Creative HQ — The Incubator

Alimentary Systems builds a patented six-stage biorefinery (the Bioenergy Resource Recovery Plant) that co-digests sewage sludge with food and garden organics to produce renewable biogas, fertiliser and verified carbon credits.

Nelson, NZ

Alyrt is a cashflow forecasting tool that predicts cash squeezes up to 90 days ahead and gives small business owners three daily recommended actions, along with a plain-language question-and-answer feature.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

And Foods makes a barista-ready cream designed for cafe chains, formulated to texture, hold, and finish across a range of beverages from lattes to specialty drinks.

FoodTech

Aotea Energy makes a smart home battery system that connects households to the wholesale electricity market, shifting energy use to avoid peak prices and lower power bills while providing automatic backup power.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Ara Ake supports energy innovators in New Zealand with funding, resources and connections to bring low-emission technologies to market.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Aspiring Materials develops sustainable materials technology with environmental impact focus.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Christopher Oze(Founder)in

Co-investorsArc AngelsBetter Bite VenturesIcehouse VenturesOutset VenturesMotion Capital

Better Balancer offers a software and hardware platform for intelligent electrical load management, coordinating loads such as EV chargers and battery storage within a building's existing supply capacity to avoid costly infrastructure upgrades.

CleantechEnergyIoT

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-investorsBooster Innovation FundInvestible Climate Tech FundNZ Growth Capital PartnersWNT Ventures

BusinessDesk is a New Zealand business news publication covering companies, markets, finance, and the public sector, offering articles, analysis, and columns for a business audience.

Media & Entertainment

CarbonTrail provides AI-powered carbon accounting software that turns business financial and activity data (via Xero integration or CSV uploads) into emissions measurements, reduction guidance, and reports aligned with ISO14064-1 and the GHG Protocol.

CleantechClimate TechSaaS

CaSil Technologies (CaSilTech) develops patented technology that captures problematic silica from geothermal water, improving heat and electricity recovery from geothermal resources while producing nanostructured calcium silicate materials used in smart fertilisers, metal recovery, rubber, paint, paper, and building insulation.

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy

Catalist is a licensed and regulated stock exchange in New Zealand built for growth businesses, offering capital raising and secondary trading through periodic auctions.

FintechMarketplaces

Co-investorsPledgeMe

Cetogenix is a New Zealand-based climate technology company developing engineering and process solutions in the cleantech and circular economy space.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech

Dr Trevor Stuthridge(Chief Executive Officer)inDr Daniel Gapes(Chief Scientific Officer)inAlexandra Stuthridge(Chief Operations Officer)inRob Lei(Chief Commercial Officer)in

Co-investorsPacific Channel

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 HQBooster Innovation FundClimate Venture Capital FundSoul Capital

CoShop is a community food cooperative that lets people in Wellington, New Zealand order fresh produce sourced from local farmers, with pickup available at neighborhood hub locations.

E-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesWellington, NZ

COUNT is an accounting platform that automates bookkeeping tasks like transaction categorization, receipt tracking, bill processing, and invoicing using AI.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsData TechFirst Row Partners

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital Partners

Cullbeck develops a hydrogen-based reactor that converts titanomagnetite (TTM) ironsand or crushed rock ore into Direct Reduced Iron in about 150 seconds, targeting the decarbonisation of steel production.

CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsAuckland, NZ

Martin Hacon(CEO)

DataLoom offers a decision-support tool that lets users stress-test transition pathways against real-world impacts to identify suitable options.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Dot Ingredients develops surfactants made from cellulose as a sustainable alternative to the fossil-fuel- and palm-oil-based surfactants used in cosmetics, cleaning, and food products.

BiotechCleantechNew Materials

Co-investorsClimate Venture Capital Fund

eccuity is a wealth management platform for founders, business owners, and investors that consolidates all assets, accounts, and liabilities into one net-worth view, offers investment trackers (including 13F-based and passive strategies), an AI research assistant, and interest-earning cash accounts held with a regulated custodian.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Feijoa is a savings and investment app for New Zealanders that uses transaction round-ups to build long-term savings toward goals like a first home and retirement.

ConsumerFintech

Geospatial intelligence platform for rural property valuation in New Zealand combining spatial analysis and AI-assisted reporting.

Fundsorter provides AI-powered grant matching and application drafting, scanning funding opportunities and drafting applications for organisations from small community trusts to professional grants teams.

AI & Machine LearningImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Futurity Bio-Ventures develops renewable chemicals and materials from lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose as alternatives to fossil-based petrochemicals, serving industries such as construction, infrastructure, and packaging.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Jacob(Co-Founder & CEO)inDr. Beckermann(CTO)inHayden(CTO)in

Developing nature-inspired LVDC microgrids for decentralised renewable energy using modular DER units with integrated compute nodes.

Gaian Grid is developing a platform that connects homes, apartments, and buildings into coordinated local energy networks, letting solar producers, battery owners, and tenants share and trade locally generated green electricity while participating in flexibility markets and virtual power plants.

CleantechEnergyIoT

Goldie is a New Zealand investment platform that lets everyday Kiwis buy and hold high-value assets such as physical gold stored in a secure vault.

Fintech

Co-investorsACTAI VenturesAdjuvoAlliance VenturesAppian Capital AdvisoryArkam VenturesAsia2G Capital+48 more

Grid Share builds, owns and operates power-responsive data centres sited where renewable energy is abundant, using proprietary dispatch and control technology that ramps compute up and down in seconds to absorb surplus renewables and provide grid frequency and voltage support.

CleantechCloud ComputingEnergy

Hello Cashflow is a financial planning and cash flow management platform that connects to accounting software to give business owners up-to-date, visual views of their finances and lets them model the cash flow impact of decisions like hiring, pricing, and purchases before committing.

FintechSaaS

Co-investorsAngel HQ

Hikotron designs and manufactures dual-post smart EV chargers in New Zealand, providing two charge points from a single foundation to reduce civil works costs for commercial property owners and fleet operators.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Hitch provides organisations with commute profiling and carbon emissions reporting (EKOS certified) along with employee-focused tools to reduce commuting emissions.

Climate TechMobility & TransportationSaaS

Hnry provides financial administration and tax services for self-employed individuals and sole traders.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAuckland, NZ

Claire(Co-founder)James(Co-founder)Karan(Managing Director, Australia)

Co-investorsAthletic VenturesLeft Lane CapitalMovacRampersandIcehouse Ventures

Homely is a New Zealand mortgage advice platform that combines AI-driven paperwork automation with licensed Financial Advisers to help borrowers compare lenders, submit a single application to multiple lenders, and receive regulated home loan advice.

AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTech

Building sustainable materials using fungi to replace petrochemical inputs with functional biobased alternatives.

IndigiShare operates Te Whare Manaaki, a peer-to-peer lending platform connecting Māori businesses with lenders through zero-interest, repayable loans, and runs Te Aka Matua, a Māori business development programme for entrepreneurs in Rotorua.

FintechImpact & Social GoodRotorua, NZ

Co-investorsRainmatter

IntDevice develops customisable wireless EV charging systems that let electric vehicles charge automatically by parking in an enabled space, removing the need for cables or plug-in.

CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Kiwi Leather Innovations develops bio-based materials made from kiwifruit horticultural by-products, supplied as precision-cut sheets for use by designers, luxury brands, and automotive interior manufacturers.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

LandAI provides science-based land use feasibility and crop suitability assessments for the horticultural and agricultural sectors, using soil and historical/projected climate data to evaluate current and future land potential.

AgTechClimate TechData & Infrastructure

Lastmyle builds Maestro, a demand-flexibility platform that connects low-cost devices to household and business appliances such as EV chargers and heat pumps to coordinate energy loads in real time.

CleantechEnergyIoT

Nick CouchKris SebroPhilippa DaweSarah LewisRhys WilliamsAnton Augustine

Mackwell develops a patented biomass boiler platform that produces heat or steam while also generating electricity from the same biomass fuel.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Sam Mackwell(Founder & Chief Engineer)

Transforms agricultural by-products (starting with discarded kiwifruit) into bio-based, plastic-free materials for fashion, automotive and consumer brands.

Money Sweet Spot is a New Zealand lender offering debt consolidation loans that pay off a borrower's existing debts, with an online application and customer portal for tracking a debt-free date and earning rewards.

ConsumerFintech

Mutu is a mobile app for construction and civil companies that provides a shared, live inventory of equipment, materials, fleet and tools across sites, letting teams search, book, transfer and reuse resources instead of buying or hiring new.

Circular EconomyConstruction TechSaaS

Nashrr is a halal fintech platform offering interest-free (Shariah-compliant) financing, Shariah-screened investments, Takaful cooperative insurance, and financial planning tools such as a Zakat calculator.

FintechInsurTech

Nezo is a connected construction software platform for architects, engineers, ESD consultants and quantity surveyors, covering cost estimating, embodied carbon analysis and compliance reporting.

Climate TechConstruction TechSaaS