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Top 50 Transportation VC (Venture Capital) Funds in New Zealand in April 2025

Last updated: Apr 2025 A list of 50 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 VC (Venture Capital) Funds 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
AirTree Ventures	6
Matū Fund	6
Equity Venture Partners	5
Founders Fund	5
Icehouse Ventures	5
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners	4
Quidnet Ventures	4
CP Ventures	4
Enterprise Angels	4
Promus Ventures	4
Pacific Channel	3
Reinventure	3
Finistere Ventures	3
Hypersphere Ventures	3
Lewis Holdings	3
Snowball Effect	3
Melbourne Angels	3
Altonomy	3
Digital Finance Group	3
Digital Asset Capital Management	2
Callaghan Innovation	2
CMS Holdings	2
Blockchain Founders Fund	2
Yamaha Motor	2
IP Group	2
Outset Ventures	2
Jelix Ventures	2
Insight Partners	2
Direct Capital Private Equity	2
Uniservices	2
Right Click Capital	2
University of Auckland Inventors Fund	2
Advent International	2
Impact Enterprise Fund	2
Folklore Ventures	2
Hillfarrance Venture Capital	2
Movac	2
GD1	2
I2BF Global Ventures	2
InnovationQuarter	1
K5 Ventures	1
Souter Investments	1
Octopus Ventures	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!

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

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

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%!

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

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

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.

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

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

Investment focus

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

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

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

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

Lewis Holdings was added in 2013.

Investment focus

Hardware, Software, Data and Analytics
Seed

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

Investment focus

Design, Clothing/Apparel, Commerce/Shopping
Equity Crowdfunding

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

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

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

Software, Other, Financial
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering

New Zealand's Innovation Agency

Investment focus

Seed

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

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

IP Group's core business is the creation of value for its shareholders and partners through the commercialisation of intellectual property originating from research intensive institutions. Their strength lies in managing this process from finding suitable intellectual property to commercialise to either helping develop businesses and createvalue out of them, or identifying and establishing appropriate commercial partnerships to do so. IP Group's extensive expertise in this area combined with its inside knowledge of both industry and finance have enabled the group to create a formidable track record of consistently delivering excellent results for their companies, for their partners and for their shareholders.

Investment focus

Science/Engineering, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round

Outset Ventures provides investment, facilities, and support for technology on the forefront of new industries to thrive.

Investment focus

Sustainability, Science/Engineering
Seed, Pre-Seed

Jelix Ventures invests in world class Australian and New Zealand tech startups with sector insiders. Jelix invest in visionary young technology companies to accelerate growth and focus on globally scalable businesses positioned to disrupt traditional markets with innovative technology, led by tenacious entrepreneurs. Jelix is led by startup sectorinsiders, both experienced investors and entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

Software, IT, Science/Engineering
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A

Insight Partners is a leading global private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1995. Click to learn more.

Investment focus

Software, IT, Data and Analytics
Series B, Series C, Series A

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

Auckland University's commercialisation arm

Investment focus

Hardware, Consumer Goods, Music and Audio
Seed

Right Click Capital - Australian Venture Capital Firm

Investment focus

Software, IT, Data and Analytics
Seed, Funding Round, Series A

University of Auckland Inventors Fund

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Science/Engineering
Series A

Advent is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity firms, with deep sector expertise.

Investment focus

Software, Financial, Health Care
Private Equity, Series C, Funding Round

The Fund provides growth capital to businesses who deliver social and/or environmental impact, alongside attractive financial returns. This Fund has two primary objectives: delivering market-rate financial returns, and delivering tangible societal and environmental outcomes.

Investment focus

Agriculture/Farming
Seed

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

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

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.

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.

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.

InnovationQuarter is the regional development agency for the Dutch province of South Holland. InnovationQuarter funds innovative and fast growing companies, assists foreign companies to settle in South Holland and organizes cooperation between innovative entrepreneurs, knowledge institutes and government. InnovationQuarter Capital provides alltypes of financing including equity investments, subordinated and convertible loans for seed, early stage and growth companies.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
The Netherlands, India, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Pan Cancer — Pan Cancer T is an immunotherapy company developing next-generation TCR-T cell therapies for solid cancer.
Q*Bird B.V. — building a scalable quantum infrastructure
AquaBattery — AQUABATTERY is a sustainable long duration energy storage for solar, wind and other renewables generation. Discover our climate tech for decarbonisation and achieving net-zero power system.

Early Stage Startup Accelerator and Fund in California. Game changing innovation and funding great products and teams.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Enterprise Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

MetaGravity — MetaGravity is a deep-tech startup that is pushing the boundaries of blockchain and the Metaverse. MetaGravity is a deep-tech startup located in London that is pushing the boundaries of blockchain and the Metaverse. They're on a quest to build the next generation of live, breathing digital worlds that will entice gamers and keep them fulfilledand engaged for decades. They are leveraging their significant knowledge in massive-scale processing and engine technologies to create the technical foundation for the Metaverse, a decentralized digital world. MetaGravity is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and was founded in 2021.
Splash Sports — Splash Sports is the leading skill-based sports gaming platform built for friends to use their knowledge to compete for real money. Learn more and get started.
Function Health — Test your whole body and own your health. Function, co-founded by Dr. Mark Hyman, is a lifelong routine of 100+ lab tests for the whole body including thyroid, hormones, fertility, autoimmunity, heart, kidney, liver and more. Lab results direct to you with insights from top doctors.

Souter Investments is transport tycoon Sir Brian Souter’s private investment vehicle.Stagecoach Group is the bedrock of our portfolio which contains 120 investments. We invest in a diverse range of private equity funds, hedge funds, bonds, quoted and unquoted investments and commercial and residential property.We are constantly on thelookout for new investment opportunities.Please look at our investment portfolio as it will give you an idea of the type of investments we make. Our focus is on low risk but high return investments.Many of our investments are in the transport and environmental sectors but we are involved in luxury goods, financial services, healthcare, power generation and various other sectors.We have a relaxed exit strategy and we will hold many of our investments for years to come.Being an ethical investor, we will not consider investments in alcohol, tobacco, armaments or gambling.

Investment focus

Transportation, Retail, Service Industry
Private Equity, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, Finland, Colombia

Portfolio highlights

SI-UK — Apply to study in the UK with our specialist application services for international students. Search courses and universities and get free support and tips.
DivideBuy — Dividebuy provide retailer financing solutions. The smarter way to pay for your shopping.
All Good Things — We wanted to create a place where beautiful fashion and great prices could live together. Brands you love. Always up to 65% off.

We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Amplience — The shopping experience platform for generating, creating and delivering content with context
Orbex Space — Founded in 2015, Orbex is Europe’s leading private launch services company, focused entirely on supporting the needs of the small satellite industry.Orbex has developed one of the most advanced, low carbon, high performance micro-launch vehicles in the world. They launch customer satellites into polar and sun-synchronous low Earth orbits from aunique, modern launch location in the heart of the European continent.They offer a flexible core launch service and a wide suite of supporting services that make life easier for customers. Their European location means shorter supply lines, easier communications and reduced operational costs. Their advanced launch vehicle means higher reliability, more flexible mission profiles and a regular, scheduled launch service.
ThreatMark — ThreatMark is the future of trust in the digital world. The company was founded with a vision of bringing trust to interactions across all digital channels through profound cyber security know-how and latest advancements in AI & Data Analytics. ThreatMark processes a comprehensive set of data inputs to continuously validate user’s identity& their intentions while protecting the user’s most valuable assets.At ThreatMark, we make sure that the entire digital journey (onboarding, authentication, account management, transactions…) is trusted and safe for both end-users and businesses. Major banks use ThreatMark’s deep behavioral profiling engine to analyze vast numbers of user specific data & behavioral traits to precisely identify legitimate users and deny fraudsters in real-time. For banks and their users, ThreatMark enables seamless digital experience that does not require additional authentication nor rely on simple transaction monitoring. ThreatMark goes beyond the industry standards to validate more than 25 million users and over 1 billion logins and transactions yearly.ThreatMark is shifting the paradigm in the digital world with advanced solutions complemented by a dedicated team of fraud specialists & cybersecurity experts working in our Security Operations Center (SOC), who vigilantly watch for new malicious activities throughout the digital landscape. Among various honors and industry recognition, ThreatMark has been recognized by Gartner as a Representative Vendor for the Online Fraud Detection area in its 2020 Market guide, named Deloitte’s Top Technology Fast 50 for CE; won 2019 AI Award – Company of the Year; and was awarded EY Entrepreneur of The Year for 2019.

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