Booster Innovation Fund — Full Portfolio

Alimetry develops the Gastric Alimetry system, a non-invasive body surface gastric mapping device that provides objective diagnostics for patients with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesAuckland, NZ

Greg O'Grady(Co-founder)Armen Gharibans(Co-founder)Karen O'Regan(CBO)Craig Shannon(CTO)Christie Dunwoodie(CFO)Christopher Andrews(CMO)

Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesGD1MatūMovac

Allegro Energy develops long-duration flow batteries using a water-based microemulsion electrolyte made from common, globally available materials for grid and industrial energy storage.

CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsThornton, AU

Co-investorsMelt Ventures

Amaroq Therapeutics develops first-in-class therapies targeting long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) implicated in oncology and other diseases.

Biotech

Co-investorsCure Kids VenturesTenmile

Co-investorsAngel HQNZ Growth Capital Partners

Co-investorsOutset Ventures

Proprietary vaccine and immunotherapy platform for infectious disease and cancer.

Avasa develops technology to simplify microsurgical procedures, replacing manual hand sewing with automated microvascular connection methods.

HardwareMedical Devices

Co-investorsBridgewest VenturesCure Kids VenturesMovacNZ Growth Capital Partners

Banzpay is a payments technology provider serving financial institutions, including credit unions and small-to-medium banks, across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

FintechSaaSNew Zealand, NZ

Sean Morrison(CEO Banzpay Group, Executive Director)Tony Rae(General Manager Banzpay)Toby Koller(Chief Security and Infrastructure Officer)

Uses UV light signals to boost seed and seedling genetic potential; domiciled in the USA.

Palmerston North

Jason Wargent(Executive Officer)Steven Sibulkin(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Brown(Director)Mary Dimou(Director)John Bedbrook(Director)Kirsty Bellringer(Director)

Co-investorsAngel HQArc AngelsAzolla VenturesIcehouse VenturesiSelect FundNelson Angels+2 more

BioOra develops and manufactures CAR-T cell therapies from New Zealand, targeting patients with cancer who currently lack access to these treatments in their local regions.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesNew Zealand, NZ

Co-investorsBridgewest VenturesCure Kids Ventures

Bontia Bio is a synthetic biology company that uses proprietary fermentation technology to create natural bioactive compounds for animal health and agriculture, with its first product targeting fleas and ticks in companion animals.

AgTechBiotechHealthtechWellington, NZ

Co-investorsSprout

A New Zealand-based hydrogen technology company that manufactures Catalyst Coated Membrane (CCM) products for fuel cells with significantly reduced catalyst loading, enabling lower-cost production at scale.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Zealand, NZ

Co-investorsCreative HQ — The IncubatorInvestible Climate Tech FundNZ Growth Capital PartnersWNT Ventures

Cadmus Animal Health develops an immunotherapeutic to treat chronic periodontal disease caused by the bacterium Porphyromonas in companion animals.

BiotechHealthtech

Calocurb makes a prescription-free, plant-based appetite-suppressing capsule containing Amarasate, a New Zealand hop extract that activates the body's natural satiety hormones (GLP-1, CCK, PYY) to reduce hunger and support weight management.

Direct to ConsumerLongevityWellness & Fitness

Captivate develops a proprietary Metal-Organic Framework material and Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption process for low-energy, cost-effective carbon dioxide capture and separation in industrial applications including biogas, geothermal, and cement production.

CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)NZ Growth Capital PartnersWNT Ventures

Co-investorsCure Kids VenturesMatū

Based on customer reviews, the site appears to sell cleaning products and household items such as foams, powders, and bathroom accessories online.

ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsAngel HQClimate Venture Capital FundCreative HQ — The IncubatorSoul Capital

Cloud-based software (ACABIM engine) automating compliance, auditing, and management of built assets for the AECO industries, supporting ISO-standard BIM and other open standards.

Co-investorsMatū

EdPotential offers a data analytics platform that consolidates educational data such as NCEA, PAT, and e-asTTle results for school leaders to identify trends and guide interventions.

Data & InfrastructureEdTechSaaS

Ferronova develops FerroTrace, a mannose-labelled iron-oxide nanoparticle tracer that maps the lymphatic network and detects high-risk lymph nodes for staging and surgical planning in patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers such as esophageal cancer.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsMatūSouth Australian Venture Capital FundStoic VCUniSeed Pty Ltd.

Goodair Nosebuds makes a nasal breathing device that produces a soothing hum during nasal breathing to help clear mucus, reduce nasal congestion, and improve airflow for people seeking relief from nasal congestion symptoms.

ConsumerMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessAuckland, NZ

Dr David White(Founder)

Co-investorsAlt VenturesWNT Ventures

Indus presents a directory of India's mutual fund houses and asset management companies, showing details such as founding year, backers, and market share.

Fintech

Inhibit Coatings develops antimicrobial coatings and additives that use silver permanently bound to polymer resin to inhibit bacterial growth without leaching.

CleantechHealthtechNew MaterialsWellington, NZ

Dr Tate(Co-founder / Scientist)Prof. Johnston(Co-founder / Scientist)

Co-investorsAngel HQArc AngelsIcehouse VenturesMatūNZ Growth Capital Partners

InsituGen develops cell-free bioassay technology for steroid hormone testing, offering a low-cost test to detect androgen and estrogen bioactivity in companion animal diagnostics.

AgTechBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Heather(Professor (research lead))Alison Heather(Founder)

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific Channel

Co-investorsAngel HQNZ Growth Capital PartnersSoul Capital

Komodo Wellbeing publishes content on fostering a growth mindset and building resilience in students within the school environment.

EdTechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsCure Kids VenturesFlying Fox VenturesFolklore VenturesTiger Global Management

Commercialises Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for molecule capture and extraction.

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital Partners

Liquium develops a new catalyst technology for producing clean (zero-carbon) ammonia under milder operating conditions than the traditional Haber-Bosch process, aiming to lower production and operating costs.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Dr Franck Natali(CSO & Co-Founder)Dr Paul Geraghty(CEO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsClimate Venture Capital FundMatū

MACSO develops technology that makes AI, IoT, and edge computing capabilities more accessible and cost-effective for industries.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTAuckland, NZ

Saba Samiei(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBridgewest VenturesPacific Channel

Marama Labs builds CloudSpec, a UV/Vis spectroscopy instrument using patented Scatter-Free Absorption (SFA) technology to quantify nucleic acid payloads and ligands in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) samples without lysing particles or using fluorescent dyes.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersNZVCRadar VenturesWNT VenturesThe Yield LabThe Yield Lab Europe

MARS develops point-of-care photon counting CT imaging systems for community healthcare settings.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesChristchurch, NZ

Anthony Philip Howard Butler(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Howard Butler(Executive Officer, Director)Colin Ernest Dawson(Director)

Co-investorsCure Kids VenturesPacific Channel

Advancing gene and cell therapy delivery systems to address precision targeting challenges in living patients.

BiotechSan Francisco, US

Anil Narasimha(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKurt Keilhacker(Director)inNeil Tiwari(Director)

Co-investorsGood AI CapitalMatūElementum Ventures

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital Partners

A nutrition technology company that uses wild-type unicellular aquatic organisms to produce protein- and fiber-rich, non-GMO ingredients (marketed as Marine Whey) for food applications.

BiotechFoodTechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsAugust OneOutset Ventures

Food technology firm producing marine whey protein from water and microalgae.

Opo develops bio-based ingredients and cell lines for cosmetic, medical, and cultivated meat applications using synthetic biology and biomanufacturing.

BiotechDeep TechFoodTechAuckland, NZ

Co-investorsMatūWNT Ventures

AI-based automated care platform for knee injury recovery and chronic conditions.

Orbis Diagnostics is developing a point-of-care diagnostics platform that produces blood test results from a single fingerstick of blood.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsEven CapitalNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific Channel

Orbviz offers an AI-powered platform built for Microsoft environments that converts customer, executive, and stakeholder reporting into interactive reports and intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Commercialising soft electronics technology for robotics applications.

Co-investorsMatūNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific Channel

Developing a drug to remyelinate neurons in multiple sclerosis patients.

Co-investorsMatūTenmile

Scentian Bio combines synthetic biology and AI to develop biosensors based on synthesized insect odorant receptors, creating a digital sense of smell and taste that can detect and measure the concentration of thousands of compounds.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Andrew Králíček(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jonathan Good(Chief Executive Officer)Colm Carraher(Chief Scientific Officer)Nikki Lorigan(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsDYDX CapitalSproutToyota Ventures

Commercialising brain health focused therapies with novel mechanisms of action.

StretchSense builds sensor hardware and AI models that capture human hand motion and convert it into data for robotics, XR training, and gaming applications.

AI & Machine LearningGamingHardwareEdinburgh, GB

Developing an immunotherapy medicine to help patients' immune systems destroy cancer cells.

TasmanIon develops rechargeable aluminum-ion batteries positioned as a safer and lower-cost alternative for energy storage.

CleantechEnergyHardwareNew Materials

Co-investorsCreative HQ — The IncubatorPacific Channel

Tectonus designs and manufactures seismic resilience devices and structural systems that protect buildings from earthquake damage, working directly with structural engineers on projects across education, healthcare, commercial, and transport buildings.

Climate TechConstruction TechHardwareNew MaterialsAuckland, NZ

Co-investorsAngel HQPacific Channel

Tectrax designs and manufactures electric amphibious drive systems that let boats be driven on land and launched into the water, offering both integrated amphibious boats and a retrofit boat-launching system.

CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationAuckland, NZ

Biomarker-based testing for rapid front line diagnosis of heart disease.

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific Channel

Merged entity of ZeroJet and Tectrax developing electric marine propulsion systems.

Wellumio develops axana®, a portable, energy-efficient MRI system based on its Pulsed Gradient Free Mapping (PGFM) technology, designed to detect acute stroke quickly in front-line care settings.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Shieak Tzeng(Co-founder & Co-CEO)Sergei Obruchkov(Co-founder & Co-CEO)Gyan Barik(Executive Director, Business Operations & Australia)Ziad Rouag(General Manager USA)Harry Marfatia(Head of Finance)

BoardSia Moussavi(Board Chairman)

Co-investorsCure Kids VenturesNuance CapitalOutset VenturesPacific Channel

Woolchemy develops wool-based nonwoven and absorbent materials, such as its neweZorb product, for use in more sustainable personal hygiene and personal care products.

Circular EconomyConsumerNew Materials

Co-investorsEven CapitalPacific Channel

Wych provides an API-driven open banking platform connected to 115+ CDR data providers, offering pre-built data-sharing and consent-management capabilities to help businesses meet Consumer Data Right compliance requirements.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsNZVC

XFrame provides a modular, demountable building system that lets architects and designers construct and reconfigure interior spaces with reduced material waste and re-use.

Circular EconomyConstruction TechPropTech

ZeroJet builds electric jet propulsion powertrains for the marine industry, offering plug-and-play 48V 22kW electric jet systems that boat and tender manufacturers integrate into small vessels as an alternative to combustion engines.

CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationAuckland, NZ

San Francisco, US

Ryan Sandler(President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, and Director)Ethan Winchell(Director)

Co-investorsClimate Venture Capital FundOutset Ventures