Top 5 Travel Startup Investors in New Zealand (September 2026)

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• Luminoma — Luminoma will enable easy access to objective and precise skin cancer screening. With Luminoma, clinicians can confidently discern malignant from benign, reducing unnecessary referrals and biopsies.
• Upstock — Manage wholesale orders with a simple app.
• Factor — Plug and play forecasting and pricing tools for modern energy utilities.

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• Nilus — Nilus is an impact-driven company that aims to eradicate malnutrition by applying technology to deliver affordable and healthy food to low income people. Nilus is creating a new value chain for the base of the pyramid, based on food rescue, disintermediation and inclusive design. Our vision is to become the largest and most impactful food companyin the Americas, by servicing the more than 360 million people living in poverty.
• Escadrille — Escadrille is an apparel brand that offers a range of high-end cycling and lifestyle apparel items. Its apparel include jersey, aero suit, sorts, vest, and arm warmers that enable cyclists to get the prefect fit product and enjoy the ride. It was launched in January 2013 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• Advanced Catheter Therapies — Advanced Catheter Therapies, an early stage research and development medical device company, has a portfolio of innovative catheter technologies targeting vascular disease including thrombosis, inflammation, occlusions and restenosis. ACT is developing a revolutionary device for restenosis (re-blockage of blood vessels) and as well as catheters forendovascular debulking (clearing of blocked blood vessels).

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• Poliana — Poliana is a web application that simplifies the legislative system by analyzing and visualizing money’s influence in politics. Abraham Lincoln once discussed a “government of the people, by the people, for the people” in his famous Gettysburg Address. Since then, things have changed in how their government represents its constituents.
• LiveSchool — Join a community of 1,000+ schools who believe positive student behavior comes from the right school culture.
• Agisent Technologies — CivicEye delivers modern, easy to use cloud software for communities and law enforcement that helps to save lives and increase security.

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• Aegle Gear — Aegle Gear is a healthcare performance apparel brand.
• Vendor Registry — Vendor Registry offers Procurement Solutions for Local Government Agencies. Vendors & Bids Management System. Government Bids for Vendors.
• Branch Technology — Patented 3D-printed fabrication technology combining additive manufacturing, prefabrication, and digital technology at construction scale, with true design freedom.

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• PAM NZ — Forward a school newsletter, snap a screenshot, brain-dump your to-do list - PAM turns it all into a smart shared family calendar and helps manage the family tasks and events. Set up in 2 minutes. Free trial.
• Wellumio — Wellumio is a medical technology company redefining the boundaries of clinical imaging. We’re fusing technology, design innovation, and medical expertise to create new diagnostic pathways that support the timely delivery of urgent stroke care.
• Kai's Education — Kai's Education is an innovative force in the EdTech sector, pioneering the integration of coding, STEM, and robotics into engaging learning experiences for children. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, our mission is to ignite young minds through our award-winning educational products, including the all-in-one STEAM toolbox, Kai's Clan, andthe hybrid robot, KaiBot.Our flagship product, Kai's Clan, breaks new ground by allowing children aged seven to fifteen to learn to code with state-of-the-art technologies such as AR, VR, AI, IoT, Tinkercad, and Minecraft. KaiBot, designed for hands-on learning, uses screen-free coding cards to instill the fundamentals of coding, providing immediate feedback to enhance learning.Complemented by the Kainundrum Lite app, Kai's Education facilitates a seamless transition from tactile to advanced text-based coding, nurturing problem-solving skills and creativity. Recipient of the Smart AI Toy Award and the Common Sense Top Pick for Learning Award, Kai's Education is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the skills for tomorrow's challenges. We're not just teaching coding; we're inspiring creators.