has successfully backed 60+ startups and exited 12 companies.In keeping with its worldwide investment focus, I2BF Global Ventures retains a team of technology and sector experts in New York, London, and Los Angeles. This impressive team ensures a truly global venture capital strategy and a hands-on management approach.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Roofr — The complete sales toolbox for roofers. From roof measurement reports to project-winning proposals.
Hauler Hero — Hauler Hero is a waste management software solution that helps waste haulers improve their operations, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.
FuseBase (formerly Nimbus) — From pre-sales to onboarding, FuseBase integrates client portals, deal rooms, and knowledge bases to optimize collaboration and close deals faster.

CMS is a principal investment company that focuses on investing in the crypto-asset ecosystem. The firm plans to invest in both liquid and illiquid crypto tokens, as well as equity interests in select businesses.

Investment focus

Financial, Other, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A

Investment focus

Real Estate, Financial
Seed, Convertible Note

Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever investment firm, and we believe in the power of founder vision and the potential of teams, right from the start.

Investment focus

Software, Financial, IT
Seed, Series A, Funding Round

Rabobank emerged from several small agricultural cooperative banks, founded by Dutch farmers in the late nineteenth century. Food & Agriculture (F&A) is in our DNA, from which we built a unique position in the F&A sector as a key financier and international player, attributes which we leverage for the benefit of our stakeholders andportfolio companies. We recognise and understand the food security challenges lying ahead of us and how Innovation in F&A supply chains is key to the solution, which is why we are dedicated to committing capital to the space.

Investment focus

Agriculture/Farming, Science/Engineering, Software
Series A, Series B, Seed

New Zealand's Innovation Agency

Investment focus

Seed

Investment focus

Mobile, Apps, Internet
Seed, Series A, Angel

Investment focus

Real Estate, Financial
Seed, Convertible Note

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, Sales/Marketing, IT
Funding Round

We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.

Investment focus

Financial, Software, Payments
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round

Corporate profile and facts about Yamaha Motor.

Investment focus

Transportation, Hardware, Software
Corporate Round, Series A, Series B

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

Yutori — Yutori is part of a slew of AI startups creating autonomous agents, or systems that use AI to perform actions on their own.
Cartwheel — Cartwheel is a powerful text-to-animation platform. Animate characters for your video, game, movie, ad, Social or VR project simply by typing.
Mainframe — Mainframe is a technology company pioneering the future of human-computer interaction through AI-driven tools. The company’s mission is to redefine productivity and workflow automation by creating intuitive platforms that bridge the gap between humans and intelligent agents.Mainframe’s debut product, Cobot, is a generative AI assistant thatanticipates user needs, streamlines tasks, and transforms the way individuals and teams interact with technology. Designed to feel more like collaborating with a human than using an app, Cobot empowers users to focus on impactful work while AI handles the rest.Founded in 2024, Mainframe is supported by top-tier investors and built by a distributed team of industry-leading talent from across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Mainframe’s vision is to create seamless, intelligent software that reshapes how people work and interact with computers in the 21st century.

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.

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

Kry10 — Kry10 is a safe operating system for SDMs.It makes the transition to an intelligent, cloud-connected, and adaptively driven future possible for automobiles, electricity grids, satellites, and medical equipment.
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

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!
Floating Rock Studio — Floating Rock Studio

K5 Global is a new media and financial services advisory and consulting firm. The company works with corporations, government entities, and start-ups, and is involved in a range of industries, including sports, technology, politics, and entertainment. K5 functions as a liaison for high-level startups and deal flow, connects influencers andcelebrities to entrepreneurs and brands, and incubates global business opportunities with A-list talent.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Brazil, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Quindar — Satellite Mission Management for startups. Operate faster than your competition.
Instabase — Instabase combines the latest AI breakthroughs with industry expertise to create real business value for your business.
Few and Far — Few and Far is the next-generation platform for experiences in Web3, including NFTs, DeFi, gaming, and more. They help NFT projects with launchpad services, minting tools, outbound marketing, and more. They offer creators the liquidity, ability to earn, and listings alongside the top collections on NEAR.

Nuance Capital is a venture capital fund.

Investment focus

AgTech, Security, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
New Zealand, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kry10 — Kry10 is a safe operating system for SDMs.It makes the transition to an intelligent, cloud-connected, and adaptively driven future possible for automobiles, electricity grids, satellites, and medical equipment.
Easy Crypto — The world's favourite place to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Delivery in less than 2 minutes, easiest order process, and we're open 24/7.
Zenno Astronautics — Zenno Astronautics hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.

Aera VC invests at the frontier of deep technology and sustainability to accelerate the world to a better future. Those who create breakthrough ideas the fastest will generate new markets, exponential financial returns, and a better future for us all. Aera VC will be right behind them.We believe sustainability is the largest investmentopportunity of our lifetime. We have been generating outstanding financial returns since 2016 while investing in the pursuit of a better world. The companies we have backed are the best illustration of what we invest in, aspire to, and can achieve. We are excited that these companies are only just getting started and we have already established a truly global footprint. 70% of Aera Portfolio companies are co-founded by women or those from minority backgrounds.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Australia, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cosmic Aerospace — Cosmic Aerospace is a pioneering aerospace technology company dedicated to advancing the boundaries of propulsion systems and enabling innovative solutions for space exploration. The company collaborates with leading space agencies, research institutions, and commercial partners to design, test, and implement these groundbreaking technologies.
Allium Engineering — Learn how Allium Engineering is shaping the future of infrastructure
Open Forest Protocol — With Open Forest Protocol (OFP), measure, report, verify and fund forestation projects with digital transparency

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