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Impact investorAuckland · Seed–Growth · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Cure Kids Ventures is an impact-focused fund investing in the commercialisation of innovations in products and services that can benefit child health. It targets seed and early-stage companies, drawing on a team experienced in early-stage company development with global backgrounds in biotech, healthcare and medical devices. As part of Cure Kids, the fund pursues a broader vision of a healthy childhood for everyone, aiming to launch health tech products, generate revenue and create jobs in New Zealand while benefiting paediatric and other patients.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 20 of 23 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×11Medical Devices ×11Biotech ×5Digital Health ×5Hardware ×5Deep Tech ×3SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2
HQs:New Zealand×9Australia×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×23 founders×24+ founders×1
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Medicine ×5
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 12018 · 14 dated
Amaroq Therapeutics develops first-in-class therapies targeting long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) implicated in oncology and other diseases.
Biotech
Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundTenmileBrandon Capital Partners
Aroa Biosurgery develops soft tissue repair and wound management products based on its AROA ECM extracellular matrix platform, including bioscaffolds for acute and chronic wounds, surgical reconstruction, and hernia repair.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsMovacNZ Growth Capital Partners
Avasa develops technology to simplify microsurgical procedures, replacing manual hand sewing with automated microvascular connection methods.
HardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundBridgewest VenturesMovacNZ Growth Capital PartnersBrisbane AngelsPacific Channel
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-investorsBooster Innovation FundBridgewest VenturesMainland Angel Investors
chnnl is an employee wellbeing platform that lets organisations gather feedback and trends from team members, encourage engagement with wellbeing resources, and report on psychological safety and the ROI of wellbeing investment.
HR TechMental HealthSaaS
Elizabeth Berryman(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsEnterprise Angels
Formus Labs develops software and tools for orthopedic surgery and musculoskeletal care, serving surgeons and clinical practitioners.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesAuckland, NZ
Thor Besier(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inJustin Fernandez(Co-founder, Science Advisor)inJu Zhang(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inA/Prof Justin Fernandez(Co-founder, Science Advisor)Antonije Velevski(Co-founder, former senior software engineer)inSarah Wixon(Head of Finance)in
Co-investorsGD1Nuance CapitalNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific ChannelPunakaiki FundIcehouse Ventures
ISpy Family NitKit is an all-in-one lice detection and treatment package containing fragrance-free lotion, UV-reactive powder, detection torches, and combs for families.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Kate Ricketts(Founder)in
Kitea Health is a medical device company spun out of the Auckland University Bioengineering Institute, developing the Kitea System, a microscale wireless sensor technology with applications in hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid monitoring.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesAuckland, US
Simon Malpas(Director, Chief Executive Officer)inNatalia Jones(Director, Chief Operations Officer)inBryon Wright(Chief Technical Officer)in
Co-investorsAngel HQIcehouse VenturesNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific ChannelSoul CapitalElevate Capital+1 more
Komodo Wellbeing publishes content on fostering a growth mindset and building resilience in students within the school environment.
EdTechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundFlying Fox VenturesFolklore VenturesTiger Global Management
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-investorsBooster Innovation FundEnterprise AngelsPacific Channel
NZeno develops porcine (pig) cell-based therapeutics and xenotransplantation technologies, building on work in encapsulated cell therapies and breeding pigs certified as tissue sources for human transplantation.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew Zealand, NZ
Paul Tan(Founder Director & Chief Medical Officer)inOlga Garkavenko(Founder Director & Chief Scientific Officer)inBob Elliott(Founder & Director (Retired 2020))Peter Lai(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardHoward Moore(Chairman of the Board of Directors)in
Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific Channel
Pictor Diagnostics develops a proteomics platform that enables researchers, diagnostics manufacturers, clinical labs, and veterinary clinics to perform multi-marker protein testing across diverse sample types.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Jamie(CEO)in
Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital Partners
RespirAq develops the RespirAq Active Humidifier System, a compact, battery-powered device that provides active heated humidification for mechanically ventilated patients without an external water supply, using a thermo-responsive smart material to capture and release moisture from the patient's breath.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsEven CapitalMovacOutset VenturesIcehouse Ventures
Syft develops SIFT-MS instruments that perform real-time, chromatography-free trace gas analysis of a broad range of volatile compounds, measuring multiple analytes such as benzene, formaldehyde, and hydrogen sulfide in a single run.
CleantechDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsAmpersand
The a2 Milk Company sells dairy products, including milk and infant formula, based on A2 protein.
ConsumerFoodTech
The Clinician builds a platform that captures and analyzes patient-reported outcomes and experiences (PROMs and PREMs) alongside clinical data to help health systems measure, benchmark, and improve care delivery.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSAuckland, NZ
Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersWavemaker Partners
The Insides Company develops medical devices for patients recovering from severe intestinal conditions including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, and intestinal fistulas.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesAuckland, NZ
Ian Bissett(Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer)John(Co-founder & COO)Rob(Co-founder & CTO)Garth(CEO)
BoardDennis(Chairman)
Co-investorsArc AngelsIcehouse VenturesNZ Growth Capital Partners
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)inSergei Obruchkov(Co-founder & Co-CEO)inGyan Barik(Executive Director, Business Operations & Australia)inZiad Rouag(General Manager USA)Harry Marfatia(Head of Finance)in
BoardSia Moussavi(Board Chairman)
Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundEnterprise AngelsNuance CapitalNZ Growth Capital PartnersOutset VenturesPacific Channel+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AdheriumChitogelLiving Cell TechnologiesVeriphi
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPictor · prnewswire.com · Sep 23, 2025
Avasa · finsmes.com · Aug 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cure Kids Ventures made?
- Cure Kids Ventures has 23 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Cure Kids Ventures invest at?
- Cure Kids Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Cure Kids Ventures focus on?
- Cure Kids Ventures focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices.
- Where is Cure Kids Ventures located?
- Cure Kids Ventures is headquartered in Auckland, NZ.
- Who does Cure Kids Ventures co-invest with?
- Cure Kids Ventures most often shares deals with NZ Growth Capital Partners, Booster Innovation Fund, Pacific Channel, among 21 tracked co-investors.
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